Sandblaster

Job Description

Description:

Wedgworth’s Inc. is currently seeking a skilled Sandblaster to join our team at our Moore Haven location. The ideal candidate will have experience sandblasting structural beams, machinery, trailers, and trucks. Painting experience is preferred.

About Us

Wedgworth’s Inc. is a drug-free workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). We operate fertilizer blending locations in Moore Haven, and Lake Placid, along with a crop protection distribution center in Lake Placid. Our fleet includes trailers, semi-trucks, passenger vehicles, forklifts, front-end loaders, and aerial lifts, all maintained under DOT regulations. Our blending plants are classified as industrial locations.

Position Requirements:

Minimum 2 years of experience as a sandblaster using abrasive blasting equipment to remove paint, grease, tar, rust, fertilizer, and dirt

Ability to properly prep surfaces and load blasting media

Manual dexterity and strong attention to detail

Ability to work with various machines, tools, and safety equipment

Must qualify to wear a respirator

Ability to lift and carry heavy parts and equipment

Properly dispose of waste products in accordance with safety standards

Assist with preparing parts for the paint shop

Perform maintenance on sandblasting equipment

Maintain a clean and organized work areaRequirements:

Are required to be physically fit and able to do heavy lifting work. Heavy lifting is generally

described as 50 pounds repetitively being lifted with maximum lifting being up to 100 pounds.

They must be able to reach above their head to lift, tighten, clean, carry, paint and grease, etc.

The workload requires repetitive neck, hand, wrist, elbow, shoulder, leg, knee, ankle, back and

abdomen motion. They also have to be able to climb, carry, lift, hold, crawl, bend, reach, twist,

stand, walk, sit, drive, pull, push, squat, sweep, squeeze, grip, hold and shovel. The reading,

writing, and understanding of the English language is critical to safety of the employee and

others around him/her. Must be able to tolerate an un-air-conditioned, hot, dusty, fast paced

environment without the fear of heights or ladders. They should be agile, flexible, and limber.

They must be able to tolerate heat, cold, and exposure to the elements including dusty

environment. They must be able to wear a respirator including but not limited to N95 Mask, half

face respirators, and full face respirators. (Please note there is an OSHA defined process of

medical questionnaires and fit testing that will be involved.) Due to the nature of the business,

all production and maintenance crew members should be able to report and work any day and

any hour.

Full-time