Industrial Painter/Sandblaster

• Operate spray painting and sandblasting equipment to apply protective coatings and paints to fabricated utility piping and structural steel material
• Select the appropriate paint or mix paints according to a predetermined formula per manufacture and or customer specifications
• Operate equipment to clean, wash, strip, and or sandblast to remove corrosion, otherwise prepare fabricated steel items for application of paint and or other protective coatings
• Operate spray, dip, and flow coating equipment or other painting or product coating equipment as required
• Paint small and large items and apply touch-ups
• Clean and maintain painting and coating, ventilation, compressed air and personal protective equipment
• Prepare and apply stencils as required to finished products
• Take environmental reading prior to and during the painting and coating process
• Ability to fill out and coordinate paperwork flow
• Direct one or more helpers
• Operate overhead cranes and or forklifts

• 3+ years of experience
• Some vocational / technical training is desired
• Ideal candidates should have certifications in, NACE, SSPC, KTA Tator or other industrial painting certificate
• Knowledge of above ground and below ground coatings system
• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Must have reliable transportation
• Must have valid driver's license
• OSHA 10 Certification Preferred

Per Diem