Painter Associate - Swing Shift

Who We Are

Vigor Marine Group is an established, innovative, integrated partner with a national footprint in marine maintenance and modernization, marine fabrication, and marine services.

With four shipyards, six dry docks, and more than 20,000 feet of pier space on or near U.S. Naval bases and at historic shipyards, our 2,500 dedicated employees across four states – from the Pacific Northwest to San Diego to Norfolk – personify the values of our company. Vigor Marine Group takes pride in being the employer of choice for our employees, who in turn take great pride in their contributions to the communities where they live and work, and to their nation – through their living wage jobs supporting their local economies, and through the world‑class maritime and industrial services they provide to further our defense readiness and national security.

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HOURLY RATE: $30.07

This list is not intended to detail all aspects of the assigned work but is representative of the job’s overall responsibilities. Successfully performs work as an individual, as a member of a single craft, or multi‑craft work crew. Performs work with minimal supervision.

• Complies with craft and shipyard safety and environmental measures
• Tends paint pot and paint equipment.
• Successfully completes sustained work at various heights, including but not limited to, 100 feet.
• Proper cares and safely uses of hand and power tools and all company property.
• Prepares surfaces for painting: cleaning and masking.
• Maintains painting equipment: hoses, pumps, pressure tanks, spray guns and tips.
• Maintains sandblasting equipment: hoses, nozzles, and gaskets: electric and air.
• Incumbent performs similar work in all areas of the Yard as the need arises.

• Communicates effectively independently or in a group.
• Ability to do basic math, i.e. add, subtract, divide and multiply.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and comprehend English.
• Shipyard terminology and shipboard familiarity.
• Proper care and use of respirators and identification of type required for operation.

• High School diploma or GED preferred.
• Two years industrial painting and/or blasting work experience.
• Proven skills, work history and/or applicable education will be considered in lieu of work experience.

Proficient in both Fire Watch and general clean up. Grinds pipe and structural steel under the direction of a Journey Level employee or Supervisor. Pulls leads and/or cable as directed. May also perform Fire Watch related duties. To progress to the next level, they must have three (3) basic Ship Repair Skills and acquire three more.

• HAZWOPER
  - First Responder Awareness Level
• Four‑hour fire watch certification must be obtained within 30 days of hire
• High Lift certification
• Two‑hour course in pot tending safety

• Painter must transfer tools (deck scaler, scaling hammer, needle gun) to/from area of need. Requires vertically transferring tools weighing up to 15 lbs. from 4” to 76” up to 20/hr.
• Painter must transfer 2‑gallon bucket of paint to/from area of need. Requires vertically/horizontally transferring 2‑gallon bucket weighing up to 30 lbs. from 12” to 60” up to 2/hr., a distance of up to 40 feet without mechanical assistance.
• Painter must transfer 5‑gallon bucket of paint to/from area of need. Requires vertically/horizontally transferring 5‑gallon bucket weighing up to 55 lbs. from 18” to 36” up to 10/hr., a distance up to 20 feet without mechanical assistance.
• Painter must transfer 5‑gallon bucket of AF paint to/from area of need. Requires vertically/horizontally transferring 5‑gallon bucket weighing up to 95 lbs. from 18” to 36” up to 10/hr., a distance up to 20 feet without mechanical assistance.
• Painter must lay out dry dock electrical blast hoses, bull air lines. Must horizontally transfer dry dock electrical blast hoses, bull air lines requiring a force up to 80 lbs. up to 1/hr. a distance up to 150 ft.
• Painter must lower/raise 5‑gallon bucket of paint in/out of area of need. Requires upper body forces up to 55 lbs. up to…