Industrial Painter

This is a full-time, benefits‑eligible position for an Industrial Painter at Chesapeake Shipbuilding.

This role involves painting labor for the construction and maintenance of cruise ships and tug boats. The position is full‑time and includes comprehensive benefits eligibility from the first of the month following the start date.

• Competitive Pay – $21.00 to $25.50 per hour depending on experience
• Single and Family Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• $20,000 AD&D life insurance + short‑term disability at no cost
• Additional supplemental life insurance available
• $1,000 signing bonus paid in two increments after 60 and 180 days of continuous employment
• Referral program paying $500 for each hired referred employee
• 401(k) eligibility after first paycheck and company match after one year
• Six paid company holidays
• Paid sick and vacation: 40 hours of sick and 40 hours of vacation after 90 days, totaling 96 hours at year 1, 144 hours at year 5, and 168 hours at year 10
• Health Savings Account
• Overtime available after 40 hours
• $2.00 shift differential for evening and night shifts

Shipyard Superintendent / On‑Site Foreman / Supervisor

• Safely and efficiently perform painting labor to complete construction associated with building cruise ships and tug boats.
• Demonstrate an aggressive work ethic with a focus on production.

• Listen, comprehend, and follow instructions.
• Conduct surface preparation: picking up trash and steel, vacuuming hull decks, cleaning hand and power tools, sandblasting, and solvent cleaning.
• Use professional coating applications.
• Apply primers (Zinc & Epoxy), intermediate coats (Epoxy, Urethanes), and finish coats (Acrylics, Urethanes, Anti‑Fouling).
• Maintain sandblasting and painting equipment (blast pots, hoses, nozzles, spray pumps, spray hoses, guns, tips, and air compressors).
• Always practice proper safety procedures.
• Follow instructions from foreman/supervisors and keep the job site clean.
• Perform any other duties as assigned based on operational needs.

• Use upper and lower extremities.
• Work outside in heat, inclement weather, and cold.
• Crawl, kneel, crouch, climb, and bend around and under equipment; use ladders, stairs, scaffolds, and confined spaces.
• Occasionally lift or move up to 100 pounds.
• Traverse uneven terrain, including loose pack gravel.

Normal visual acuity, understanding and following directions, normal hearing, and hand‑eye coordination.

Weather, fumes, moving mechanical parts, equipment, and vibration.

Drug test and physical, including respirator clearance.

$21.00 – $25.50 per hour.

• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

• Shipbuilding

Placement within a collaborative, career‑advancing environment that values an empowering workforce.