Blaster

HUTCO INC.

Position: Abrasive Blaster
Job Location: Newport News Virginia
Hutco Branch: Portsmouth Virginia
Shift: All Shifts
Rate of Pay: $27.31 per hour 120.00 Pier diem for those who qualify

Pay is based on experience and qualifications.

Hutco Inc. is seeking experienced Abrasive Blasters for work at Newport News Shipbuilding. Candidates must have a minimum of three (3) years of experience using high-pressure blast equipment and be capable of working safely in physically demanding shipyard environments.

This position is for Abrasive Blasters and is not a Blast Machine Equipment Operator (BMEO) or Ultra-High Pressure Water Blaster position.

• Minimum 3 years of experience using high-pressure blast equipment
• Experience working in a physically demanding environment
• Experience working in confined spaces
• Experience working at heights
• Experience using a blaster air-fed helmet and/or soft-hood air-fed respirator
• Experience using a negative-pressure half-face respirator
• Must be physically capable of entering and moving through manways and tank openings
• Must be a United States Citizen
• No professional certification is required for the position

Candidates must meet applicable Newport News safety and medical-clearance requirements including:

• Confined Space Entry training
• Hazard Communication training
• Inorganic Arsenic training and medical qualification
• Crystalline Silica training and medical qualification
• Respirator medical clearance training qualification and applicable fit testing
• Training and qualification for applicable air-fed blasting helmets/respirators and negative-pressure respirators
• Fall Protection / Full Body Harness training and qualification
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) training
• Hearing protection training
• Audiometric testing
• Ability to use required eye head hearing hand knee respiratory and fall-protection equipment

Daily respirator use may be required.

This position requires physically demanding work in an industrial shipyard environment. Candidates must be able to:

• Work in confined spaces and tanks
• Work at heights
• Enter and move through restricted manway and tank openings
• Wear required respiratory and protective equipment for extended periods
• Work in varying temperature and humidity conditions
• Safely perform abrasive blasting operations while wearing all required PPE

A limited benefit plan is available to Hutco Inc. employees through Essential Staff Care. Available plans include:

• Medical / Prescription
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Short-Term Disability
• Term Life Benefits
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment Benefit

Apply online or contact:

Hutco Inc. Portsmouth Branch
728 High Street Suite 200
Portsmouth VA 23704
Phone:

Hutco Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).

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