Coating Technician - Red Dog Mine, AK - Rotational

Job Description

Cleans, abrasive blast & sprays surfaces of manufactured products with cleaning and protective or decorative material such as paint, enamel, glaze, gel-coat, or lacquer by performing the following duties.

Responsibilities

• Cleans grease and dirt from products
• Removes rust from metal surfaces with blasting agents
• Applies masking tape over parts and areas that are not to be coated.
• Fills cavities and dents with putty to attain smooth surface.
• Selects and mixes coating liquid to produce desired color.
• Pours coating liquid into spray container and connects gun to air hose.
• Turns sprayer valves and nozzle to regulate width and pressure of spray.
• Pulls trigger and directs spray onto work surface to apply prime or finish coat.
• Coats areas inaccessible to hand sprayer with brush or other means
• Cleans spraying equipment and brushes with solvent.
• Immediately report all Incidents/Accidents, no matter how small, to their Supervisor.
• This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
• Other duties that are pertinent to the department or unit’s success also may be assigned.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent or ten (10) years related experience will be considered.
• Minimum two (2) years directly related experience.
• Plural component spray application experience.
• Alaska Painters Certification required.
• Reliable transportation to get to job site.
• Driver’s License and an acceptable driving record for the past three (3) years to be eligible under company vehicle insurance policy preferred.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to airborne particles and outdoor weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to wet or humid conditions; extreme cold; extreme heat; risk of radiation and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to work near moving mechanical parts; work in high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision, Distance vision, Peripheral vision, Depth perception and Ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit and taste or smell. Steel toed boots required on the job.

Travel may require an employee or contractor to pass a TSA security checkpoint. If the employee or contractor does not have valid identification, they will not be able to travel until valid identification is obtained and verified.  For this reason all Red Dog employees and contractors must have valid identification when traveling to and from the mine, for a list of TSA approved valid identification visit https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/identification . 

Competencies

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals, write routine reports and correspondence, speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.  Participate in daily tool box meetings by either offering productive feedback and occasionally leading the meeting.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals, compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form, deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. 

Be willing to learn as well as mentor others in regards to work task completion.  Committed to keeping oneself and those around safe at all times, including stopping work if unsafe conditions arise.

Be able and willing to perform other duties and job functions.  Often times other work crews will need assistance which requires all employees that are available to assist these other job functions to achieve successful project completion.

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Shareholder Preference

NANA Construction, LLC is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran protected status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. NANA grants employment preference to shareholders of NANA and their spouses and descendants to the extent allowed by law.

It is NANA Construction, LLC policy to conduct background checks, drug testing and a physical assessment, as applicable, once an offer has been accepted, in accordance with company and/or contract requirements.

Accommodation Request

If you are a job seeker with a disability and require accessibility assistance or an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please submit a request by telephone or via email. In order to appropriately assist you with an accommodation, we ask that you please specify the assistance needed in order to access our jobsite and post for a position. The dedicated email and telephonic options are listed below and are reserved only for individuals with disabilities needing accessibility assistance.

To request an accommodation by telephone, contact us at: 1-800-478-2000

To request an accommodation by email, contact us at recruiting@nana.com