Christopher Rigby
Harrogate,North yorkshire
Summary
Dependable painting professional accustomed to finishing projects within tight deadlines. Maintains strong focus on quality and client satisfaction.
Energetic worker offers diverse background in hands-on roles. Reliable and quality-focused with firm command of industry standards and safety protocols.
Offering strong candidate for this role with hands-on experience and keen eye for detail. Knowledgeable about surface preparation, colour matching, and basic painting techniques. Strong communication and teamwork skills developed through various customer-facing roles. Ready to use and develop creativity, precision, and customer service skills in painting and decorating maintenance role.
Experienced professional with focus on painting and decorating, bringing creativity and keen eye for detail to every project. Deliver seamless finishes and transformative results by utilising advanced techniques and thorough understanding of materials and colour schemes. Enhance both residential and commercial spaces through commitment to high-quality workmanship and client satisfaction.
Hardworking individual experienced in painting and related work. Offers basic carpentry skills and record of reliability.
Loyal employee with solid understanding of training and mentoring employees. Dedicated team player, proactive and hands-on in task completion.
Enthusiastic painter and decorator with 46 years of experience. Secures team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organisation. Shares painting and decorating knowledge to achieve results.
Overview
47
47
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Painter and decorator
Neways property care
Castleford, West yorkshire
04.2006 - Current
Working in the insurance sector as part of a team working in domestic and commercial properties.all aspects of painting and decorating and helping other trades at times to get the job done.
Painter and decorator
Pgk
Knaresborough, North yorkshire
03.2002 - 03.2006
Every aspect of painting and decorating in domestic and commercial properties in insurance sector. Working with policyholders in their own homes with minimal disruption in professional and trustworthy manner respecting their homes. Working to deadlines and been able to work unsupervised and part of team
Painter and decorator
Mansell maintenance
Leeds, West yorkshire
01.2001 - 04.2002
- Collaborated with other tradespeople to complete projects on time, maintaining high standards of workmanship throughout.
- Achieved client satisfaction by delivering high-quality painting and decorating services.
- Executed domestic and commercial painting and decorating accurately and efficiently.
Painter and decorator
Skillbase
Leeds, West yorkshire
08.1999 - 01.2001
- Achieved client satisfaction by delivering high-quality painting and decorating services.
- Executed domestic and commercial painting and decorating accurately and efficiently.
Maintenance painter and decorator
Ogden group of companies
Boston spa, West yorkshire
11.1992 - 08.1999
Maintaining the estate of sir robert ogden and various properties and offices associated with his business. Painting and decorating to a high standard and working as part of a small team
Painter and decorator
Rigby & wood (own company)
Harrogate, North yorkshire
06.1988 - 11.1992
Working for clients being self employed .Working to high standards being professional trustworthy and reliable
Painter and decorator
Wg birch builders ltd
Harrogate, North yorkshire
09.1982 - 06.1988
Working as painter and decorator on building sites, government buildings including army and raf bases.working in hotels and commercial properties as well as domestic properties
Apprentice painter and decorator
Bramley and chapman
Harrogate, North yorkshire
05.1979 - 09.1982
Working as apprentice painter and decorator in conjunction with accquiring my city&guilds at york college of art and technology
Education
GCSEs - Mathematics english physics with chemistry
Rossett high school
Harrogate05.1979
Skills
- Team player
- Skilled decorator
- Excellent customer care
- Sound numeracy and literacy skills
- Domestic decorating
- Task prioritisation
- Multidisciplinary teamwork
- Ladder and scaffold usage
- Efficient time management
- Cleanliness maintenance
- Plaster repairing
- Residential decorating experience
- Health and Safety Compliance
- Material estimates
- Client liaison
- Environmentally friendly practices
- Safety consciousness
Certification
City&guilds advanced craft with distinction in painting and decorating
Timeline
Painter and decorator
Neways property care
04.2006 - Current
Painter and decorator
Pgk
03.2002 - 03.2006
Painter and decorator
Mansell maintenance
01.2001 - 04.2002
Painter and decorator
Skillbase
08.1999 - 01.2001
Maintenance painter and decorator
Ogden group of companies
11.1992 - 08.1999
Painter and decorator
Rigby & wood (own company)
06.1988 - 11.1992
Painter and decorator
Wg birch builders ltd
09.1982 - 06.1988
Apprentice painter and decorator
Bramley and chapman
05.1979 - 09.1982
GCSEs - Mathematics english physics with chemistry
Rossett high school