TRAINEE (VERSATILITY)

IGS | Integrated Global Services • Richmond, VA

20h • $16 - $20 • Onsite

About The Position

The Trainee (Versatility) supports the Manpower Manager on matters related to safety, project timelines, and the application of IGS products. Trainees must follow IGS and customer health, safety, environmental, and quality requirements. The role includes additional supervision and direction, with an expectation of progressing toward self-sufficiency and potential promotion to Technician. Participation in and satisfactory completion of assigned training are required.

The position involves coating application and quality control, equipment troubleshooting and maintenance, interpreting coating maps, profiling, spraying, tapers and tie-ins, repairs, coating measurement, report completion, and following task-specific standard operating procedures. Trainees may also mentor other personnel and fill alternate roles when needed.

Work takes place at client facilities such as refineries, paper mills, and power plants in the United States and internationally. Conditions may include confined spaces, elevated surfaces, dust, extreme temperature variations, pressurized equipment, and significant physical exertion. The role requires travel for periods of one to four weeks, the ability to work 12-hour shifts, day or night, seven days per week, and flexibility to work overtime during peak workload periods. Employees must meet client-site documentation, screening, safety-testing, and credential requirements.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds or more multiple times during a shift and climb stairs or ladders.
• Ability to work in 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, and other PPE for extended periods.
• Comfort working with pressurized equipment and air systems up to 140 PSI or higher, including in confined, dusty, or high-temperature environments.
• Valid and unrestricted U.S. driver’s license and acceptable driving record.
• Willingness and ability to travel for one to four weeks at a time and ability to obtain a passport and travel internationally.
• Subject to DISA background checks and drug screening before employment and periodically during employment; must meet additional project-specific screening requirements.
• To enroll in the Versatility Team, must have an acceptable criminal background for strict client-site access, a DISA background score no higher than 2, a valid TWIC card, and a valid U.S. or foreign passport.
• Must be able to pass site-specific tests such as Basic Plus or other general safety and site-knowledge tests.
• Must provide required Versatility Team credentials within 60 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Industrial or field service experience, preferably 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 and meet applicable client-site driving requirements.
• Complete required IGS and customer training and site-specific testing.
• Perform coating work safely and in accordance with IGS and customer requirements.
• Produce coated areas that meet project specifications, quality-control standards, and IGS standard operating procedures.
• Produce uniform coatings above minimum specifications and strive for consistent work quality.
• Prevent non-conformance that could damage customer confidence or project profitability.
• Perform duties at least 90% independently and assist in planning upcoming work scopes.
• 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 power pack and control box malfunctions.
• Replace knurl wheels and toggle switches; repair deadmen, blast pots, and air blocks; and operate breathing boxes, changing air blocks or motors when necessary.
• Clear information from damaged equipment and tag the 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 the coating edge.
• Apply coatings to specification, including producing coatings within +/- 2 mils of specification for the majority of UOP and assisting others as needed.
• Spray tapers and tie-ins with consistent transitions and without lips, hard edges, or out-of-range thickness.
• Spray repairs without hard edges, lips, or out-of-range thickness; understand repair geometry and preparation; and assist with repair inspections.
• Calibrate and carefully use the Elcometer.
• Apply Testex properly, 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 for sandblasting, HVAS setup and operation, profiling, surface preparation, and production test plate preparation, application, and inspection when required by the project.
• Provide other personnel with HVAS guidance, demonstrations, feedback, motivation, or constructive criticism as appropriate, and fill alternate roles when needed.
• Maintain required attendance and reliability, travel as required, and work overtime when needed to meet seasonal or other peak workload demands.
• Obtain and maintain required credentials and clearances, including a valid TWIC card and passport, and meet DISA, background, driving-record, and project-specific screening requirements.

Benefits

• 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 training.

What This Job Offers

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