Painter Helper - 1st & 2nd Shift

About the Role

The Painter Helper assists the Manual Blast & Coat department to prepare pipe for painting, blasting, and shipment. This role involves operating various tools and equipment, interpreting technical documents, and adhering to safety protocols.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing pipe for painting, blasting, and shipment.
• Operate forklifts and overhead cranes to load and unload pipe as needed.
• Use and interpret a 25' tape measure, pi tape measure, and micrometer.
• Operate a 4" right-angle hand grinder and other basic hand tools (hammers, chisels, grinders, drills, etc.).
• Read, understand, and interpret drawings, specifications, and digital readouts.
• Follow all safety policies and PPE rules, including Confined Space Entry, LOTO, and Fall Protection.
• Enter all labor into JDE before the end of shift.
• Assist with daily housekeeping activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED plus a minimum of three years of related experience in industrial-type painting.
• Proficiency with technical machinery.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating instructions, pipe drawings, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Strong communication skills to interact effectively with supervisors and other employees.
• Basic math skills: ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, including whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to accurately read a tape measure.
• Ability to apply common sense to carry out instructions in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to handle problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Programs and ability to use company computer systems.
• Ability to attain multiple company certifications.
• Ability to read, write, and communicate effectively in English.
• Ability to read, understand, and interpret blueprints and specification boundary sheets.
• Conscientious with great attention to detail.
• Willingness to learn new concepts, skills, and processes.

Essential Physical Functions

• Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger/handle, and talk or hear.
• Frequently required to reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include distance vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.
• Frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes, or airborne particles.
• Occasionally exposed to paint containing isocyanates and outside weather conditions.
• Work is performed both indoors and outdoors.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
• Involves much standing, bending, climbing, crawling, and working with arms over the head.