Head Blasting & Painting

Section Head Painting & Blasting (DGM)

Department: Production / Shipbuilding Operations
Location: Pipavav Gujarat

Job Purpose

Lead all blasting surface preparation painting coating and preservation activities for shipbuilding and ship repair projects ensuring compliance with quality safety environmental and project requirements while achieving production targets.

Key Responsibilities

Operations & Production

• Plan schedule and manage blasting and painting activities to meet project timelines.
• Allocate manpower equipment materials and subcontractors effectively.
• Drive productivity quality improvements and cost optimization initiatives.
• Coordinate with fabrication outfitting QA/QC planning and project teams.

Technical & Quality Management

• Ensure compliance with SSPC ISO 12944 NACE/AMPP IMO and classification society standards.
• Supervise surface preparation (Sa 2 Sa 2.5 Sa 3) coating application and DFT compliance.
• Conduct inspections including surface profile checks holiday testing adhesion testing and coating assessments.
• Investigate coating failures and implement corrective actions.

Health Safety & Environment

• Ensure safe execution of blasting and painting operations including confined space work.
• Enforce PPE permit-to-work systems and environmental compliance.
• Monitor ambient conditions such as humidity dew point and steel temperature.
• Conduct safety audits and risk assessments.

Resource & Cost Management

• Manage departmental budgets equipment utilization and paint inventory.
• Minimize wastage and control consumable costs.
• Oversee maintenance of blasting and painting equipment.
• Develop workforce capabilities through training and certification programs.

Stakeholder Management

• Liaise with clients classification societies consultants and paint manufacturers.
• Support procurement commercial and project teams in technical evaluations and material selection.

Key KPIs

• On-time completion of blasting and painting activities.
• Rework and paint repair percentage.
• Productivity per man-hour.
• Coating quality acceptance rate.
• HSE performance.
• Budget adherence and equipment utilization.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Marine Production Engineering or related field.
• Diploma in Paint Technology preferred.
• NACE/AMPP Coating Inspector Level 2 preferred.

Experience

• 16 years in shipbuilding offshore fabrication marine repair or heavy industrial painting.
• 610 years in a leadership role managing large-scale blasting and painting operations.
• Experience with commercial vessels naval ships offshore structures or marine fabrication projects.

Key Skills

• Marine coating systems and corrosion protection.
• Surface preparation standards (Sa 2 Sa 2.5 Sa 3).
• Airless spray painting technologies.
• QA/QC for marine coatings.
• Production planning resource management and cost control.
• Strong leadership problem-solving and stakeholder management skills.

Mandatory Certifications

• NACE Level 2 Coating Inspector or FROSIO Level 3.
• Painting Supervisor Certification.

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