Offshore Blaster/Painter
Blaster/Painter operates spray painting and sandblasting equipments to apply protective coatings and paints to fabricated structural steel material.
Blaster/Painter should possess relevant work experience and oil and gas construction experience and meet all minimum required training set forth by Quality Construction & Production, L.L.C.
Tasks
- Spray paints and sandblasts heavy equipment, such as concrete mixer trucks, boom trucks, and payloaders, using spray gun and sandblasting equipment: Cleans grease, dirt, dried concrete, old paint, and rust from equipment, using solvent, water, rags, brushes, pneumatic wire brush, and chipping hammer.
- Cleans and prepares surface for painting, using air-powered sandblasting equipment.
- Applies paper and masking tape to protect unpainted surfaces, such as windows and trim.
- Stencils lettering and other identifying information on vehicles according to specifications.
- Selects paint according to company color scheme and specifications.
- Stirs paint, pours paint into spray container, and applies primer or finish coat of paint, using spray gun.
- Paints areas inaccessible to spray gun, using paint brush.
- Disassembles paint and sandblasting equipment and cleans equipment, using solvent, wire brushes, and dry cloth.
Required Knowledge
- Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance;
- Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in selecting appropriate paint or mix paints.
Required Skills
- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems;
- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand and comprehend information, asking questions when appropriate;
- Monitoring/assessing performance of yourself and/or other individuals to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Operate equipment to prepare steel for application of protective coatings;
- Prepare and apply stencils, decals and computer generated barcodes.
Required Abilities
- Ability to keep hand and arm steady while moving arm or while holding arm/hand in one position;
- Ability to see details at close range;
- Ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or vehicle to exact positions;
- Ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects;
- Able to operate material handling equipment including forklifts and cranes, hand tools and power tools
Required Training
- Trained in pertinent State and Federal regulations;
- Trained in Quality Construction & Production’s policies and procedures as outlined in the new hire orientation;
Working Conditions
Position may require frequent travel aboard helicopters and/or boats in the Gulf of Mexico. Physical demands of this position include: frequent heavy lifting (to 50lbs), frequent climbing, standing, stooping and/or bending, two-handed simultaneous operations, and good hand-eye coordination. Environmental demands include: outside operations aboard oil and gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico with exposure to rain, sleet, snow, wind, humidity, cold and heat.