**Hello! We are currently hiring for Industrial Painters here in Peoria, AZ!** **Job Description** As a Foreman, you will oversee daily operations, ensuring that all tasks are prioritized, resources are organized, and time is efficiently managed. You will be responsible for maintaining a clean and organized work environment, ensuring all equipment is in good working condition, and communicating effectively with team members and supervisors to ensure smooth project execution. **Responsibilities** + Create and organize a work plan for each day, ensuring it is set up and laid out by the end of the previous work day. + Maintain a clean and organized work environment, including keeping the blast bay clean and ensuring curtains are closed. + Clean the blast booth daily to meet Air Quality Department standards. + Maintain all sandblasting equipment, performing regular inspections and coordinating repairs or replacements as needed. + Understand project specifications and ensure accurate execution of sandblasting tasks. + Maintain an accurate piece count of all items being sandblasted and track time spent on each job for project management and billing purposes. + Communicate effectively with team members, supervisors, and other relevant personnel. + Use a wet film thickness (WFT) gauge for coating applications. + Inspect and prepare surfaces by removing old paint, dirt, or debris, and repairing imperfections. + Apply primer, paint, and other coatings using brushes, rollers, or spray equipment, ensuring even coverage. + Clean and maintain painting tools and equipment, and dispose of waste materials according to regulations. + Stay updated on industry trends and participate in training sessions to enhance skills and knowledge. **Essential Skills** + 3+ years of experience in painting and sandblasting. + 1+ years of experience in cementitious waterproofing coatings. + Knowledge of surface preparation techniques and confined space safety. + Experience with industrial tanks, carbon steel water tank reservoirs, and reclamation facilities. + Ability to use hand tools such as trowels and spray guns. + Familiarity with SSPC-Surface Preparation and NACE Abrasive standards. **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + Ability to identify and achieve SP-1,2,3,5,6,7,10,11,13,15 standards. + Capability to blast 150 sq/ft to an SP-10 in 1 hour. + Knowledge of checking nozzle circumference for wear and performing preventative maintenance checks on blast hoses. + Experience troubleshooting and repairing field equipment. + Ability to coat 1000 sqft with 2% or less rework in 1 hour. + Experience setting up, tearing down, and cleaning paint application equipment. + Knowledge of airless spray tips, mixing coatings, and operating plural machines. + Ability to identify and correct coating defects, measure WFT using a wet film gauge, and apply coatings correctly. **Why Work Here?** We offer excellent benefits, opportunities for growth, and a healthy backlog of work. Enjoy the flexibility of overtime, field and shop work, and a supportive work environment that values continuous improvement and employee development. **Work Environment** You will work on multiple sites in the valley, including waste water treatment plants, reclamation facilities, carbon steel water tank reservoirs, and confined spaces. The work environment includes heavy industrial facilities, heights, and confined spaces with access points as small as 24 inches. Tools required include crescent wrenches, hammers, pliers, wire cutters, screwdrivers, and channel locks. PPS Coatings provides necessary PPE and tools, ensuring safety and proper equipment maintenance. **Job Type & Location** This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Phoenix, Arizona. **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $20.00 - $28.50/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) **Workplace Type** This is a fully onsite position in Phoenix,AZ. **Application Deadline** This position is anticipated to close on Mar 15, 2025. **About Aerotek:** We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow. Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.