Coatings Technician III – Asset Protection

National Education Association; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, life, vision plans

Retirement benefits (401(k) & 457)

Tuition reimbursement

Training and advancement opportunities

Job summary

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is seeking an Operations & Maintenance Technician III (Coater) at one of our Los Angeles area facilities. You will apply advanced coating techniques to protect critical infrastructure and perform surface preparation, material mixing, and equipment maintenance.

Responsibilities include operating coating systems, ensuring safety, and maintaining regulatory records.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED with at least 3 years of coating experience or completion of a coating trade training program.
• Experience applying coatings and surface preparation techniques in industrial settings.
• Skills in tool use, equipment operation, and preventive/corrective coating maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Protect utility assets with surface prep and coating maintenance to shield structures from corrosion and wear.
• Prepare surfaces in shop and field using hand tools, power tools, and sandblasting equipment.
• Apply coatings with HVLP, airless, electrostatic, powder coating systems, and injection pumps.
• Mix traditional and advanced coating materials such as paints, epoxies, sealants, polymers.
• Perform PM/CM and improvements on coating equipment like sprayers and sandblasters.
• Support facility operations during shutdowns, inspections, or repairs of infrastructure.
• Calibrate and maintain supplied air breathing apparatus and monitoring equipment.
• Maintain regulatory chemical usage records per AQMD requirements.

Skills

Surface preparation

Coating application

Power tools

Equipment maintenance

Safety compliance

AQMD compliance

Education

High school diploma or GED

Coating trade training program

Tools

HVLP systems

Sandblasting equipment

Injection pumps

Paint mixing equipment

Job description

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is seeking an Operations & Maintenance Technician III (Coater) at one of our Los Angeles area facilities. You will apply advanced coating techniques to protect critical infrastructure and perform surface preparation, material mixing, and equipment maintenance.

Responsibilities include operating coating systems, ensuring safety, and maintaining regulatory records.