Painter Blaster

Job Description

Job Description

A painter/blaster prepares surfaces and applies coatings using various techniques and equipment, ensuring high-quality finishes in industrial or manufacturing settings.

Overview

A painter/blaster is responsible for preparing surfaces and applying paints, primers, and protective coatings to a variety of materials, including steel structures, piping, and manufactured components, in accordance with specifications and safety standards Zippia+1. This role is common in industrial, manufacturing, and construction environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Surface Preparation: Clean, sand, sandblast, scrape, etch, or burn surfaces to ensure proper adhesion of coatings . Mask or block areas not to be coated.
• Coating Application: Apply primers, paints, and protective coatings using conventional, airless, or plural spray systems, as well as brushes and rollers c3industrial.com+1. Ensure even coverage, smooth finishes, and correct thickness.
• Paint Mixing: Prepare and mix paints, primers, and coatings to achieve proper color, consistency, and viscosity using thinners, solvents, and additives
• Equipment Operation and Maintenance: Operate blasting equipment, spray guns, and other tools safely. Maintain and clean equipment, booths, filters, and protective clothing
• Inspection and Quality Control: Visually and mechanically inspect finished surfaces for defects such as runs, pinholes, or bare spots, and perform touch-ups as needed .
• Documentation and Compliance: Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, and work orders. Follow manufacturer instructions, MSDS sheets, and company procedures c3industrial.com+1.
• Post-Painting Tasks: Perform grinding, sanding, polishing, caulking, and sealing as required .

Required Skills and Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent .
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in painting, coating, or blasting
• Knowledge of various painting and blasting techniques, including SP5 and SP6 standards .
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and technical drawings
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to work independently or in a team .
• Physical stamina and strength to handle demanding tasks, including lifting, standing, and working at heights
• Familiarity with safety regulations and proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE), eptec.com.au.

Work Environment

Painter/blasters often work in environments exposed to extreme temperatures, fumes, airborne particles, and moving machinery c3industrial.com+1. The role may require working at heights, using scaffolding, or operating cranes and forklifts. Safety and adherence to protocols are critical.

Based in Houston, Taurus Industrial Group (Taurus) is a leading, integrated and industry-diversified technical services company offering end-to-end services across multiple service lines. Leveraging a growing footprint with operations in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, Taurus’s service offerings cover engineering and automation, electrical and instrumentation, power systems testing and commissioning, civil and mechanical crafts, pipe and structural steel fabrication, rotating equipment maintenance and repairs, full-service soft crafts, insulation and scaffold, specialty tooling and machining, technical bolting, heat treating, hot-tapping, line stopping and NDT / inspections.

With over 60 years of continuous, safe, and reliable operating experience, Taurus operates across multiple industries and sectors, providing front-end engineering, routine maintenance, capital projects, and turnaround services. We service multiple areas of the energy industry, from our origins in traditional petrochemical and refining industries to the broader power, natural gas, midstream, industrials, and the emerging renewables market.

Company Description

Based in Houston, Taurus Industrial Group (Taurus) is a leading, integrated and industry-diversified technical services company offering end-to-end services across multiple service lines. Leveraging a growing footprint with operations in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, Taurus’s service offerings cover engineering and automation, electrical and instrumentation, power systems testing and commissioning, civil and mechanical crafts, pipe and structural steel fabrication, rotating equipment maintenance and repairs, full-service soft crafts, insulation and scaffold, specialty tooling and machining, technical bolting, heat treating, hot-tapping, line stopping and NDT / inspections.\r\n\r\nWith over 60 years of continuous, safe, and reliable operating experience, Taurus operates across multiple industries and sectors, providing front-end engineering, routine maintenance, capital projects, and turnaround services. We service multiple areas of the energy industry, from our origins in traditional petrochemical and refining industries to the broader power, natural gas, midstream, industrials, and the emerging renewables market.