Painter 2/C

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc.•Port St Joe, FL

20h•Onsite

About The Position

Under minimal supervision, prepare wood, metal, and fiberglass surfaces for painting, and paint parts, equipment, the interior and exterior of ships and Company equipment and buildings. Because Eastern Shipbuilding is continually growing to meet the needs of our customers, the essential duties and responsibilities may be different than described. Regular attendance at work and the ability to work flexible hours, including overtime, weekends, and holidays. Comply with Company, Federal, State, and local safety, ethics, and environmental rules, regulations, and policies while performing duties. Prepare work site; transport paint, tools, materials, and equipment to job site as needed. Prepare surfaces for painting and mix solvents according to formula. Remove grease, dirt, paint, and/or rust, etc. from surfaces using abrasives, solvents, brushes, etc. Protect surfaces or items that are not to be painted using masking tape or other material as required. Operate or tend painting and/or sandblasting equipment to paint and/or sandblast surfaces. Paint areas inaccessible to spray gun or retouch painted surface, using brush/roller. Mix and match colors of paint. Maintain a clean work area, tools, and equipment. Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalence plus one to three years of marine painting experience desired.
An equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be considered.
Knowledge of ship terminology, safety, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations desired.
Knowledge of the transportation and storage of hazardous material requirements desired.
Working knowledge of marine coating applications and surface preparation required.
Working knowledge in the proper use and care of spray guns, brushes and rollers, sandblasting equipment, etc. required.
Ability to read and comprehend written, oral, or diagram forms.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Knowledge of the safe operation and use of hand and power tools.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide into all units of measure.
Ability to determine the difference between colors, matching or detecting any type of difference between colors they work with.
Integrity, ethics, flexibility/adaptability, initiative, interpersonal skills, attention to detail, safety conscious, and multitasking.
Ability to work effectively with others.
Maintain the confidential integrity of details pertaining to Eastern Shipbuilding Group.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
The employee must be physically and medically qualified to wear all required personal protective equipment, as prescribed under Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards.
The employee must be able to work above ground at heights of a minimum of 50 feet aloft and/or working from scaffolding and/or man-lifts while working with machinery; in confined spaces and withstanding extreme heat and cold in an outside climate or confined space.

Nice To Haves

Marine painting experience desired.
Knowledge of ship terminology, safety, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations desired.
Knowledge of the transportation and storage of hazardous material requirements desired.

Responsibilities

Prepare wood, metal, and fiberglass surfaces for painting.
Paint parts, equipment, the interior and exterior of ships and Company equipment and buildings.
Prepare work site; transport paint, tools, materials, and equipment to job site as needed.
Prepare surfaces for painting and mix solvents according to formula.
Remove grease, dirt, paint, and/or rust, etc. from surfaces using abrasives, solvents, brushes, etc.
Protect surfaces or items that are not to be painted using masking tape or other material as required.
Operate or tend painting and/or sandblasting equipment to paint and/or sandblast surfaces.
Paint areas inaccessible to spray gun or retouch painted surface, using brush/roller.
Mix and match colors of paint.
Maintain a clean work area, tools, and equipment.
Perform other duties as assigned.