Painter Associate 1 - Swing Shift

Location: Portland, OR, United States

Date Posted: Jul 31, 2025

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Who We Are

Vigor Marine Group is an established, innovative, integrated partner with a national footprint in marine maintenance and modernization, marine fabrication, and marine services.

With five shipyards, eight dry docks, and more than 20,000 feet of pier space on or near U.S. Naval bases, at historic shipyards, and the home of the Alaskan Marine Highway System, our 2,500 dedicated employees across five states - from the Pacific Northwest to San Diego to Norfolk - personify the values of our company. Vigor Marine Group takes pride in being the employer of choice for our employees, who in turn take great pride in their contributions to the communities where they live and work, and to their nation - through their living wage jobs supporting their local economies, and through the world-class maritime and industrial services they provide to further our defense readiness and national security. For more information, visit vigor.net.

HOURLY RATE: $28.49

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

This list is not intended to detail all aspects of the assigned work but is representative of the job's overall responsibilities. Successfully performs work as an individual, as a member of a single craft, or multi-craft work crew. Performs work with minimal supervision.

• Complies with craft and shipyard safety and environmental measures
• Tends paint pot and paint equipment.
• Successfully completes sustained work at various heights, including but not limited to, 100 feet.
• Proper cares and safely uses of hand and power tools and all company property.
• Prepares surfaces for painting: cleaning and masking.
• Maintains painting equipment: hoses, pumps, pressure tanks, spray guns and tips.
• Maintains sandblasting equipment: hoses, nozzles, and gaskets: electric and air.
• Incumbent performs similar work in all areas of the Yard as the need arises.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Communicates effectively independently or in a group.
• Ability to do basic math, i.e. add, subtract, divide and multiply.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and comprehend English.
• Shipyard terminology and shipboard familiarity.
• Proper care and use of respirators and identification of type required for operation.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• High School diploma or GED preferred.
• Two years industrial painting and/or blasting work experience.
• Proven skills, work history and/or applicable education will be considered in lieu of work experience.

Associate 1

Proficient in both Fire Watch and general clean up. Grinds pipe and structural steel under the direction of a Journey Level employee or Supervisor. Pulls leads and/or cable as directed. May also perform Fire Watch related duties. To progress to the next level, they must have three (3) basic Ship Repair Skills and acquire three more.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• HAZWOPER- First Responder Awareness Level
• Four-hour fire watch certification must be obtained within 30 days of hire
• HighLift certification
• Two-hour course in pot tending safety

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Painter must transfer tools (deck scaler, scaling hammer, needle gun) to/from area of need. Requires vertically transferring tools (deck scaler, scaling hammer, needle gun) weighing up to (15 lbs.) from (4") to (76"), up to 20/hr.).
• Painter must transfer 2-gallon bucket of paint to/from area of need. Requires vertically/horizontally transferring 2-gallon bucket of paint weighing up to (30 lbs.) from (12") to (60"), up to (2/hr.), a distance of up to (40 feet) without mechanical assistance.
• Painter must transfer 5-gallon bucket of paint to/from area of need. Requires vertically/horizontally transferring 5-gallon bucket of paint weighing up to (55 lbs.) from (18") to (36"), up to (10/hr.), a distance of up to (20 feet) without mechanical assistance.
• Painter must transfer 5-gallon bucket of AF paint to/from area of need. Requires vertically/horizontally transferring 5-gallon bucket of AF paint weighing up to (95 lbs.) from (18") to (36"), up to (10/hr.), a distance of up to (20 feet) without mechanical assistance.
• Painter must layout dry dock electrical blast hoses, bull air lines. Must horizontally transfer dry dock electrical blast hoses, bull air lines requiring a force up to (80 lbs.), up to (1/hr.), a distance up to (150 ft.).
• Painter must lower/raise 5-gallon bucket of paint in/out of area of need. Requires upper body forces up to (55 lbs.), up to (20/hr.).
• Painter must operate sandblasting gun, power tools such as deck grinder, needle gun requiring coupling forces up to (20 lbs.), up to (15/hr.).
• Painter must access tanks, scaffolding, job locations. Requires climbing ladder up to 100 rungs/hr. in (8 hr.).
• Painter must access vessels, job locations. Requires climbing stairs up to 100 steps/hr. in (8 hr.).
• Painter must access tanks, bilge areas. Must access spaces with specific entries (15") x (21").
• Painter must access work locations; works off JLG, scaffolding. Must tolerate heights up to (100 ft.).
• Painter must access double bottom, bilge areas. Must work in spaces with limited headroom of (36 in.).
• Painter must prepare, mask off surfaces for painting. Requires repetitive assumption of posture to access a point (1 inches) from the floor up to (60/hr.).
• Painter must stand to perform painting and sandblasting duties. Requires tolerance of standing posture up to (2 hr.) continuously, for a total of up to (7 hr.) per (8 hr.).
• Painter must tolerate working environment with inside ambient temperatures.
• Painter must tolerate working environment with outside temperatures.
• Painter requires (near/far/depth/color) vision to perform painting and sandblasting duties.
• Painter must access sandblasting/paint booths, shops, vessels, work locations. Requires walking up to (3.0 mi.), in (8 hr.).

