Painter/Blaster

NOV; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

NOV is seeking a paint shop technician in Houston, TX to perform surface preparation, masking, sanding, painting, and sandblasting of heavy equipment. The role involves cleaning paint shop equipment, maintaining paint booth media filters, and safely handling hazardous waste according to HSE policies.

Candidates should be able to work a 40-hour week, use blasting tools, and read English instructions. The job requires lifting up to 45 pounds and working around loud noise in a warehouse environment.

Qualifications

• Speaks and reads in English.
• Must be able to work a minimum of 40 hours per week.
• Troubleshoots blasting equipment and performs general repairs.

Responsibilities

• Perform surface preparation activities, including masking and sanding of product prior to painting or sandblasting.
• Clean and maintain paint shop equipment such as air lines, fluid lines, paint pots, paint guns and respirators.
• Paint, blast and coat products.
• Clean and store empty paint containers for proper disposal.
• Maintain and change paint booth media filters and surface protectant coatings as needed.

Skills

Speaks and reads in English

English proficiency

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Blasting tools

Tools & fixtures for blasting

Job description

• Perform surface preparation activities, which include masking and sanding of product prior to painting or sandblasting.
• Clean and maintain paint shop equipment such as air lines, fluid lines, paint pots, paint guns and respirators.
• Paint blast and coat products
• Clean and store empty paint containers for proper disposal
• Maintain and change paint booth media filters and surface protectant coatings as needed.
• Properly contain hazardous waste generated from normal paint shop operations
• Perform other work-related tasks as assigned.
• Comply with all NOV Company and HSE policies and procedures.
• Knowledge/basic understanding of blasting processes to include maintaining airlines, fluid lines, paint guns cleaning tanks & respirator tanks.
• Adds surface roughness test tape to paint reports
• Sandblasts heavy steel equipment to NACE/SSPC standards.
• Wears a respirator when performing blasting operations.
• Cleans/maintain airlines and respirators.
• Assist with cleanliness of the paint area.
• Ability to work with heavy equipment and lift 45 pounds
• Capability to learn on the job and apply.
• Performs tasks necessary to complete products to engineering specifications and quality requirements.
• Performs other work-related tasks as assigned by the Manager/Supervisor.

Job Description

• Perform surface preparation activities, which include masking and sanding of product prior to painting or sandblasting.
• Clean and maintain paint shop equipment such as air lines, fluid lines, paint pots, paint guns and respirators.
• Paint blast and coat products
• Clean and store empty paint containers for proper disposal
• Maintain and change paint booth media filters and surface protectant coatings as needed.
• Properly contain hazardous waste generated from normal paint shop operations
• Perform other work-related tasks as assigned.
• Comply with all NOV Company and HSE policies and procedures.
• Knowledge/basic understanding of blasting processes to include maintaining airlines, fluid lines, paint guns cleaning tanks & respirator tanks.
• Adds surface roughness test tape to paint reports
• Sandblasts heavy steel equipment to NACE/SSPC standards.
• Wears a respirator when performing blasting operations.
• Cleans/maintain airlines and respirators.
• Assist with cleanliness of the paint area.
• Ability to work with heavy equipment and lift 45 pounds
• Capability to learn on the job and apply.
• Performs tasks necessary to complete products to engineering specifications and quality requirements.
• Performs other work-related tasks as assigned by the Manager/Supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Perform surface preparation activities, which include masking and sanding of product prior to painting or sandblasting.
• Clean and maintain paint shop equipment such as air lines, fluid lines, paint pots, paint guns and respirators.
• Paint blast and coat products
• Clean and store empty paint containers for proper disposal
• Maintain and change paint booth media filters and surface protectant coatings as needed.
• Properly contain hazardous waste generated from normal paint shop operations
• Perform other work-related tasks as assigned.
• Comply with all NOV Company and HSE policies and procedures.
• Knowledge/basic understanding of blasting processes to include maintaining airlines, fluid lines, paint guns cleaning tanks & respirator tanks.
• Adds surface roughness test tape to paint reports
• Sandblasts heavy steel equipment to NACE/SSPC standards.
• Wears a respirator when performing blasting operations.
• Cleans/maintain airlines and respirators.
• Assist with cleanliness of the paint area.
• Ability to work with heavy equipment and lift 45 pounds
• Capability to learn on the job and apply.
• Performs tasks necessary to complete products to engineering specifications and quality requirements.
• Performs other work-related tasks as assigned by the Manager/Supervisor.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2-years of painting heavy equipment experience
• High school diploma, or GED, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Familiarity with the use of tools, fixtures and equipment for blasting
• Speaks and reads in English.
• Must be able to work a minimum of 40-hours
• Troubleshoots blasting equipment and performs general repairs to assigned equipment.
• Works in warehouse/shop floor environment setting 100%
• Exposed to loud noise while in the warehouse.
• Exposed to moving parts while on the shop floor.
• Must be flexible to work overtime, when needed.
• Exposed to occasional hot and / or cold weather depending on outside climate conditions and warehouse temperature since the shop floor is neither airconditioned nor heated.