Blaster and Painter
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Trade · Perth, WA, Australia · Full-Time · $45/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored
Accurate surface preparation and coating control define this full-time Blaster and Painter role in Perth, WA. An established industrial services workshop is expanding its team and needs experienced practitioners who understand the complete process from initial blasting to the finished protective coating.
You will work with industrial paint systems and modern workshop equipment, checking surface cleanliness and film thickness throughout each job. Equipment care, fault resolution and quality procedures are also part of the work. Eligible overseas candidates may be considered for sponsorship.
Use an up-to-date English CV to identify your blasting standards, coating materials and spray equipment experience. Describe your industrial coating skills with Build AI CV, including practical examples of how you checked coating quality.
Key Responsibilities
- Grit-blast industrial materials and prepare substrates for protective coatings, achieving specified Sa 2.5 and Sa 3 cleanliness standards.
- Confirm surface cleanliness before applying zinc-rich primers, high-build epoxy, polyurethane and other required industrial coating systems.
- Operate airless and conventional spray equipment, completing stripe coating and all other specified application stages.
- Use wet film gauges to check coating thickness and keep applications within specification.
- Apply QA/QC procedures throughout surface preparation and painting.
- Maintain painting and blasting equipment and troubleshoot equipment or blast-room faults.
- Load and unload blasting trolleys, keeping the workplace orderly, clean and safe.
Requirements & Eligibility
- Bring a minimum of 3 years’ hands-on industrial blasting and painting experience; workshop experience in industrial surface treatment is essential.
- Demonstrate abrasive blasting capability to Sa 2.5 and Sa 3 standards and knowledge of the complete surface preparation and coating process.
- Understand industrial paint and protective coating systems, with experience applying zinc-rich primers, high-build epoxies and polyurethanes.
- Operate airless and conventional spray equipment confidently and apply coatings accurately to specified thicknesses.
- Understand wet film measurement and coating quality control.
- Have strong equipment maintenance and troubleshooting skills, attention to detail and consistent workmanship.
- A forklift licence is desirable; experience operating gantry or overhead cranes is also desirable.
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