Painter 1/C

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc.•Port St Joe, FL

29d•Onsite

About The Position

This job description is a general description of the essential job functions and is not intended to be an employment contract. Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. maintains its status as an at-will employer. Position requirements, skills, and abilities included in this job description have been determined to be the minimal standards required to successfully perform the position. Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. reserves the right to increase, waive or reduce these minimal standards. In no instance, however, should the duties, responsibilities, and requirements described be interpreted as all-inclusive. All employees of Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. are expected to perform the duties as assigned by Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., supervisory/management personnel, regardless of job title or routine job duties. Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. To perform this job successfully, an individual is expected to be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability expected. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. However, no accommodation will be made which may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others or which imposes undue hardship on Eastern Shipbuilding. POSITION SUMMARY Under minimal supervision, prepare wood, metal, and fiberglass surfaces for painting, and paint parts, equipment, the interior and exterior of ships and Company equipment and buildings.

Requirements

Education/ Experience: High school diploma or GED equivalence plus three to five years of marine painting experience desired. An equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be considered.
Knowledge of ship terminology, safety, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations desired.
Knowledge of the transportation and storage of hazardous material requirements desired.
Requires thorough working knowledge of marine coating applications and surface preparation.
Strong working knowledge in the proper use and care of spray guns, brushes, rollers, sandblasting equipment, etc. required.
Skills: Ability to read and comprehend written, oral, or diagram forms.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Knowledge of the safe operation and use of hand and power tools.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide into all units of measure.
Ability to determine the difference between colors, matching or detecting any type of difference between colors they work with.
Behavioral Attributes: Integrity, ethics, flexibility/adaptability, initiative, interpersonal skills, attention to detail, safety conscious, and multi-tasking.
Ability to work effectively with others.
Maintain the confidential integrity of details pertaining to Eastern Shipbuilding Group.

Responsibilities

Regular attendance at work and the ability to work flexible hours, including overtime, weekends, and holidays.
Comply with Company, Federal, State, and local safety, ethics, and environmental rules, regulations, and policies while performing duties.
Prepare work site; transport paint, tools, materials, and equipment to job site as needed.
Prepare surfaces for painting; mix solvents according to formula.
Remove grease, dirt, paint, and/ or rust, etc. from surfaces using abrasives, solvents, brushes, etc.
Protect surfaces or items that are not to be painted using masking tape or other material as required.
Operate or tend painting and/ or sandblasting equipment to paint and/ or sandblast surfaces.
Paint areas inaccessible to spray gun or retouch painted surface, using brush/roller.
Mix and match colors of paint.
Maintain a clean work area, tools, and equipment.
Perform other duties as assigned.