What are the responsibilities and job description for the Varnisher position at The Hinckley Company?
Description
Hinckley Yachts has been building and servicing America’s finest yachts since 1928. With ten YachtCare Centers spanning from Maine to Florida, we offer comprehensive service, refits, transportation, and storage, providing our customers with pinnacle ownership experience. Our production facility is in Trenton, Maine near Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park.
Hinckley offers competitive wages, training, and full benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k with an employer match, and paid time off. Our expanding network of service yards allows the opportunity of upward mobility and a clear career path to achieve personal success.
The Hinckley Company, known for building and servicing strong, seaworthy and beautiful yachts, is seeking a Varnisher for our production facility in Trenton, Maine. The Varnisher assists, and performs preparation, paint and varnish techniques in the fabrication of boats, primarily on exterior boat surfaces, but may include interior (rough) surfaces.
Essential Duties:
- Prepares wood, fiberglass, metal, or other surfaces for painting and varnishing.
- Tape or otherwise protect surrounding surfaces such as decks, hardware, windows, from overspray during painting.
- Understands the requirements for varnish prepping and sealing and the products utilized.
- Cleans, sands, and smooth surfaces, using appropriate tools, such as scrapers, sandpaper, steel wool, or chemicals.
- Prepares paint and varnish for application to surfaces.
- Applies coats of paint, varnish, stain, enamel or lacquer, as appropriate, to decorate and protect interior or exterior surfaces, trimmings and fixtures of boats.
- Cleans brushes and work area, using solvent or soap and water.
- Follow defined instructions and procedures in performance of tasks.
- Follow prescribed safety rules and regulations and maintain a safe, clean work area.
- Understands and performs all work to Hinckley quality standards.
- Performs other related duties as necessary.
The Hinckley Company is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, genetics or any other category protected under applicable law.
Requirements
- High School diploma or General Equivalency Degree (GED) required.
- Woods coursework preferred.
- Knowledge and operation of basic power tools; DA and block sanders preferred.
Physical Requirements:
- Lift and carry over 5 lbs. and up to 25 lbs. on a frequent basis.
- Requires frequently lifting or moving light weight material.
- Frequent mental and visual attention on an intermittent basis.
- Must be able to stoop, bend, kneel, lift, push, and pull.
- Requires working under disagreeable conditions on a frequent basis where elements such as dust, dirt, heat, fumes, cold, vibration, noise, water or chemicals may be present.
