Painter Journey 2
Vigor
- Ketchikan, AK
- Permanent
- Full-time
Responsibility: We act on what we know is right
Evolution: We seek mastery, and adapt to a changing world
Love: We care about the people we work with, and the world we live inESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Other duties may be assigned. Successfully performs work as an individual, as a member of a single craft, or multi-craft work crew. Performs work with minimal supervision.
- Complies with craft and shipyard safety and environmental measures
- Performs sandblast and painting duties.
- Individually, and as a member of a work crew, blasts coatings off ship hull and tanks to prepare steel surfaces for painting.
- Mixes and applies paint to shop or ship parts with brushes, rollers and spray equipment.
- Tends paint pot and paint equipment.
- Operates and maintains water and sandblasting equipment.
- Operates high lift and forklift.
- Operates shot blasting booth in shop.
- Primes and color coats parts in paint booth.
- Successfully completes sustained work at various heights, including but not limited to, 100 feet.
- Proper cares and safely uses of hand and power tools and all company property.
- Prepares surfaces for painting: cleaning and masking.
- Sets up and operates painting equipment: airless, conventional, brush and roller.
- Applies epoxy, enamel and industrial coatings.
- Maintains painting equipment: hoses, pumps, pressure tanks, spray guns and tips.
- Knowledge of SSPC (Structural Steel Painting Council) specifications.
- Sets up and operates sandblasting equipment: pot tending.
- Maintains sandblasting equipment: hoses, nozzles, and gaskets: electric and air.
- Communicates effectively independently or in a group.
- Ability to do basic math, i.e. add, subtract, divide and multiply.
- Ability to read, write, speak, and comprehend English.
- Shipyard terminology and shipboard familiarity.
- Proper care and use of respirators and identification of type required for operation.
High School diploma or GED preferred. Two years industrial painting and/or blasting work experience. Proven skills, work history and/or applicable education will be considered in lieu of work experience.Journey Level Support
Demonstrated proficiency in 1 of the support groupings and knowledge of a core/main ship repair area (1 certification or equivalent) OR demonstrated proficiency of 2 support services areas. Requires some supervision to perform more complex jobs/tasks, but is able to perform majority of job duties independently, with minimal supervision.CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
- HAZWOPER- First Responder Awareness Level
- Four hour fire watch certification, must be obtained within 30 days of hire
- Highlift certification
- Two hour course in pot tending safety
- Painter must transfer tools (deck scaler, scaling hammer, needle gun) to/from area of need. Requires vertically transferring tools (deck scaler, scaling hammer, needle gun) weighing up to (15 lbs.) from (4”) to (76”), up to 20/hr.).
- Painter must transfer 2 gallon bucket of paint to/from area of need. Requires vertically/horizontally transferring 2 gallon bucket of paint weighing up to (30 lbs.) from (12”) to (60”), up to (2/hr.), a distance of up to (40 feet) without mechanical assistance.
- Painter must transfer 5 gallon bucket of paint to/from area of need. Requires vertically/horizontally transferring 5 gallon bucket of paint weighing up to (55 lbs.) from (18”) to (36”), up to (10/hr.), a distance of up to (20 feet) without mechanical assistance.
- Painter must transfer 5 gallon bucket of AF paint to/from area of need. Requires vertically/horizontally transferring 5 gallon bucket of AF paint weighing up to (95 lbs.) from (18”) to (36”), up to (10/hr.), a distance of up to (20 feet) without mechanical assistance.
- Painter must layout dry dock electrical blast hoses, bull air lines. Must horizontally transfer dry dock electrical blast hoses, bull air lines requiring a force up to (80 lbs.), up to (1/hr.), a distance up to (150 ft.).
- Painter must lower/raise 5 gallon bucket of paint in/out of area of need. Requires upper body forces up to (55 lbs.), up to (20/hr.).
- Painter must operate sandblasting gun, power tools such as deck grinder, needle gun requiring coupling forces up to (20 lbs.), up to (15/hr.).
- Painter must access tanks, scaffolding, job locations.
- Requires climbing ladder up to 100 rungs/hr. in (8 hr.).
- Painter must access vessels, job locations. Requires climbing stairs up to 100 steps/hr. in (8 hr.).
- Painter must access tanks, bilge areas. Must access spaces with specific entries (15”) x (21”).
- Painter must access work locations; works off JLG, scaffolding. Must tolerate heights up to (100 ft.).
- Painter must access double bottom, bilge areas. Must work in spaces with limited headroom of (36 in.).
- Painter must prepare, mask off surfaces for painting. Requires repetitive assumption of posture to access a point (1 inches) from the floor up to (60/hr.).
- Painter must stand to perform painting and sandblasting duties. Requires tolerance of standing posture up to (2 hr.) continuously, for a total of up to (7 hr.) per (8 hr.).
- Painter must tolerate working environment with inside ambient temperatures.
- Painter must tolerate working environment with outside temperatures.
- Painter requires (near/far/depth/color) vision to perform painting and sandblasting duties.
- Painter must access sandblasting/paint booths, shops, vessels, work locations. Requires walking up to (3.0 mi.), in (8 hr.).
- Interaction/communication with others: Communicates with others on site to ensure safety/coordinate work efforts.
- Works alone/independently: Frequently- Works in pairs.
- Directs/supervises others: Not Required.
- Repetitive work: Work consists of performing similar painting related tasks throughout the day.
- Attention to detail: Surface preparation and color choices must be accurate.
- Flexibility: Priorities changed during the day.
- Works indoors: Frequently
- Works outdoors: Continually
- Other Exposures: May be exposed to paints, sand, petroleum, upper extremity vibration (sustained and repeated) with hoses, paint thinners, free silica, asbestos, epoxy, dust, and heights.
- Safety equipment required: Wears hard hat, respirator, gloves, hearing protection, fall restraint and eye protection. Must wear long sleeved clothing and leather boots with steel safety toes.
- Operation of equipment/tools/vehicles: Uses hoses, high-lift, shovel, ladder, scaffolding, high pressure water wash, 100 to 600 pound pressure pots, hydro pumps, brushes, rollers, 1-1/4 inch blast hose, blast nozzle, air fed respirators/blast hoods, forklift, sandblast hoppers, vacuum units, D.H. (full face respirator) units, and air mixers (drill motors).
- Required hygiene standards: Per company standards.