Painter/Blaster

VLS Environmental Solutions, LLC, is a recognized leader in providing sustainability solutions, with three divisions providing industry-leading services. With a mission to innovate solutions to meet clients' sustainability goals, VLS has over 1,200 employees in 40+ locations across North America.

Waste Services

VLS Waste Services provides customized waste processing solutions for hazardous and non-hazardous industrial and commercial waste, including landfill diversion and sustainability programs, solidification of liquid waste, recycling, wastewater treatment, and waste sequestration.

Railcar Services

VLS Railcar Cleaning and Repair Services division provides specialty cleaning services for difficult-to-clean products, including chemicals, hardened materials, and pressurized gases, and comprehensive repair services for certified full-service repairs, tank car qualifications, and maintenance.

Marine Services

VLS Marine Services division offers state-of-the-art barge cleaning, repair, and gas-free facilities for various chemical solvents and downstream petroleum products.

The Painter/Blaster role is responsible for preparing and painting the exteriors of barges to include tanks and hoppers, operating blasting equipment to remove internal or external paint, rust and/or other surface debris from barges to meet specification established by customer, regulatory agencies and internal inspectors. Maintains housekeeping of paint shop to include picking up trash and general cleanup.

Is safety minded and pushes safety throughout the shop. Is complaint with all safety rule and regulations
Meets production goals and covers time allowed on jobs.
Completes job to include signing off on all required papers
Ability to use conventional painting equipment, airless painting equipment, blasting equipment, hand tools,.
Surface preparation and paint application according to specs
Ability to learn how to tear down and repair same paint and blast equipment
Maintain equipment in clean and in good working order.
Operate blasting equipment to remove scale, paint and other foreign substances from inside and/or outside of barges and other materials to prime, paint and stencil the interior and/or exterior surfaces of barges or equipment
Adjust equipment as necessary to perform efficient and proper blasting
Surface preparation of non-finished barges and components using various blast media methods
Utilizes respirators and PPE in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications and operating instructions.
Assembles and disassembles helmets and air line connections prior to use
Performs general and preventative maintenance on blasting equipment to include cleaning after use and proper set up for the next job
Keep materials area and other work areas clean and orderly and report potential hazards
Complies with all established safety regulations, rules, policies and procedures
Performs other assignments as required