Joshua Nowak
Barmera
Summary
Rope Access Technician and highly experienced Painter with comprehensive knowledge and skills in surface preparation, coatings, application techniques and specifications. Maintains highest quality work and safety processes, and possesses strong experience across diverse sectors: gas plants, mining, government projects & new builds. Solid experience in leading work teams and managing client contractual projects throughout Perth, regional and remote Western Australia including Rio Tinto, Government and Chevron LNG projects. Able to pass full pre-employment medicals and participate in pre-employment/random Drug and Alcohol testing.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Painter
Bristles Painting
Barmera
01.2025 - Current
- Prepared surfaces by sanding, scraping, and cleaning for optimal paint adhesion.
- Applied various types of paint using brushes, rollers, and sprayers.
- Mixed paints and primers to achieve desired colors and finishes.
Rope Access Painter/Technician
ITERO
10.2021 - Current
- Performs building/plant maintenance, 2Pac industrial painting and commercial painting - CBH Group Grain Centre.
- Safe access of work tasks and performing diverse plant / building maintenance at considerable heights.
- Plant maintenance of chutes such as replacement of belly plates; replacement of deteriorated sampler hoses, and polywelding / installation as required; maintenance of industrial cells & tanks.
- Application of membrane painting to seal bolts & cracks to ensure industrial cell (tank) is fully airtight and leak free, to ensure it passes pressure testing.
- Industrial blasting and 2Pac painting of steelworks and belly plates.
- Ensures all work is conducted to highest quality standards and applies all OHS policies and procedures.
- Performs various building maintenance, industrial 2pac painting and commercial painting as required on site.
- Consistently ensures compliance to IRATA code of practice and Australian standards.
Painter
Gj Gardner Homes
Barmera
09.2023 - 12.2024
- Prepared surfaces by sanding, scraping, and cleaning for optimal paint adhesion.
- Applied various types of paint using brushes, rollers, and sprayers.
- Mixed paints and primers to achieve desired colors and finishes.
Painter
Accent Painting
Perth
03.2023 - 09.2023
- Prepared surfaces by sanding, scraping, and cleaning for optimal paint adhesion.
- Followed safety protocols while handling hazardous materials and equipment.
- Applied various types of paint using brushes, rollers, and sprayers.
- Mixed paints and primers to achieve desired colors and finishes.
Painting Supervisor
Michael Sherry Painting
04.2020 - 08.2021
- Supervised commercial painting projects of various shopping centre, hospitals and Bunnings warehouse.
- Responsible for coordinating with other managers, supervisors and trades on site and completing all jobs to exceptional quality standards, in a timely manner to meet delivery schedules.
- Delegating daily workscope to meet contract milestones, and overseeing the work of approx. 10 painting crew.
- Maintained strong coordination with site supervisors to efficiently resolve issues and conflicting trade needs which included builders, electricians, air-conditioning technicians, labourers and carpenters, etc.
- Addressed safety concerns, housekeeping, daily running of pre-starts and toolbox talks, making sure all staff maintained clean and tidy work areas, quality workmanship and safe work methods (SWMS).
Painting Supervisor
C.R.S. Painting Contractors
07.2019 - 04.2020
- Supervised the repair and commercial painting of various retirement village units throughout Adelaide, and also a highrise apartment - new-build construction.
- Responsible for coordinating with other managers, supervisors and trades and completing all jobs to exceptional quality standards, in a timely manner.
- Delegation of daily workscope to meet contract milestones and delivery schedules, and overseeing the workmanship and quality of approximately 10 painting crew.
- Maintained strong coordination with site supervisors to efficiently resolve issues and conflicting trade needs.
- Addressed safety concerns, housekeeping, daily running of pre-starts and toolbox talks, making sure all staff maintained clean and tidy work areas, quality workmanship and safe work methods (SWMS).
Painting Contractor - Leading Role
Sunderlands Painting
Northam
01.2018 - 04.2019
- Supervising completion of all tasks on the Northam Hospital refurbishment and upgrade.
- Responsible for overseeing the work of any crew assigned and conversing with other site managers and trades to complete contract to exceptional WA Health standards in a timely manner.
- Delegating daily workscope to meet contract milestones, adapting to conflicting trade needs with more than 100 personnel (builders, electricians, air-conditioning technicians, labourers and carpenters) on site.
- Addressed safety concerns and housekeeping, running daily pre-starts and toolbox talks, making sure all staff maintained clean and tidy work areas, quality workmanship and safe work methods (SWMS).
Painting Supervisor - FIFO
Unitex Industries
Karratha
08.2017 - 12.2018
- Coordinating 8 painters across Karratha's new $207M Health Campus project, focused on quality painting of exterior and interior (emergency, x-ray, plant rooms, etc) to finalise handover.
- Delegating daily work-scope to meet contract milestones, adapting to conflicting trade needs with more than 100 personnel (builders, electricians, air-conditioning technicians, labourers and carpenters) on site.
- Addressed safety concerns and housekeeping, running daily pre-starts and toolbox talks, making sure all staff maintained clean and tidy work areas, quality workmanship and safe work methods (SWMS).
- Fast-tracked cutting and re-rolling of antibacterial repainting requirements through better methodology and noted for speed of painting 100 doors within 10 days, easily exceeding required target of 40-50 doors.
Painter
Sunderland Painting
Perth
03.2016 - 07.2017
- Delivered residential and commercial projects valued up to $30M including new houses and unit complexes, leading crew of 4 as last on site to handover project and government school contracts within painting team of 10.
- Part of new Yanchep Secondary School build team, painting of all rooms to finish project a year ahead of schedule (a first for a public school in WA), moving onto Fremantle College refurbishment and new build.
