Painter - Austin Industrial (Freeport, TX)

Austin Industries, Inc.; Freeport (TX); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Industries, Inc. is seeking a skilled Painter to prepare wood and metal surfaces for painting and to apply coatings to equipment, parts, machinery, buildings, and other areas.

Applicants must have 4 years of Journeyman level experience, NCCER certification, and a valid driver’s license. You may work at heights and may need scaffolding or ladders while maintaining safety standards.

Qualifications

• Education – no minimum education requirements.
• Experience – 4 years of Journeyman level experience.
• Certification/License – NCCER and a Valid Driver's License.

Responsibilities

• Reads work orders and follows instructions verbally.
• Prepare surface to remove dirt, oil, and grease; smooth cracks and holes.
• Apply paint using spray gun, brush, or roller on equipment, parts, buildings.
• Work at heights; may erect scaffolding or ladders as needed.
• May fill cavities, mix coatings to specifications, and select colors.

Skills

Journeyman experience

Education

No minimum education

Tools

TWIC Card

NCCER-Ind Painter PV

Valid Driver's License

Job description

Rate: $24 USD per hour

Description

About Austin Industrial

Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries.

To learn more about us, visit https://www.austin-ind.com/what-we-do/industrial .

Painter

Must be able to prepare wood and metal surfaces for painting, and paint equipment, parts, machinery, buildings, and other working areas using a spray gun, brush, and rollers. Other duties may be assigned.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Reads work orders and receives instructions verbally.
• Prepare the surface using methods appropriate to remove dirt, oil, and grease, removing old paint, smoothing cracks, coating, and filling holes.
• Work at heights with no fear.
• May fill cavities and dents with putty to attain a smooth surface.
• Selects and mixes coating liquid to produce the desired color, according to specifications using a paddle or mechanical mixer.
• May erect scaffolding or set up a ladder to perform tasks above ground level.
• Apply paint to the surface using a spray gun, brush, and/or roller.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin Industries is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

Qualifications Required for this Position:

Education – no minimum education requirements.

Experience – 4 years of Journeyman level experience.

Certification/License : NCCER and a Valid Driver's License.

Physical, Mental & Environmental Requirements

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Employees must be able to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and use hands and fingers to perform assigned duties. Positions may require lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling up to 50 pounds, working at elevations, on uneven surfaces, or in confined spaces. Employees must possess sufficient visual, hearing, communication, and motor skills to safely perform job responsibilities.

Employees must be able to read, comprehend, and follow safety procedures, work instructions, and company policies; exercise sound judgment; solve problems; maintain attention to detail; effectively manage stress; and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.

Work may be performed in industrial and construction environments with exposure to weather conditions, temperature extremes, noise, dust, fumes, moving equipment, vibration, and other site-specific hazards. Employees must be able to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) and meet all customer, site, regulatory, medical, and fitness-for-duty requirements applicable to the position.

Must be able to perform all job duties while maintaining a constant commitment to safety, quality, and productivity expectations.

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

See the “Know Your Rights” poster available in English (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf) and Spanish (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRightsSp6.12.pdf) .

Accessibility Note

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Qualifications

Licenses & Certifications

Required

• TWIC Card
• NCCER-Ind Painter PV
• Valid Driver's License

Experience

Required

• 4 years: 4 years of Journeyman level experience.

Equal Opportunity Employer

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.

For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.