Painting Instructor

• Ensure that all painting equipment are in line with the maintenance schedule and ready for the coming projects.
• Preparation of a defined painting Scope of Work for any specified project related to local and international clients.
• Painting Superintendent to coach supervision and charge hands through experience. Training gaps should be highlighted to the Group Painting Manager after using the PTO process and LATC assistance.
• Ensure compliance to HSES policies and procedures as applicable.
• Assist and work closely with the project construction team with project tracking system schedule management and any day-to-day coating requirements.
• Attend weekly management HSES walkthroughs.
• In conjunction with HSES and the Group Painting Manager, ensure that all aspects of blasting and painting across all projects are executed safely and in compliance with HSES responsibilities.
• Ensure that painting resources are fed into the weekly manpower forecast via the Construction Manager and the Group Painting Manager as per project schedule.
• Update the Construction Manager on painting activities and schedules in the morning construction meetings.
• Preparation of technical queries and site queries for client approval.
• Conduct a readiness review meeting with painting supervisors at the start of the project to define the manpower, the equipment, consumables, and materials required to execute the project within the budget.
• Attending weekly Project meeting and Engineering / Procurement interface meetings.
• Coordinating with Subcontractors for the execution of subcontract works and monitor their progress.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable information security policies & procedures.
• Liaise with PM and CM with reference to project painting issues.
• Input into the man hours for the work packs at the planning stage. These plans, man hours and responsibilities are passed to, and understood by the supervision and charge hands.
• Liaise with other trades to ensure project schedule adherence.
• Painting equipment to be planned during bid stage, equipment needs, equipment capacities and durations.
• Monitor actual man-hours against budgeted man-hours in the work pack (where applicable) and take appropriate steps to correct overruns with discussions with the relevant supervision.
• Coordinate with painting QC supervisor in the preparation of ITP and method statements for project coating application.
• Manage the supervision, charge hands, blasters, and painters to deliver first time right quality with minimal or zero QC comments during inspection.
• Preparation of paint strategy plan based on project schedule agreed with PMT.
• Conduct TBT’s on safety, productivity, quality issues with the painting supervision on a weekly basis.
• Co-ordinate / liaise with other Production / Project Managers and Engineers as required.
• Coordinating with painting supervisors for solving all technical issues at site.
• Liaise with QC coordinator/ Inspectors and assist with monitoring quality related issues.
• Ensure strong daily and weekly planning is in place and the supervision are clear on their assignments, allowing for adequate allocation of tasks to the workforce to keep them working at maximum effectiveness and efficiency.
• Closing out of NCR’s & CAR’s in a timely manner and implementing the actions so the non-conformances are not repeated.
• Ensure manpower requirements, shortfalls or skills are reported to the Group Painting Manager.
• Preparation of project related materials requisitions.

Excellent communications skills (written and oral) in the English language.

Well versed with MS Office and good Computer knowledge.

At least 10 years’ experience in the protective coating Industry.

Degree / Diploma in a relevant discipline.

• Understand the ITP and communicate this with the blasting and painting supervision for all projects.
• Possess strong initiative around decision making and ability and to provide technical solutions for all blasting and painting related issues.