Talking, Hearing, Vision, Near Acuity (clarity of vision at 20 inches or less), Far Acuity (clarity of vision at 20 feet of more), Depth Perception (three-dimensional vision to judge distance and spatial relationships), Color Vision (if required to distinguish colors for job performance or safety), Field of Vision (if required to observe a large field of vision while keeping eye fixed on a given point for job performance or safety), and Smell. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

INTERPERSONAL CONTACTS:

• Interaction/communication with others: Communicates with others on site to ensure safety/coordinate work efforts.
• Works alone/independently: Frequently works in pairs.
• Directs/supervises others: Not required.
• Repetitive work: Work consists of performing similar painting related tasks throughout the day.
• Attention to detail: Surface preparation and color choices must be accurate.
• Flexibility: Priorities changed during the day.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Works indoors: Frequently
• Works outdoors: Continually
• Other Exposures: May be exposed to paints, sand, petroleum, upper extremity vibration (sustained and repeated) with hoses, paint thinners, free silica, asbestos, epoxy, dust, and heights.
• Safety equipment required: Wears hard hat, respirator, gloves, hearing protection, fall restraint and eye protection. Must wear long sleeved clothing and leather boots with steel safety toes.
• Operation of equipment/tools/vehicles: Uses hoses, high-lift, shovel, ladder, scaffolding, high pressure water wash, 100 to 600 pound pressure pots, hydro pumps, brushes, rollers, 1-1/4 inch blast hose, blast nozzle, air fed respirators/blast hoods, forklift, sandblast hoppers, vacuum units, D.H. (full face respirator) units, and air mixers (drill motors).
• Required hygiene standards: Per company standards.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This role is with a federally contracted employer and is subject to regulations that restrict employment to US Persons only (i.e. US Citizens, lawful permanent residents, legally recognized asylees and refugees, and persons protected under INA). Successful job candidates will be asked to provide documentation of their US Persons status.

Vigor Industrial LLC and its wholly owned subsidiaries are drug, smoke and vape-free workplaces. Prospective employees must pass a drug and alcohol test and background check as pre-employment screening.

Vigor Values

Vigor expects all employees to enhance the atmosphere in which they work by living the Vigor Values every day.

Truth: We seek the truth, and we speak the truth

Responsibility: We act on what we know is right

Evolution: We seek mastery, and adapt to a changing world

Love: We care about the people we work with, and the world we live in

Vigor and its wholly owned subsidiaries are committed to inclusion and diversity by providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veterans, age, genetics, the presence of a physical or mental condition or disability that can be reasonably accommodated, or any other protected class under relevant laws in the locations we operate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and can be requested with Vigor's Human Resources Department.

In addition to federal law requirements, Vigor complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination and non-retaliation in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, benefits, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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