Gelcoat

Bass Cat & Yar Craft Boats; Midway (TX); On-site; USD 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Life insurance

Disability insurance

FSA

401k with weekly match

Paid Holidays

Paid Vacations

Job summary

Bass Cat & Yar-Craft Boats is seeking a detail-oriented Gelcoat painter to apply gelcoat to boat hulls and decks, reading orders and matching colors. This second shift position runs 4:30 pm–1:30 am, Sunday night through Thursday night, with a shift differential and required respirator use.

Qualified candidates will face safety-sensitive duties, drug testing, and a team environment. Duties include spraying, area maintenance, tool use, and quality inspection to ensure parts meet standards.

Qualifications

• Must meet physical requirements such as heavy lifting, bending, twisting.
• Must be able to handle chemicals (gelcoat, fiberglass, and resin).
• Must have strong attention to detail
• Must be able to follow directions from supervisors
• Personal Protective Equipment- Safety Glasses, full- mask respirator, Tyvek protection suit.

Responsibilities

• Spray Gelcoat, check for proper millage, read orders, and apply corresponding color requested.
• Keep work area clean and orderly.
• Work with a team to complete daily tasks.
• Must be able to wear full mask respirator.
• Be able to use small hand tools including gelcoat gun, razor knife and scissors etc.
• Inspects all parts so that they are complete and up to quality standards.

Skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Safety awareness

Read and follow orders

Tools

Gelcoat gun

Razor knife

Scissors

Job description

Job Purpose:

We are looking for the candidate with painting, taping and Gelcoat experience, that enjoys creating quality products and has an eye for detail! This department applies Gelcoat to boat hull and boat deck molds according to production orders.

Job Details:

• This is a second shift position, and the hours are from 4:30 pm to 1:30 am
• Work week is Sunday night through Thursday night
• This position includes a shift differential.
• This position requires wearing a respirator - candidate will be REQUIRED to pass a PFT AND be clean shaven at all times.
• All positions are safety sensitive. A safety sensitive position is any position designated in writing by an employer, in which a person performing the position while under the influence of marijuana may constitute a threat to health or safety.

Qualified candidates will be asked to submit to drug testing.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Spray Gelcoat, check for proper millage, read orders, and apply corresponding color requested.
• Keep work area clean and orderly.
• Work with a team to complete daily tasks.
• Must be able to wear full mask respirator.
• Be able to use small hand tools including gelcoat gun, razor knife and scissors etc.
• Inspects all parts so that they are complete and up to quality standards.

Requirements

Essential qualifications include:

• Must meet physical requirements such as heavy lifting, bending, twisting
• Must be able to handle chemicals (gelcoat, fiberglass, and resin.)
• Must have strong attention to detail
• Must be able to follow directions from supervisors
• Personal Protective Equipment- Safety Glasses, full- mask respirator, Tyvek protection suit.

Preferred Qualifications include:

• Previous Autobody or boat gelcoat painting experience
• Experience with fiberglass or resin
• Forklift experience

When you join our team of Dream Builders, you can join a team that values:

• Growing with a faith-based company that values people, performance, and philanthropy.
• Learning a skilled trade
• Family oriented atmosphere
• Full suite of competitive benefits (medical, dental, vision, life, disability, FSA)
• 401k Plan with weekly match
• Paid Holiday
• Paid Vacations

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to work in non-climate controlled environment where ambient air temperature can exceed outside air temperature.
• Must be able to bend at waist and knees and stand for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to climb into and out of interior of boats.
• Must be able to wear proper safety equipment to include respirator when necessary.
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds when necessary.
• This is a safety sensitive position.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Bass Cat & Yar-Craft Boats is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Statement

Bass Cat & Yar-Craft Boats is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of a position, unless doing so would create an undue hardship. Bass Cat & Yar-Craft Boats engages in an interactive process with applicants and employees to identify reasonable accommodations.