Blaster/Painter Foreman

Company: Gulf Island
Location: New Iberia
Posted on: June 24, 2022

Job Description:

Summary Painter/Blasters foreman oversee the work to sand blast and paint structures and pipe by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
The most important and essential job function of this position is attitude and includes the following: getting along with co-workers, responding politely to corporate clients and members of the community, working as a team member, functioning appropriately under pressure, responding in a positive manner to supervision, and maintaining inter-office confidentiality.
Transfer valve from blasting table to hanging race to be painted.
Transfer pipe support from table to standing to be blasted/painted.
Transfer bucket of paint/primer from mixing to truck to paint yard.
Transfer paint can in blasting yard to paint objects.
Transfer objects on pipe stand to position for blasting.
Transfer blast hose within blast yard to blast objects for painting.
Climb ladder to open valve on blast pot to fill pot with sand.
Access all areas of painting and blasting yard.
Blast beams, angle iron, shuts, valves and pipe to prepare for painting.
Spary primer coat, intermediate coat, and final coat.
Wear protective hood when blasting structures and pipe.
Uses a respirator hood to paint structures, pipe and valves.
Uses a spary gun to paint all structures, pipe and valves.
Uses a blast hose to blast structures, pipe and valves.
Wear a respirator when painting structures and pipe.
Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience
High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Language Skills
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Valid Louisiana Drivers License and reliable transportation highly desired.

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.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 95 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; outside weather conditions; extreme cold and extreme heat. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.PI183021372

Keywords: Gulf Island, Lafayette , Blaster/Painter Foreman, Other , New Iberia, Louisiana