TRAINEE (VERSATILITY)

IGS | Integrated Global Services • Houston, TX

7d • $16 - $20 • Onsite

About The Position

Integrated Global Services is hiring a Trainee (Versatility) to learn specialized metal-spraying work and support its field operations team. The position provides additional supervision and direction while the trainee completes assigned training and progresses toward self-sufficiency and promotion to Technician. The trainee is accountable for following IGS health, safety, environmental, and quality programs and policies and provides the Manpower Manager with information regarding safety, timelines, and application of IGS products.

This is a 100% travel position recruited in Houston, with assignments at industrial project sites. Travel may be for several weeks at a time, and field deployments may involve 12-hour shifts, seven days a week, including day or night work. The work takes place at client facilities such as refineries, paper mills, and power plants in the United States and internationally, often in confined, dusty, high-temperature environments and on elevated surfaces. The role involves physically demanding work and use of required personal protective equipment.

The trainee performs and develops proficiency in coating preparation, profiling, metal spraying, repairs, quality control, equipment troubleshooting and maintenance, documentation, and interpretation of coating maps. The role also involves assisting with work planning and inspections, providing guidance to other personnel when appropriate, and filling alternate roles as needed. Training is paid. Company-paid travel arrangements, daily per diem on qualifying projects, overtime opportunities during active assignments, and career advancement opportunities are described. Benefits eligibility is subject to company policy and applicable plan terms.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Valid and unrestricted U.S. driver’s license and acceptable driving record.
• Valid TWIC card and valid passport (U.S. or foreign) for the Versatility Team.
• Ability to pass required DISA drug screening, including urine and alcohol and hair-follicle tests, any project-specific drug screening, background checks, and site-specific testing.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds or more multiple times per shift and climb stairs or ladders.
• Ability to work in tight or confined spaces and on elevated surfaces such as scaffolding.
• Ability to work 12-hour shifts, day or night, seven days per week.
• Ability to wear a full-face respirator, supplied-air hood, coveralls, work gloves, hardhat, and other required PPE for extended periods.
• Comfort working with pressurized equipment and air systems at 140 PSI or higher in confined, dusty, or high-temperature environments.
• Willingness and ability to travel for assignments; ability to obtain a passport and travel internationally.
• Willingness to work overtime to meet seasonal or other peak workload demands.
• Strong safety mindset, willingness to learn, mechanical aptitude, dependable work ethic, and team-first attitude.

Nice To Haves

• Industrial or field-service experience, including in power plants, petrochemical, oil and gas, mining, commercial, concrete, sandblasting, hydro-blasting, coating application, painting, or manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Follow IGS and site-specific safety protocols and safe equipment operating practices.
• Maintain a valid driver’s license for operating company or rental vehicles.
• Complete required IGS and customer trainings and follow applicable safety requirements.
• Produce coated areas that meet or exceed project specifications, quality-control standards, and IGS standard operating procedures.
• Apply uniform coatings that meet minimum specifications and avoid non-conformance that could affect customer confidence or project profitability.
• Maintain professional conduct in accordance with IGS values and pursue improvements in work quality and consistency.
• Perform duties at least 90% independently, assist with planning upcoming work, understand the quality-control role in the QCP, assist with QCP completion, and review the QCP with the Team Leader before work begins.
• Troubleshoot equipment, handle power-pack and control-box malfunctions, replace specified components, repair specified equipment, operate the breathing box, and identify and tag damaged equipment.
• Interpret coating documents and color coding for boilers and vessels, and identify internal instruments, nozzles, and plates.
• Meet required profile depth consistently and create profiles without spalls near coating edges.
• Apply coatings to specification, including producing coatings within the stated thickness tolerance for the majority of UOP and assisting others as needed.
• Spray tapers, tie-ins, and repairs without hard edges, lips, or out-of-range thickness; maintain consistent transitions and assist with repair inspections.
• Calibrate and carefully use the Elcometer.
• Apply Testex correctly, address low or high readings by adjusting the profile, and record profile thickness and Testex information in the QCP/UOP sheet.
• Complete SEE report readings with minimal direction, provide clear feedback to the Team Leader, and ensure correct elevation and marking.
• Follow task-specific SOPs, including sandblasting and HVAS setup and operation, profiling, surface preparation, and preparation, application, and inspection of production test plates when required.
• Provide other personnel with HVAS guidance, demonstrations, feedback, motivation, or constructive criticism as appropriate, and fill alternate roles to assist where needed.
• Travel to domestic and international project sites as required and maintain regular, reliable attendance.
• Meet applicable client-site screening, credential, and testing requirements.

Benefits

• Paid hands-on training and company-paid training.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible full-time employees, subject to company policy and applicable plan terms.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Paid time off and company holidays for eligible full-time employees, subject to company policy and applicable plan terms.
• Company-paid travel arrangements, including flights, hotels, and rental vehicles.
• Daily per diem while working on qualifying field projects.
• Overtime opportunities during active field assignments.
• Career advancement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

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