Blast & Coating Helper

**About us**

We are a family owned and operated surface prep & surface coating service provide. Our goal is to Build up our team members and help them to achieve their goals while providing a challenging and rewarding work environment with opportunities to grow. We are seeking professional and self motivated individuals who can show up on time and help out the team with completing projects as well as maintaining a clean and safe work environment at the shop.

Our work environment includes:

- Growth opportunities

Job Description: The Sandblast / coating Helper will help prep materials for paint process, move materials
- including loading and unloading, troubleshooting run issues, and moving pallets of materials, parts or equimoment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Shovels or pours abrasives such as sand, grit, or shot of specified grade into machine
- Adjusts valves on equipment to regulate pressure and composition of abrasive mixture flowing through nozzle
- Starts equipment that directs blast or flow of abrasive-laden compressed air, over surface of parts
- Directs nozzle over surface of large parts until prescribed areas are thoroughly abraded to specification
- Clean grease and dirt from products and remove all welding berries before painting.
- Pours liquid into spray container and connects gun to air hose.
- Turns sprayer valves and nozzle to regulate width and pressure of spray.
- Assist in other shop areas as needed
- Maintain housekeeping in the work area. Ensure shop and yard are cleaned up, tools and equipment are put away, trash cans are emptied, etc.
- Work in a team environment in the shop and yard
- Demonstrates sound judgment with the ability to make decisions and corrections when problems are identified or detected
- Ensure work and materials used follow manufactures specifications
- Adheres to all policies and procedures
- Practices safe work habits to ensure an injury free environment
- Any job duties as assigned by supervisor or managerJob Qualifications:

- Minimum six months experience of sand or shop hand experienc.
- Must understand the process and its requirements, with a knowledge of how the blasting material abrades surfaces to remove adhering scale, sand, paint, grease, tar, rust, and dirt to meet the specified finish for final coating
- Hands on skills assessment may be required based on qualifications
- May be required to maintain fit test certificationEssential Physical and Mental Functions:

- Lifting: up to 100 pounds
- Lift and carry: up to 100 pounds for 100 feet
- Adjusting or moving objects up to 100 pound in all directions
- Bending, stooping, walking, and climbing stairs
- Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps
- Remaining in a stationary position, often standing, or sitting for prolonged periods
- Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another
- Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers
- Operating machinery and/or power tools
- Operating motor vehicles or heavy equipment
- Ability to wear a respirator
- Assessing the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned
- Required physical ability if mandated by customer or regulatory requirements
- Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits employee to communicate effectively
- Sufficient vision or other powers of observation, with or without reasonable accommodations, which permits employee to investigations.
- Sufficient manual dexterity with or without reasonable accommodation, which permit the employee to perform routine office duties.
- Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodations to perform office duties and travel when necessary, to off-site locations.
- Sufficient personal mobility to maneuver within a refinery or plant environment to include the ability to gain access to elevated platforms via ladders and stairwells.
- Ability to maintain focus and multitask effectively.
- Excellent communication skills.This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities.

Pay: $18.00 - $22.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Flexible schedule

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Weekends as needed

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus opportunities

Application Question(s):

- Do you have any problems with lifting 100lbs?
- Do you have any problems with working in hot and humid conditions?

Work Location: In person