Painter/Sandblaster 1/C

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc.•Panama City, FL

About The Position

Operate spray-painting and sandblasting equipment to apply protective coatings and paint to fabricated structural steel and other materials. Prepare surfaces by cleaning, washing, stripping, sanding, removing corrosion, and filling dents; protect surfaces not being painted; and select or mix coatings according to formulas and contract specifications. The role also involves adjusting equipment controls, cleaning and maintaining tools and equipment, and maintaining a clean work area. The employee must comply with company and applicable safety, ethics, and environmental requirements. Regular attendance and the ability to work flexible hours, including overtime, weekends, and holidays, are required. The position may indirectly supervise and train subordinates. This active, heavy-industrial shipyard role involves standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing throughout the workday, as well as frequently lifting or moving up to 50 pounds. Employees must be physically and medically qualified to wear required personal protective equipment and able to work at heights of at least 50 feet, from scaffolding or man-lifts, in confined spaces, and in extreme heat or cold. Exposure may include electrical shock risks, moving mechanical parts, vibration, fumes, airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and continual loud noise. Rigorous compliance with safety procedures and personal protective equipment requirements is mandatory.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalence; an equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be considered.
Three to five years of marine painting or sandblasting experience desired.
Working knowledge of marine coating applications and surface preparation.
Strong working knowledge of the proper use and care of spray guns, brushes, rollers, sandblasting equipment, and related equipment.
Ability to read and comprehend written, verbal, or diagram-form information and carry out instructions using common-sense understanding.
Knowledge of the safe operation and use of hand and power tools.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure.
Ability to distinguish, match, or detect differences between colors.
Behavioral attributes include integrity, ethics, flexibility and adaptability, initiative, interpersonal skills, attention to detail, safety consciousness, and ability to multitask and work effectively with others.
Ability to maintain the confidential integrity of details pertaining to Eastern Shipbuilding Group.
Ability to communicate, stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel objects, and reach with hands and arms; ability to bend, kneel, stoop, crouch, crawl, and climb throughout the workday.
Ability to frequently lift or move up to 50 pounds.
Vision abilities include close, distance, color, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Must be physically and medically qualified to wear required personal protective equipment under OSHA standards.
Must be able to work at heights of at least 50 feet, from scaffolding or man-lifts, in confined spaces, and in extreme heat and cold.
Must comply rigorously with safety procedures, policies, and personal protective equipment requirements.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of ship terminology, safety, and OSHA regulations.
Knowledge of requirements for the transportation and storage of hazardous materials.
Three to five years of marine painting or sandblasting experience.

Responsibilities

Operate equipment to clean, wash, strip, sand, remove corrosion from, and otherwise prepare fabricated steel items for paint or protective coatings.
Remove grease, dirt, paint, rust, and other contaminants using abrasives, solvents, brushes, and other methods.
Protect surfaces and items that are not to be painted using masking tape or other materials.
Select paint or mix paints according to predetermined formulas and contract specifications.
Operate equipment such as blast pots and spray guns.
Manipulate safety controls and adjust equipment settings to regulate pressure and the amount of abrasive blast.
Disassemble and clean painting and sandblasting equipment using solvents, wire brushes, dry cloths, and other supplies.
Maintain a clean work area, tools, and equipment.
Comply with company, federal, state, and local safety, ethics, and environmental rules, regulations, and policies.
Maintain regular attendance and work flexible hours, including overtime, weekends, and holidays.
May indirectly supervise and train subordinates.
Perform additional duties as assigned.