Coating Craftsman

We are seeking a skilled Coating Craftsman to join our team at Marquis Construction Services. As a Coating Craftsman, you will be responsible for performing blasting and coating duties as required per the job specifications.

• Adhere to all OSHA, site-specific, and Marquis Construction Services requirements for blasting and painting.
• Ensure compliance with all environmental (EPA) standards.
• Inspect job sites for safety hazards and participate in safety pre-job audits (JSA's) with the painting crew.
• Conduct daily visual inspections of scaffolding to ensure structural stability.
• Prepare and paint various surfaces, including ferrous and non-ferrous metals, aluminum, and concrete, to Marquis and customer specifications.
• Work from non-complex blueprints, specifications, work sheets, dimensions, color codes, mixing charts, tables, verbal, and written instructions.
• Prepare, match colors, and mix standards and other primers, paints, and coatings to proper consistency and viscosity, using thinners, solvents, additives, and agitators as required.
• Prepare and clean items and surfaces to be finished, mask, plug, block finished, machined, or specified surfaces not to be coated.
• Uniformly apply wet primers, paints, and wet or dry coatings to parts and components and other items, avoiding over-spraying/coating and ensuring a smooth, covered, and even surface.
• Visually and mechanically check finished items for pinholes, runs, bare spots, and proper coverage, refinishing and touching up as required.
• Prepare and coat sample pieces, ensuring the proper movement of finished goods to inspection or shipping areas, cleaning and maintaining spray application equipment, booths, filters, protective clothing, and equipment according to established practices.
• Communicate effectively with crew members and supervision, ensuring a safe and efficient work environment.

The Coating Craftsman will work in a fast-paced industrial environment, exposed to various weather conditions, chemicals, and noise levels. The employee must be able to stand for long periods, lift and move 50 pounds, and perform physical tasks as required.

• High School Degree or equivalent.
• Required to wear PPE on the job site at all times.
• Ability to pass Hair Follicle Testing.
• Acceptable Background.
• 2 to 3 years of coating experience preferred in a chemical plant environment.
• Ability to work overtime.
• Successful candidates may be required to complete lead abatement training and regularly scheduled lead testing.

Marquis Construction Services is an equal opportunity employer and considers candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veterans' status.