Blaster/Painter Lead - Fabrication Yard

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Job Type

Full-time

Description

Main Purpose:

To perform all painting and sandblasting job functions per job specifications and quality requirements/blasting and painting procedures and established ISO-QA/QC program standards.

Essential Functions:

• Operate painting and blasting equipment (pressure paint guns, pressure blasting nozzles/hoses, industrial air compressors, etc.) safely and efficiently.
• Power tool cleaning and brush painting.
• Clean and maintain all related painting and blasting equipment, including safety equipment (blasting hoods, air hoses, respirators, etc.).
• Apply primer and paint coatings as required in a manner that will ensure quality and unnecessary waste.
• Inspect, start, and maintain equipment that delivers blast and regulates pressures that produce a safe and efficient environment.
• Determine paint flow, viscosity, and coating quality by performing a visual inspection or viscometers.
• Weigh or measure chemicals, coating, or paints before adding them to machines.
• Appropriately dispose of hazardous waste.
• Perform other related job duties as assigned, which may include rigging.
• Pulls trigger and direct spray onto the work surface to apply prime or finish coat.
• Follow company specifications and procedures.
• Uses a respirator hood to paint structures, pipes, and valves.
• Uses a spray gun to paint all structures, pipes, and valves.
• Uses a blast hose to blast structures, pipes, and valves.
• Blast beams, angle iron, shuts, valves, and pipe to prepare items for painting.
• Spray primer coat, intermediate coat, and final coat.
• Wear a protective hood when blasting structures and pipes.
• Wear a respirator when painting structures and pipes.
• Follow MSDS on safety equipment.
• Protect against fumes and discoloration of the product.

Benefits Offered:

• Earned Wage Access
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Vacation
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Safety Awards
• Company Store
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Requirements

Physical Requirements:

• Standing- This is an essential job function/physical requirement.
• Walking- This is an essential job function/physical requirement.
• Lifting- This is an essential job function/physical requirement, and the employee will be required to lift up to 75 pounds.
• Carrying- This is an essential job function /physical requirement, and the employees will be required to carry up to 50 pounds.
• Turning, Twisting, Bending & Stooping are essential job functions/physical requirements.
• Pushing and Pulling- These are essential job functions/physical requirements.
• Reaching Forward and Reaching Overhead- These are essential job functions/physical requirements.
• Climbing- The ability to climb is an essential job function/physical requirement.
• Balancing, Fingering, Feeling, Talking, Hearing & Seeing- These are all considered normal physical duties/requirements and would be needed/required to work in this industrial environment in a safe and efficient manner.

Job Requirements:

• 2 years of experience blasting/painting
• Must be able to pass pre-employment physical and drug screen
• Must be able to pass a background check to company policy.
• Ability to communicate effectively.

Tools, Equipment, and Technology:

Individuals must have knowledge of and use pressure paint guns, sandblasting hoses and nozzles, wet mill paint gauges, paint pots, air pressure compressors, protective blasting hoods, breathing respirators, etc. Must be able to read and write.

Environmental Conditions:

90% of the work activities are performed outside. Individuals would be required to work in changes of temperatures, hot, cold, humid, wet and dry conditions, dust, noise, etc. They will also be exposed to paint thinner and paint fumes.

Gulf Island will not sponsor applications for work visas. Additionally, applicants for employment with Gulf Island must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Accordingly, Gulf Island will not consider applications from candidates who require the company to sponsor a work visa and who are not currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Gulf island is not accepting unsolicited candidates from search firms for posted employment opportunities. Please no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to Gulf Island employees via email, the internet, or any other form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for the position will be deemed the sole property of Gulf Island. No recruiting placement fee will be paid in the event Gulf Island hires the candidate due to the referral or through other means.