Painter in Chesapeake VA

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As a leading national skilled trade organization, we have the resources to help you maximize the skills you’ve developed and to contribute positively to your trade.

LEAD offers great benefits such as paid holidays* and paid sick leave* ( * subject to eligibility requirements) and allows you to CHOOSE how and where you utilize your hard-won skills, along with the opportunity to grow your experience level. Your team at LEAD want you to have a great fit at a company that values your contributions.

What are you working toward?

Based on your work ethic, development and dedication to your role, with support from your local branch and job-site leadership, you will develop and strengthen your skill sets

We are seeking Painters to become part of our team!

Your responsibilities will include:

Remove adhering scale, sand, paint, grease, tar, rust, and dirt, and to impart specified finish, using abrasive-blasting equipment: Shovels or pours abrasives, such as sand, grit, or shot of specified grade into machine hopper.

Masks specified areas of object to protect from scraping, grinding or needle gunning.

Operate pressure washers from 3000- 40,000 PSI water jetting equipment.

Journeyman painters will be responsible for cleaning and preparation of surfaces including metal and fiberglass surfaces. Surfaces include parts, equipment, interiors and exteriors of ships.

Apply paint in accordance with drawings, instructions and MIL and SSPC Standards using brushes, rollers and spray guns.

Responsible for mixing solvent and coatings materials accurately to formula.

Tape areas to protect from paint.

Set up, operate, maintain and troubleshoot plural component pumps.

Proficient in spraying with plural component paint pumps.

Supervise, train and assign crews.

Requirements for this role include:

Must be able to read and comprehend instructions, drawings and sketches.

Journeyman Painter must have comprehensive understanding of ship repair terminology and ship compartment locations.

Must be physically and medically capable of wearing all required personal protective equipment (PPE) required for the job.

At least 5 year’s of experience of marine painting/blasting interior and exterior surfaces.

Have C12 or C14 plural component certification.

Practical knowledge of NAVSEA Standard Item 009-32.

Able to gain access to various shipyards and military installations.

Please contact Undrae at 757 260 9842 or Heather at 757 260 9840

LEAD is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

LEAD is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that diversity and inclusion is critical to our success as a growing national company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.