PAINTER/SANDBLASTER II-Magnolia (Finance)

Job Description

The Painter/Blaster is responsible for preparing and coating various surfaces of equipment used in oil field operations to ensure the highest quality and durability. This role involves the application of protective coatings and the operation of abrasive blasting equipment to remove rust, scale, contaminants, and previous coatings.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications / Skills
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and 3+ years related experience is required.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Fluent in English. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to draft routine reports and correspondence.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentage.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with situations involving limited instructions or lack of direct leadership.

COMPUTER SKILLS

None required.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Valid Driver's License or I.D.

Behavioral Competencies

• Strictly adheres to all established safety protocols and guidelines, ensuring a secure work environment for oneself and colleagues while actively identifying and addressing potential hazards.
• Encourages open and transparent communication, fostering collaboration and teamwork to achieve common goals and enhance overall productivity.
• Demonstrates a strong commitment to excellence, consistently delivering high-quality work with a focus on meeting and exceeding customer expectations.
• Proactively organizes tasks and schedules to meet deadlines efficiently, ensuring commitments are fulfilled with minimal delays or disruptions.
• Actively contributes ideas and suggestions to improve operations, identifying opportunities to enhance safety, reduce costs, and increase efficiency in work processes.
• Promptly escalates concerns or issues to management when necessary, ensuring that potential risks or challenges are addressed effectively and in a timely manner.
• Embraces change and fosters a positive work culture, supporting new initiatives and adapting to evolving workplace needs with a constructive attitude.
• Possesses a clear understanding of job responsibilities and required skills, continuously developing expertise to perform tasks effectively and contribute to overall team success.
• Consistently prioritizes customer satisfaction, striving to exceed expectations by delivering high-quality products and services while maintaining a customer-focused mindset.

Technical Competencies

• Proficient in use of spray guns and sandblasting equipment.
• Strong understanding of surface preparation, coating types, and proper application techniques.
• Ability to read and interpret job specifications, safety data sheets (SDS), and technical instructions.
• Mechanical aptitude for troubleshooting and maintaining equipment.
• Familiarity with OSHA safety standards and hazardous material handling.
• Basic math skills for mixing ratios and measurement conversions.
• Familiarity with industry coatings such as epoxy, urethane, zinc primers and other corrosion-resistant materials.
• Demonstrates the proper steps for applying primer and topcoats.

Physical Requirements / Working Conditions
PHYSICAL DEMANDS

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. While performing the duties of this job; the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk, hear, taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Applicant must be respirator fit test and be medically cleared to wear a tight-fitting respirator and/or sandblasting hood and blast suit during operations.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

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 vibration, exposed to wet and or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions, extreme cold and heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to high.

Responsibilities

• Follow all workplace safety procedures, including proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and safe handling of tools and equipment within a MFG facility which produces large, industrial Oil & Gas drilling equipment.
• Mask and cover components not to be painted or blasted.
• Perform abrasive blasting (sandblasting) on metal surfaces to remove scale, rust, contaminants, and previous coatings as directed per established specifications.
• Mix and prepare paints and coatings according to manufacturer specifications and job requirements.
• Inspect surfaces before and after painting to ensure proper surface preparation and coating application.
• Apply industrial-grade primers, paints, and coatings using spray equipment guns, and other appropriate tools.
• Operate, clean, and maintain painting and blasting equipment in good working condition.
• Maintain a clean and organized work environment utilizing Lean Manufacturing (5S) principles.
• Measures thickness of paint applied to objects and completes inspection forms as required.
• Work overtime and/or weekend as required.
• Other duties may be assigned by Team Leader or Manager.

About Us

Nabors is a leading provider of advanced technology for the energy industry. With operations in about 20 countries, Nabors has established a global network of people, technology and equipment to deploy solutions that deliver safe, efficient and responsible hydrocarbon production. By leveraging its core competencies, particularly in drilling, engineering, automation, data science and manufacturing, Nabors aims to innovate the future of energy and enable the transition to a lower carbon world.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Nabors is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibiting discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, religion, age, color, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training. To learn more about our Fair Employment practices, please refer to the Nabors Code of Conduct .