TRAINEE (VERSATILITY)

IGS | Integrated Global Services • United States, VA, US, VA

5d • $16 - $20 • Onsite

About The Position

Integrated Global Services (IGS) is hiring a trainee for its field operations team, with the goal of developing the employee into a Metal Spray Technician. The role provides paid, hands-on training in a specialized industrial trade. Trainees receive additional supervision and direction, are expected to progress toward self-sufficiency, and may be promoted to Technician as their skills develop. Satisfactory completion of assigned training is required.

This is a 100% travel position. Employees travel to industrial project sites, generally for several weeks at a time, including facilities such as refineries, paper mills, and power plants in the United States and internationally. Field assignments may involve 12-hour shifts, seven days per week, and overtime. Work is physically demanding and may take place in confined spaces, on elevated surfaces, and in dusty, high-temperature environments. Employees must use required personal protective equipment and work safely around pressurized equipment and air systems.

The trainee supports the safe, timely, and quality application of IGS products. Responsibilities include following IGS and customer safety and quality requirements; applying coatings to project specifications; supporting quality control, equipment troubleshooting and maintenance, work planning, documentation, profiling, spraying, repairs, and inspections; and assisting and mentoring other personnel as appropriate. Employees must maintain required credentials and pass company and project-specific screenings and training.

Eligible employees may receive medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) with company match, paid time off, company holidays, and company-paid training, subject to company policy and plan terms. Company-paid travel arrangements and daily per diem are available for qualifying field projects.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Valid and unrestricted U.S. driver’s license and acceptable driving record.
• Valid TWIC Card.
• Valid passport (U.S. or foreign) and ability to obtain a passport and travel internationally.
• Ability to pass required DISA drug screening, including urine and alcohol and hair follicle tests, additional project-specific drug screening, criminal background checks, and site-specific tests.
• Ability to work 12-hour shifts, day or night, seven days per week.
• Ability to travel for field assignments; the posting describes travel periods of approximately 1–4 weeks and approximately 3–8 weeks.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds or more repeatedly during each shift, climb stairs or ladders, and work in tight or confined spaces and on elevated surfaces such as scaffolding.
• Ability to wear a full-face respirator, supplied-air hood, and other PPE for extended periods.
• Comfort working with pressurized equipment and air systems at 140 PSI or higher, including in confined, dusty, or high-temperature environments.
• Comfort working in physically demanding, dusty industrial environments with extreme temperature variations and moderate to high job-related danger.
• Reliability, regular attendance, flexibility, a safety-minded approach, mechanical aptitude, willingness to learn, and a team-first attitude.
• Ability to work overtime to meet seasonal or other peak workload demands.
• Ability to communicate with onsite leadership, office and field service personnel, and customers as needed.

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.
• Prior experience or capability in metal spraying and related coating, profiling, quality-control, and equipment-maintenance tasks.

Responsibilities

• Follow IGS and customer-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 training and comply with health, safety, environmental, and quality policies.
• Apply coatings safely and at a quality and production level that meets project specifications, quality-control standards, and IGS standard operating procedures.
• Produce uniform coatings and avoid non-conformance that could undermine customer confidence or project profitability.
• Pursue professional development and improve work quality and consistency.
• Perform duties with at least 90% independence as expected for the role’s progression.
• Assist with planning upcoming work scope; understand the quality-control role in the QCP, assist with its completion, and review it with the Team Leader before work begins.
• Troubleshoot equipment and handle or repair specified power pack, control box, knurl wheel, toggle switch, deadman, blast pot, air block, breathing box, and motor issues as needed.
• Clear information from and tag damaged equipment.
• Interpret coating documents and coating-area color coding for boilers and vessels, and identify internal instruments, nozzles, and plates.
• Create profiles to required depth without holidays or spalls near coating edges.
• Apply coatings within project specifications and time constraints, and assist others as needed.
• Spray tapers, tie-ins, and repairs without lips, hard edges, or out-of-range thickness; prepare and profile repairs and assist with repair inspections.
• Calibrate and properly handle the Elcometer; apply Testex properly, address low or high readings by adjusting profile, and document profile and Testex readings 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 for sandblasting, HVAS setup and operation, profiling, surface preparation, and production test plate preparation, application, and inspection when required by the project.
• Provide HVAS guidance, practical demonstrations, feedback, motivation, or constructive criticism to other personnel as appropriate, and fill alternate roles to assist where needed.
• Maintain required credentials, participate in required drug and alcohol screenings and background checks, and pass site-specific testing.
• Travel to project sites, including internationally when required, and obtain a passport.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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