Thermal Spray Technician

Job Title : Technician

Dept/BU/Location : Operations/ South Africa/ Johannesburg

FLSA Status : Non-Exempt

Critical features of this job are described under the headings below. They are not meant to be all inclusive and are subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodations or other business reasons.

General Purpose of the Position:

Following a company-sponsored training program, our Thermal Spray Technicians travel to IGS customers all over the world performing coating corrosion applications. As a Thermal Spray Technician, you will work on a large team of dedicated and experienced sprayers all focused on servicing and protecting our customers’ mission critical equipment. The position supports IGS strategic growth objectives through execution of quality projects.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

· Comply with IGS and site-specific safety protocols/ equipment safe operating practices

· Maintain a valid driver’s license to operate company or rental vehicles

· Pass all necessary trainings provided by IGS and customer’s requirements

Quality Control

• Perform duties at least 90% independent
• Assist in planning upcoming work scope
• Understand QC role in QCP, assist in QCP completion
• Review QCP with the Team Leader prior to start of any work

Troubleshooting and Maintenance

• Perform thorough troubleshooting of equipment as needed
• Handle power pack and control box malfunctions
• Replace Knurl wheel, toggle switch,
• Repair deadman, blast pot, air block (pressure switch)
• Operate breathing box, change air block and motor if necessary
• Clear information from and tag damaged equipment

Interpret Coating Maps

• Understand coating documents for boiler and vessel
• Understand color coding for coated areas
• Identify internal instruments, nozzles and plates

Profiling

• Meet required profile depth, consistently with no holidays
• Create profile with no spalls near edge of coating UOP

Spraying

• Ensure quality application, regardless of time restrictions
• Produce coatings +/- 2 mils within specification for majority of UOP
• Be Able to surpass company expectations by 25% and assist others as needed

Tapers and Tie-Ins

• Spray tapers and tie-ins with no lips or hard edges, cosmetically perfect
• Maintain consistent transition through the tie-in
• Produce tapers and tie-ins with no out of range thickness

Spray - Repairs

• Spray repairs with no hard edges, lips or out of range thicknesses
• Understand repair geometry
• Correct profile and repair preparation
• Assist in repair inspections

Elcometer Use

• Calibrate elcometer
• Use with care, be responsible for the instrument

Testex Application and Micrometer Use

• Perform proper Testex application
• Remedy low or high Testex readings – adjust profile
• Record Profile thickness, document Testex in QCP/ UOP sheet

SEE Report

• Complete SEE report readings with minimal direction
• Provide clear feedback to Team Leader
• Correct elevation and marking

Standards of Practice (SOP’s)

• Comply with task specific SOP’s including: sandblasting and HVAS set up and operation, profiling and surface preparation,
• Preparation, application and inspection of Production Test Plate, if project requires

Employee Mentor

• Offer other personnel HVAS guidance, practical demonstration, feedback, motivation and/ or positive criticism as deemed appropriate/ necessary
• Fill roles of alternate positions to assist where needed
• Work safely, ensuring all activities conform with both IGS and customer site specific safety requirements
• Produce a high volume of coated area that meets or exceeds project specification, quality control standards and IGS SOP’s (standard operating procedures)
• Produce uniform coating above minimum specification
• Conduct yourself in a professional manner at all times through personal adherence of IGS values (the IGS Way)
• Strive for professional development in terms of improvements in work quality and consistency
• Prevent any non-conformance that can cause loss of confidence from the customer and project’s profit.

Skills and Abilities Required:

Physical:

• Lift 50lbs. or more multiple times through each shift; Walk up and down multiples flights of stairs or climb ladders
• Able to work in tight/confined spaces as well as on elevated surfaces (scaffolding)
• Able to work 12-hour shifts, day or night, 7 days per week
• Able to wear full-face respirator and supplied-air hood PPE for extended periods
• Comfortable working with pressurized equipment and air systems up to 140 PSI or higher in confined, dusty, or high-temperature environments

Client-Site Documentation

• Due to nature of certain restrictions for our clients, we require all employees to hold a valid and unrestricted U.S. Driver's License
• Employees will also be subject to a DISA background check and drug screening prior to employment and periodically during tenure.

Travel

• Must be willing and able to travel 1 – 4 weeks at any given time.
• Ability to obtain Passport and travel internationally.

Contacts:

• Frequent contact with onsite leadership, office, and field service personnel
• Occasional contact with customers

Decision/Judgment:

• Decisions are guided by a general understanding of the company’s mission, vision, IGS Way Values framework, standards of operation and mutually determined strategies and objectives

Effort/Working Conditions:

• High physical effort and high level of physical exertion is required for this position
• Job is performed in a challenging environment in various client facilities which includes but are not limited to refineries, paper mills and power plants in both South Africa and International locations
• Work is generally performed in a confined space with extreme temperature variations
• The work environment is typically dusty due to the nature of materials handled. Must be comfortable working in such conditions and wear personal protective equipment as required
• Regular attendance is essential for satisfactory performance in this position, reliability is required
• Great flexibility is required including the working of overtime to meet seasonal or other peak workload demands
• Moderate to high degree of danger associated with the job

Education and Experience Required

• Industrial or Field Service experience preferred (power plants, petrochemical, oil and gas, mining, commercial, concrete, sandblasting, hydro-blasting, coating application, painting, or manufacturing environments)
• High School Diploma or equivalent

Pay: From R3 500,00 per week

Work Location: In person