Sandblaster – Tobyhanna, PA

IAP - Ingenuity and Purpose

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A world-class leader in providing seasoned program management, IAP leverages and integrates its capabilities to provide safe, innovative, and reliable solutions to meet customers' diverse and complex challenges. IAP operates in more than 110 locations in 27 countries worldwide and maintains offices in the Washington DC area, Florida, Maryland, Oklahoma, the United Kingdom, and the Middle East.

IAP will provide augmentation labor to support the Tobyhanna Army Depot (TYAD) depot maintenance mission at Tobyhanna, PA.



Essential Job Functions:

• Clean metal and nonmetal surfaces through use of sandblasting equipment.
• Adjusts varied amounts and mixtures of abrasive compounds for stubborn contaminants and heavy corrosion.
• May perform timed traverse or repeat adjustments of turntable movements (Forward, swivel and reverse) or optimum positioning of moderate/large metal or nonmetal assemblies to determine the most extensive and/or precise nozzle openings.
• Determines the sweeping direction of blast over difficult internal or external surfaces without damage to equipment/facilities and without injury to coworkers.
• Use of a respirator and /or air fed hood is required.
• Works on a variety of large end items in support of the refinishing process on shelters, vans, trailers, communication equipment.
• Using specialized tools and sandblasting equipment, cleans metal parts of various types of equipment in the shop for repair or overhaul.
• Sets controls and regulates amount of abrasive material flowing through sandblasting gun.
• Directs flow against material to remove rust, paint, tar, and dirt to prepare equipment for painting and processing through the shop.
• Makes adjustments and preventive maintenance repairs to sandblasting equipment. Keeps equipment and area clean and in an orderly condition.
• Assists in other shop operations such as cleaning and preparing parts to be sent to paint shop; steam cleaning motors, chassis, and extra parts.
• Must wear protective suit (supplied with air while being used) at all times.
• Must be on the alert for malfunctions to sandblast and safety equipment.
• Perform other qualified duties as assigned.

Education & Experience:

• Must have a High School diploma or equivalent.
• Must have two (2) or more years' recent experience.

Work Conditions:

• Lifts, carries, and sets up equipment and components weighing up to 75 lbs.
• Controls blasting hose with nozzles subject to high pressure, i.e. up to 100 psi.
• Work is performed inside booth which may be extremely hot during summer months. Is exposed to noise, dust, and flying abrasive material.
• Work assignments involve prolonged standing, stooping, and bending, with some walking.