Painter Blaster - FIFO
Hertel Modern
Barrow Island
03.2015 - 02.2016
- Smoothly stepped into Oil & Gas construction on Chevron's $54B Gorgon LNG Project, initially setting up encapsulation for blasters and then moving onto the MOF, painting and blasting of pipes for 8 months.
- Handpicked to assist meet deadlines on Gas Train 1, spray blasting pipe works, using protective coatings (International 875, 475, 870, 629) and spray gear, meeting all PTW (working at heights/confined spaces).
Painting Supervisor
L&M Painting and Construction
Karratha
04.2013 - 03.2015
- Selected to lead crews of up to 15 painters on various Rio Tinto and City of Karratha projects: $22M Wickham Town Expansion Project, $800K award-winning Karratha Leisure Centre and Pindan residential housing for RTIO.
- Adapted to project needs including painting undercoat, gyprocking and both internal/external finishes on offices, gymnasium, industrial kitchen, mess and basketball courts.
- Stepped across to major Rio Tinto residential property construction crew, supervising 15 tradespeople and conducting pre-starts and toolbox meetings to meet deadlines on 40-50 properties in Karratha/Wickham.
- Impressed Pindan (head contractor) to be offered another 50 house contract in Port Hedland due to quality workmanship, work scheduling and priority on meeting Rio's strict site safety (JHA/Take5) processes.
Painter
3PT Constructions
Karratha
08.2011 - 03.2013
- Performed minor/major works on Rio Tinto's Port Operations (Cape Lambert, Dampier sites), inducted across Working at Heights VOC, Ports Card, Isolation Theory Training, Iron Ore Essentials (IOE) with SAP 9029383.
- Refurbished SKM building at Cape Lambert mine site, six motel blocks at Peninsula Palms Camp, numerous company housing in Karratha and Dampier as well as minor works at ports in Dampier and Cape Lambert.
Painter
Byford Ceilings
Tom Price
01.2011 - 08.2011
- Refurbished 30-40 residential properties, laying concrete, screeding and gyprocking as one of four painters in maintenance team of six across 3 concurrent projects, following strict asbestos removal procedures once VOC'd.
Industrial Painter
Unitex | Byford Ceilings | Complete Painting Services
Broome & Tom Price
11.2008 - 12.2010
- Worked for various contractors on Rio Tinto, Commercial and Government projects for one to 10 months across housing and accommodation refurbishments, site maintenance, new building complexes and mining site repairs.
- Well versed in all types and brands of single/two-pack enamel, water-based products and industrial coatings including Solver, Wattyl and Dulux, by hand, brush and/or airless spray equipment.
- Ensured quality work on newly constructed $2.5M Kimberley District Police Complex, completing painting across administration, change-rooms, ablution blocks, cells, gymnasium, laboratory, etc | Unitex.
- Moved onto Broome Hospital/Prison extensions (Unitex Industries), then Cable Beach Club Resort maintenance and residential painting contracts, completing jobs with no disruption to business.
Industrial Painter | Trades Assistant
Byblos Constructions
Tom Price
04.2008 - 11.2008
- Adapted quickly to remote, harsh weather conditions, with general painting and maintenance on residential and commercial properties through to Rio Tinto's Tom Price, Marandoo and Paraburdoo site and office works.
- Managed major replacement of roofing on Rio Tinto's ANFO workshop, operating EWP and assisting other trades with pipework installation and completed job with protective coating, ensuring safety prioritised.
- Completed line demarcation on workshop floors with two-pack paint as well as minesite carpark line marking through to Utilities and Office refurbishments, following working at heights/confined space PTWs.
- Helped other tradespeople with minesite concrete pours, digging trenches and installing new pipelines with plumbers including unblocking of drains as an EWP operator.
Skills
- Rope Access Technician
- Contractor Management
- Abrasive Blasting
- Work Progress Monitoring
- High Quality Finishes
- Mentoring & Team Work
- Facilities Maintenance
- Carbon/Stainless Steel Surfaces
- Conventional & Airless
- Strict Safety Compliance
- Working at Heights
- Protective Coatings
- 2Pac/EPOXY Applications
- Surface Preparation
- Gas Plant Pipework
Training
- Rope Access Training LVL 1, 02/22
- IRATA EWP, Elevated Work Platform High Risk Licence
- OHS Construction Induction White Card
- C-Class (Manual) Drivers Licence
References
- Denis Gray, Supervisor, Itero, 0424089050
- Michael Sunderland, Supervisor / Manager, Michael Sherry Painting, 0400 359 096
- Colin Sadler, Owner, CRS Painting Contractors, 0414 571 960
Timeline
Painter
Bristles Painting
01.2025 - Current
Painter
Gj Gardner Homes
09.2023 - 12.2024
Painter
Accent Painting
03.2023 - 09.2023
Rope Access Painter/Technician
ITERO
10.2021 - Current
Painting Supervisor
Michael Sherry Painting
04.2020 - 08.2021
Painting Supervisor
C.R.S. Painting Contractors
07.2019 - 04.2020
Painting Contractor - Leading Role
Sunderlands Painting
01.2018 - 04.2019
Painting Supervisor - FIFO
Unitex Industries
08.2017 - 12.2018
Painter
Sunderland Painting
03.2016 - 07.2017
Painter Blaster - FIFO
Hertel Modern
03.2015 - 02.2016
Painting Supervisor
L&M Painting and Construction
04.2013 - 03.2015
Painter
3PT Constructions
08.2011 - 03.2013
Painter
Byford Ceilings
01.2011 - 08.2011
Industrial Painter
Unitex | Byford Ceilings | Complete Painting Services
11.2008 - 12.2010
Industrial Painter | Trades Assistant
Byblos Constructions
04.2008 - 11.2008