Marine Sprayer & Blaster

• Location 107 E Street,Hampton, VA, 23661,United States
• Employee Type Non-Exempt FT
• Required Degree High school
• Manage Others No

Description

Marine Sprayer & Blaster

Location: Hampton, VA

Job Type: Full-Time | Hourly

Build Your Career with Main Industries

For over 50 years, Main Industries has been a trusted leader in the marine and industrial services industry. From our beginnings as a premier marine coatings company, we've grown into a multi-craft leader specializing in surface preparation, protective coatings, scaffolding, and industrial access solutions.

We're seeking experienced Marine Sprayers & Blasters to join our team. This combination role requires experience in both abrasive blasting and spray painting. If you're safety-minded, dependable, and skilled in preparing marine and industrial surfaces and applying protective coatings using spray equipment, we'd like to hear from you.

Pay: Competitive hourly pay, depending on experience, qualifications, certifications, and applicable licenses.

Location: Hampton, Virginia. Local candidates are preferred.

As a Marine Sprayer & Blaster, you'll perform abrasive blasting and surface preparation and apply marine and industrial protective coating systems using spray equipment. You'll operate and maintain blasting and painting equipment, prepare surfaces to required standards, apply coatings in accordance with project specifications, and work with supervisors and quality control personnel to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality project completion.

• Perform abrasive blasting and surface preparation on marine vessels, tanks, structural steel, and industrial surfaces.
• Operate abrasive blasting equipment, blast pots, hoses, nozzles, air compressors, and related equipment safely and efficiently.
• Prepare surfaces to required cleanliness and profile standards in accordance with project specifications.
• Apply marine and industrial protective coatings using airless, conventional, or other approved spray painting equipment.
• Apply primers, intermediate coats, finish coats, and specialty coatings in accordance with project specifications and manufacturer requirements.
• Set up, operate, inspect, clean, and properly shut down abrasive blasting and spray painting equipment.
• Inspect blast hoses, couplings, nozzles, spray guns, pumps, hoses, tips, fittings, and related equipment before use.
• Mix, thin, and prepare coatings in accordance with manufacturer instructions and project requirements.
• Monitor coating application to achieve required coverage, thickness, and finish.
• Perform blasting and spray painting in tanks, compartments, confined spaces, exterior surfaces, and other areas aboard marine vessels or industrial facilities.
• Assist with containment setup and maintaining controlled work areas as required.
• Coordinate with brush and roll painters and other crew members to complete stripe coating, touch-up work, and areas that cannot be effectively spray painted.
• Work with supervisors and quality control personnel to ensure surface preparation and coating application meet project specifications and quality requirements.
• Protect adjacent surfaces and equipment from abrasive blasting debris, overspray, and coating contamination.
• Handle and stage abrasive materials, coatings, tools, and equipment.
• Follow all company, customer, and jobsite safety procedures.
• Understand and obey all posted warning, caution, notification, and hazard signs at jobsites.
• Properly use and maintain required personal protective equipment and respiratory protection.
• Perform housekeeping duties and maintain clean and organized work areas.
• Work effectively as part of a team to complete projects safely, efficiently, and on schedule.

• Previous experience performing both abrasive blasting and spray painting in a marine, shipyard, industrial, construction, or heavy industrial environment.
• Knowledge of abrasive blasting equipment, surface preparation techniques, and protective coating application.
• Experience operating blast pots, hoses, nozzles, compressors, airless spray equipment, or conventional spray painting equipment.
• Ability to properly set up, operate, clean, and maintain blasting and spray painting equipment.
• Knowledge of marine and industrial coating application techniques.
• Basic knowledge of coating mixing, application requirements, and wet and dry film thickness.
• Ability to safely use hand and power tools.
• Ability to understand and follow project specifications, work instructions, manufacturer requirements, and…