Abator-Freeport, TX

"Turner Industries is a fully diversified industrial contractor. We help move the world forward by providing responsive, innovative solutions designed to increase plant production, reduce costs, reduce downtime, and even prevent shutdowns. Headquartered in Baton Rouge, LA, Turner Industries has over 20,000 employees with offices and job sites across the United States. Our single-solution approach in the petrochemical, refining, energy, pulp and paper, and related industries has made Turner one of the nation's top industrial contractors and earned us the No. 1 spot on ABC's 2024 Top Performers list. People are at the heart of everything we do. Their safety, security, and satisfaction have always been our top priorities. For proof, look no further than our strong working relationships and extraordinary workforce."

Turner Industries Group is looking for an experienced Abator for a Maintenance position in Freeport, TX.

• Maintenance Tech needed for Asbestos, Lead, and Mold remediation/abatement
• NO PER DIEM, ideal for a local candidate living in the Freeport, TX area
• Previous abatement experience required
• Work schedule subject to change must be available to work callouts and overtime as needed
• Must be able to pass a background check, drug screen, and safety council courses in English
  
  

General Job Description

Removes asbestos contraining materials (ACM) from, but not limited to, boilers, pipes, tanks, vessels,

exchangers, columns, floor tiles and proofing; Must have completed a certified asbestos removal

class and have current certificate and a current state card from the division of air quality.

Functional Requirements

Removes asbestos from ceilings, walls, beams, boilers, and other structures, following company

operating proceedures; Assembles scaffolding and seals off work area; Positions mobile

decontamination unit or portable showers at entrance of work area; Positions portable air

evacuation and filtration system inside work area; Sprays chemical solution over asbestos covered

surfaces, using tank with attached hose and nozzle, to soften asbestos; Cuts and scrapes asbestos

from surfaces, using knife and scraper; Shovels asbestos into disposal container; Cleans work area of

loose asbestos, using vacuum, broom, and dust pan and into disposal bags and seals bags, using duct

tape; Dismantles scaffolding and temporary walkway, using handtools, and places plastic sheeting

and disposal bags into transport bags.

Qualification Standards

• One (1) to four (4) years of experience in specified skill (depending on mechanic level)
• Written pre-employment qualification test
• Post-offer drug/alcohol screen and physical evaluation
• Hazard Communication orientation/test
• Turner Industries Group, LLC indoctrination
• OSHA approved corrective eyewear (Z87)
• Job site orientation
• Job site safety requirements as required by the client (clean shaven, long sleeves, steel toe boots,
  
  

etc.)

• Safety equipment as required by the client (hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, respirator, hearing
  
  

protection, safety harness with lanyard, etc.)

• Applicant/employee must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of such individual or others
  
  

in the work place

Tools/Equipment

Employee may be required to provide the following: tool box, tube cutters, hacksaw frame, channel

lcoks, vise grips, center punch, screw driver, combination square, tape, adjustable wrench, allen

wrench set, combination wrenches, nut driver, folding rule, torbedo level, pipe wrenches, tubing

benders, rain suit.

Physical Involvement

Employee may be required to do the following: climbing ladders, scaffolds, structures, etc. above and

below ground level; maintaining balance on ladders, scaffolds structures, etc.; reaching in all

directions, handling and manipulating objects and materials; coordinating the movements of eyes,

ASBESTOS WORKER (ASB)

hands and fingers to operate tools and equipment; lifting 30 to 50 pounds from ground level, waist

level, and/or overhead; carrying objects, tools, equipment, etc.; standing; sitting; walking; pushing;

pulling; bending; kneeling; crouching/squatting; crawling; seeing with or without correction; hearing

with or without correction.

Mental Involvement

Employee may be required to do the following: following set procedures and standards; applying

basic mathematical skills; planning work and selecting proper tools; comparing and understanding

differences in the size, shape and form of lines, figures and objects; picturing and evaluating solid

objects from drawing or diagrams using standards that can be measured or checked; following oral

and/or written directions, plans and blueprints; reading; writing; ability to recognize and report

safety hazards.

Work Environment Factors

• Location: industrial construction sites and/or fabrication shop
• Mobility Barriers to Access Job Site: uneven ground level; obstructed pathways; work performed at
  
  

low and/or high elevations; work performed in confined areas

• Climatic/Environmental Conditions at Job Site: predominately outdoor climate; may be exposed to
  
  

extreme hot or cold weather, excessive humidity, rain, etc.; various noise levels caused by tools,

machinery, equipment, etc.; potential exposure to chemical substances

Turner Industries is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability and/or protected veteran status in accordance with governing law.