Employer website: www.aimpoint.edu.au
Roles:
- Blast and paint traineeship roles, 10 vacancies at multiple locations across Port Adelaide and at Osborne Naval Base, South Australia
- Full-time (38 hrs), including shift work
A virtual candidate information session will take place at 1:30 pm, Thursday 28 August 2025.
If you are with Workforce Australia Services or Transition to Work and are interested in finding out more about this project, ask your provider to refer you to the information session.
Job description
Tasks involved:
- Preparing surfaces and apply coatings using conventional, airless, and plural component spray systems
- Mixing paints to specified colours, consistencies, and manufacturer instructions
- Conducting abrasive blasting operations in accordance with safety and environmental standards
- Carrying out masking, sanding, scraping, etching, and burning of surfaces as required
- Maintaining an organised and hazard-free work environment, adhering to housekeeping and waste disposal standards
- Performing equipment maintenance checks and report faults promptly
The employer is looking for people who:
- have an interest in spray painting, working with a variety of materials and creative outlook
- have good physical skills or an ability or desire to quickly develop them, including endurance, dexterity and ability to work in tight spaces
- are wanting to learn and create a future for themselves in a local industry
- like the idea of working in a hands-on, manufacturing role that includes shift work
- are looking for something more than ‘just a job’ (this is about building and maintaining defence capability for Australia’s future)
- are interested in the wide range of career opportunities this role could lead to.
Prerequisites required:
- Must pass a police check
- Must attain a base level security clearance
- Must pass a medical screening including drug and alcohol testing
- Language and literacy skills for reading instructions, writing orders, recording results and communicating with different audiences
- Numeracy skills for interpreting and using mathematical information, estimating timeframes and scheduling tasks, calculating costs and recording findings
- Be fit and healthy for physical work. Work may involve confined spaces, heights, repetitive tasks and wearing full personal protective equipment including ventilated helmets/masks
Project details
Duration: 5 Weeks
Project location: Elizabeth South
Number of positions on project: 10
Project start date: Monday 29 September 2025
Virtual information session date: Thursday 28 August 2025
Delivered by: Aimpoint
Project activities
- Life and workplace skills training tailored to the role
- Accredited training in selected units from the Certificate III in Surface Preparation and Coating Application
- Workplace tour and observations
- Mentoring to support your success during the project and when you commence in employment
