Painter - Outage

Energy Northwest • Richland, WA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Painter - Outage is a temporary position supporting the plant’s biennial refueling outage at Columbia Generating Station. The role applies industrial paint and coating applications, excluding Class 1 Nuclear Safety Related coatings, performs applicable surface preparation, and carries out other tasks related to the painting and coating industry. The selected applicant must work onsite in Richland, Washington.

The position applies a range of coatings using applicable methods and techniques, prepares metal and concrete surfaces in accordance with specified procedures, and maintains and operates painting, sandblasting, power-tool, ventilation, and preparation equipment. The painter must follow station coating procedures and meet the training and qualification requirements of the Coatings Program Qualification Directory.

Requirements

• Graduation from high school or equivalent.
• Graduation from an approved three-year apprenticeship program, or equivalent experience and/or demonstrated ability in the industrial painting industry.
• Training and ability to safely and properly operate sandblasting, conventional spray, and airless paint equipment.
• Proficiency in the use of handheld painting tools.
• Physical capability for extensive climbing of steps and ladders and moderate to heavy lifting up to 50 pounds.
• Respirator qualification, essential for hire and maintaining the position.
• Ability to obtain and maintain job-related qualifications required to retain the position.
• Ability to work and perform productively.
• Valid Washington driver’s license, which must be maintained.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and throughout employment; employment visa sponsorship is not provided.

Responsibilities

• Apply industrial coatings, including epoxies, alkyds, waterborne coatings, acrylics, urethane, and zinc coatings, using methods such as brush, roller, conventional spray, airless spray, self-level equipment, squeegee, trowel rake, and masking.
• Prepare metal surfaces according to standard procedures, including Steel Structures Painting Council specifications such as SP 1 solvent cleaning, SP 2 hand preparation, SP 3 power-tool cleaning, SP 6 commercial sandblasting, and SP 10 near-white sandblasting.
• Prepare concrete in accordance with Plant Procedure 10.2.14.
• Maintain and operate associated spray-painting, sandblasting, power-tool, ventilation, and preparation equipment.
• Understand and use Plant Procedure 10.2.14 and referenced documents applicable to the job site.
• Perform painting and preparation tasks as instructed in the station’s Coating Manual and meet the training requirements in the Coatings Program Qualification Directory.
• Perform all other required tasks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED