Paint Coordinator

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The jobsite located in Vidor, TX has an opening for a Paint Coordinator.

Optimized Process Designs, LLC (OPD) is an engineering/construction company headquartered in Katy, TX with an expertise in the natural gas, natural gas liquids, and petrochemical industries. OPD is part of the larger Koch Engineered Solutions (KES) organization which provides a variety of capabilities across many industries. Originally incorporated in 1980, OPD has developed a strong reputation for honesty, integrity, and ability to successfully execute projects.

OPD has a key advantage in being able to supply construction services as well as engineering/procurement. This enables clients to have a ''one stop shop'' for the overall project, providing increased efficiency and avoiding potential interface problems. OPD's industry experience, flexibility, and personal attention have made us a preferred partner to our customers and our tight knit, highly productive, team atmosphere makes OPD a great place to work.

• Perform the quality control activities as the client to observe, test, verify conformance, and report the technical aspects of assigned coating project/s.
• Provide objective and professional QC records of the coating systems conformance or deviation from the defined project specification. Read and understand the coating specification/s.
• Perform as part of an effective team. Perform pre-inspection meetings if required.
• Understand cures for design, fabrication defects, and hard to reach areas with regards to surface preparation, and coatings.
• Observe job site safety, weather conditions, surface preparation, coating application and coating cure.
• Assure coating contractor has performed required tests during surface preparation and coating operations, e.g. relative humidity, dew‑point parameters, surface temperatures.
• Assure compressed air equipment can provide required supply of clean, dry compressed air for nozzle blasting. Visually check for surface contaminants, check abrasive media for size/shape and cleanliness.
• Visually check blasted surfaces for specified level of cleanliness and profile.
• Check the paint specifications to ensure the proper paint is at the job site.
• Verify document batch numbers & coating color required per paint report.
• Check the mixing process, ensure adherence to proper induction time. Ensure pot life is not exceeded.
• Verify recoat windows.
• Check the DFT of each coat and verify there are no drips, runs, or holidays.
• Check instrument calibration reports.
• Verify and document conformance in written reports.
• Adhere to all specific safety requirements as set forth at the job sites being visited.

• Actively participate in a strong safety culture
• Recognize safety hazards and risks
• Participate in onsite safety meetings
• Follow OPD and client safety policies and procedures
• Be aware of changing conditions on an active jobsite
• Be on time to the jobsite each day ready for work
• Display a positive attitude and be able to work in a team environment

• Capable of working in outdoor weather and environmental conditions including extreme heat and humidity, extreme cold, and high elevations.
• Lifting and carrying awkward objects up to 60 lbs
• Standing for extended periods of time up to 11 hours per day. Breaks are given in 2.5 hour intervals.
• Moving the entire body. Considerable use of arms, legs, climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, crawling, twisting, reaching, and bending on a regular basis.
• Use hands to handle, control, and feel objects and/or tools.

• Solid working knowledge of SSPC (Steel Structures Painting Council) systems and specifications.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in the industrial coating industry.
• Must be willing to travel up to 75% of the time to 3rd party vendor yards.

• NACE Coating Inspector Level‑2 Certification.
• 5 or more years of experience as an industrial coatings inspector.
• Own equipment to perform required tests during surface preparation and coating operations.

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