Painter - Austin Industrial (St. Gabriel, LA)

About the role

Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries.

Responsibilities

• Reads work orders and receives instructions verbally.
• Prepare the surface using methods appropriate to remove dirt, oil, and grease, removing old paint, smoothing cracks, coating, and filling holes.
• Work at heights with no fear.
• May fill cavities and dents with putty to attain a smooth surface.
• Selects and mixes coating liquid to produce the desired color, according to specifications using a paddle or mechanical mixer.
• Apply paint to the surface using a spray gun, brush, and/or roller.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States.

Austin Industries is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

Qualifications

• No minimum education requirements.
• 4 years of Journeyman level experience.
• Certification/License: NCCER and a Valid Driver’s License.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Sit
• Use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
• Stand
• Climb or balance
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Talk or hear
• Taste or smell

The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds and may frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Physical, Mental & Environmental Requirements

Employees must be able to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and use hands and fingers to perform assigned duties.

• Lift and carry up to 50 pounds
• Work in industrial and construction environments with exposure to weather conditions, temperature extremes, noise, dust, fumes, moving equipment, vibration, and other site-specific hazards.
• Wear required personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Maintain attention to detail
• Exercise sound judgment
• Solve problems
• Manage stress
• Adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment

Accessibility Note

If you are a job seeker with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs or have accessibility concerns, please contact the People Services Team at (877) 831-1217.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer. See the “Know Your Rights” poster available in English and Spanish.

No Third-Party Inquiries

This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy.