Industrial Painter & Fabricator Multi-craft - Shop

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Coating & Painting Surface Preparation: Perform abrasive sandblasting, grinding, wire brushing, and chemical wash procedures to remove rust, mill scale, and contaminants from steel surfaces.
• Coating Application: Safely mix, measure, and apply various high-performance industrial coatings (epoxies, polyurethanes, zinc-rich primers, and enamels) using conventional, airless, and plural-component spray equipment, as well as brush and roller.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure correct paint film thickness (WFT/DFT) using wet and dry mil gauges. Inspect finished steel for holidays, runs, or overspray and execute necessary touch-ups.
• Equipment Maintenance: Clean, maintain, and troubleshoot paint pots, spray guns, hoses, and paint booths to ensure optimal performance.
• Steel Fabrication: Metal Prep & Finishing: Grind, deburr, and polish raw steel edges, weld seams, and cutouts to prepare pieces for the paint booth.
• Fit-Up & Assembly: Assist shop fabricators and welders with positioning, aligning, clamping, and tacking structural steel components prior to final weld-out.
• Material Handling: Safely operate overhead cranes, forklifts, and rigging to move heavy steel beams and fabricated assemblies around the shop.
• General Shop Support: Operate fabrication machinery (e.g., ironworkers, saws, drill presses) and assist with general maintenance, organizing the shop floor, and managing inventory for paint and consumables.

Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum of 2–4 years of verifiable experience in industrial steel painting, sandblasting, and metal fabrication.
• Multi-Craft Competency: Demonstrated ability or willingness to cross-train and perform basic welding, grinding, and metal fitting.
• Blueprint Reading: Ability to read and interpret complex fabrication drawings, blueprints, and project specifications.
• Safety Compliance: Strong working knowledge of OSHA standards, VOC requirements, and proper use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including respirators.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.