Service and Training Technician

Newington, CT - USA

Hourly Salary: $ 20 - 30

Posted on: 11-09-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Become part of the Sponge-Jet family and help the world clean preserve and protect its most valued capital assets and historic treasures through a variety of safe effective environmentally friendly surface preparation solutions. Sponge-Jet is the worlds leading manufacturer of clean dry low dust recyclable cleaning and abrasive blasting products.

Sponge-Jet provides comprehensive cross-functional support training and a commitment to matching personal goals with company goals. Sponge-Jet employees like the connectedness autonomy and entrepreneurially-spirited culture. Employees enjoy flexible schedules shared health dental life short- and long-term disability insurance as well as paid training.

Summary - Job Responsibilities Activities:

Provide on-site hands-on training repairs maintenance and/or troubleshooting on Sponge-Jet abrasive blasting equipment and Sponge Media products to current or prospective customers at locations which can include corporate facilities training facilities and/or jobsites. Performance of services typically occurs in industrial environments below-ground (e.g. service water piping) ground-level (e.g. manufacturing facilities/plants) and above ground projects requiring scaffolding (e.g. multi-story buildings) near water (e.g. shipyards) or on the water (e.g. platforms).

Perform conceptual training on pressurized air air volume as related to Sponge-Jet abrasive blasting equipment.
Train on the operations maintenance and troubleshooting of Robots Feed Units Recyclers Integrated Systems Blast Nozzles and other accessory equipment.
Train on the basic concepts of proper surface preparation including cleaning stripping profiling surface cleanliness and decontamination.
Understand and train on how to achieve the basic standards surrounding abrasive blasting and surface cleanliness using Sponge Media products.
Train operators and support personnel on proper safety during abrasive blasting process.
Train on project and equipment staging.
Record all business correspondence project data and blasting data in company CRM
Record images and video of project staging blasts and test blasts for quality assurance and/or marketing purposes.
When not in the field assigned work will take place at Sponge-Jet Headquarters and Equipment Manufacturing Facility (Newington NH). Assigned work could include research and development tasks equipment assembly and inspection/preparation of rental equipment.

Education - Experience:

Work experience in industrial settings
Mechanical aptitude
Strong problem solving and analytical skills

Required Skills Competencies Authorities and Training Needs:

Excellent logical thinking and problem-solving skills
Know the basic principles in air pressure and pneumatics
Have good training and communication skills
Good oral and written communication skills
Able to work both independently and in teams
Able to think clearly during crisis/high-pressure situations
Able to troubleshoot with limited resources; be resourceful

Pay:

$20 to $30 per hour commensurate with experience

Benefits:

Health Insurance
Short-Term/Long-Term Disability Insurance
Dental Insurance
Life Insurance
Paid Holidays
Travel and Business Expense Reimbursement
Flexible Work Schedule
Opportunities for Advancement

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Sponge-Jet is an Equal Opportunity Employer and therefore provides equal opportunities to all applicants for employment and employees and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin citizenship disability genetics veteran status or any other legally protected status (or characteristic) under federal state or local law.

Required Experience:

Summary - Job Responsibilities Activities:

Perform conceptual training on pressurized air air volume as related to Sponge-Jet abrasive blasting equipment.
Train on the operations maintenance and troubleshooting of Robots Feed Units Recyclers Integrated Systems Blast Nozzles and other accessory equipment.
Train on the basic concepts of proper surface preparation including cleaning stripping profiling surface cleanliness and decontamination.
Understand and train on how to achieve the basic standards surrounding abrasive blasting and surface cleanliness using Sponge Media products.
Train operators and support personnel on proper safety during abrasive blasting process.
Train on project and equipment staging.
Record all business correspondence project data and blasting data in company CRM
Record images and video of project staging blasts and test blasts for quality assurance and/or marketing purposes.
When not in the field assigned work will take place at Sponge-Jet Headquarters and Equipment Manufacturing Facility (Newington NH). Assigned work could include research and development tasks equipment assembly and inspection/preparation of rental equipment.

Education - Experience: