2nd Class Brush & Roll Painter

MILLS MARINE & SHIP REPAIR•Newport News, VA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Mills Marine is a growing ship repair company focused on repairing and building ships to support the Military’s Mission. We are committed to providing Safe, Quality and Process Driven services for our customers in the ship new construction and repair. This is a qualified intermediate-level preservation mechanic capable of independently performing routine surface preparation, containment, brush-and-roll painting, material mixing, spray support, and pump-operation duties with limited supervision.

Requirements

Ability to read and write effectively.
Minimum of 1 year experience direct work as a marine painter
Ability to wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Strong attention to detail and commitment to workplace safety.
Successful completion of a pre-employment drug screening.
Required physical examination and respirator fit testing.
Subject to random drug and alcohol testing.
Background check, including verification of the past seven years of employment history.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent preferred
Marine Pump operator experience preferred

Responsibilities

Inspect and set up pumps, hoses, fittings, filters, tips, guards, suction equipment, and material stations.
Verify product information and follow coating mixing, induction-time, pot-life, and thinner requirements.
Mix and strain coatings, prime the pump, monitor pressure and cycling, maintain communication with the Sprayer, and track material levels.
Recognize and correct common pressure, suction, blockage, leak, filter, tip, and material-delivery problems within qualification.
Depressurize, flush, clean, and store pumps, hoses, guns, and related equipment.
Apply approved primers and coatings using brushes and rollers.
Perform stripe coating on welds, edges, corners, bolts, stiffeners, and irregular surfaces.
Select proper brushes, rollers, extension handles, containers, and application techniques.
Maintain even coverage while avoiding runs, sags, lap marks, holidays, contamination, and excess coating buildup.
Perform touch-up and repair work and recognize obvious preparation or coating defects.
Wrap and mask equipment and adjacent surfaces, build and remove containment, manually move materials and equipment, scrape, sand, feather, clean, vacuum, handle spray hoses, support mixing and staging, maintain housekeeping, and dispose of waste correctly.