Painter - Outage

Energy Northwest•Richland, WA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This temporary position supports the plant’s biennial refueling outage at Columbia Generating Station. The Painter applies industrial paint and coatings, excluding Class 1 Nuclear Safety Related coatings, performs surface preparation, and carries out other tasks related to the painting and coating industry. The role is onsite in Richland, Washington. The Painter applies a range of coatings using appropriate methods and equipment, prepares metal and concrete surfaces in accordance with applicable procedures and specifications, and maintains and operates associated painting, blasting, power-tool, and ventilation equipment. The position requires following station coating procedures and training and qualification requirements. The hourly pay rate is $49.57, with $0.75 pay in lieu of benefits. This is a bargaining unit position. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States; employment visa sponsorship is not provided.

Requirements

High school graduation or equivalent.
Completion of an approved three-year apprenticeship program or equivalent experience and/or demonstrated ability in industrial painting.
Training and ability to safely and properly operate sandblast, conventional spray, and airless paint equipment.
Proficiency with all 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 continued employment in the position.
Ability to obtain and maintain required qualifications, including future reasonable job-related qualifications.
Ability to work productively.
Valid Washington driver’s license, maintained throughout employment.
Legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and throughout employment.

Responsibilities

Apply industrial coatings, including epoxy, alkyd, waterborne, acrylic, urethane, and zinc coatings, using methods such as brushing, rolling, conventional spraying, airless spraying, self-leveling equipment, squeegees, trowels, rakes, and masking.
Prepare metal surfaces in accordance with standard procedures and Steel Structures Painting Council specifications, including 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 Plan Procedure 10.2.14.
Maintain and operate associated equipment, including spray-painting, sandblasting, power tools, ventilation, and preparation equipment.
Understand and use Plant Procedure 10.2.14 and referenced documents as required for the job site.
Perform painting and preparation tasks as instructed in the station’s Coating Manual and meet training requirements in the Coatings Program Qualification Directory.
Perform all other required tasks.