Preservation Team Leader

2 weeks ago


Sydney, Australia Thales Full time

We’re inventing the future, right here, right now, at Thales. We design the critical security solutions of tomorrow by combining the curiosity to explore, the intelligence to question and the vision to create. Together we solve complicated problems by combining our experience in the market with our leading research and development capabilities.

**The role**:
Amazing opportunity for a **Preservation Team Leader **to join our Above Water Systems (AWS) team based in Garden Island. You will work with Supervisor/Manager to ensure the successful achievement of painting and blasting requirements. You will Support the implementation of Health & Safety, Environmental and Quality initiatives in accordance with the company policies and procedures.

Responsibilities will include:

- Assist in supervising small team of blasters & painters.
- Assist Dockmaster to undertake docking and undocking of large to small vessels.
- Assist dockmaster in set-up Docking cradle for vessels both large and small.
- Ensure all product is prepared and coated with the correct coating and type of paint.
- Maintain appropriate paint stock inventory in line with business and statutory requirements.
- Clean, sand, sandblast, scrape, brush, etch and prepare surfaces in preparation for spraying.
- Masking as applicable of nearby surfaces and equipment needing protection from spray and removing on completion of job.
- Dis-assembly and re-assembly of components as required to carry out the painting and blasting functions
- Repair surfaces to be sprayed/painted
- Follow test procedures as required to confirm compliance of work with relevant procedures and standards.
- Participate in related offsite work or projects (may involve local or interstate travel)
- Attend regular departmental meetings with Supervisor to build in continuous feedback mechanisms.
- Take reasonable care to ensure own safety and health and that of others, and to abide by duty of care provided for in the WHS legislation
- Time keeping booking of personnel
- Assist in writing JSEA's & SWMS

**How about you?
- Extensive experience within ship building industry preferred or ship repair industry
- Ability to verbally communicate technical instructions and provide feedback to various stakeholders including non-technical persons
- Familiar with marine practices, ship layout and technical interpretation
- The ability to work to AS 1627 standards and ISO standards
- Experience in airless spray machines and pressure pot
- Experience in hydro blasting
- Certificate 3 Surface Preparation & Coating Application preferred
- EWP ticket
- Forklift ticket
- Confined Space ticket
- Working at heights ticket

**Good to know:
International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) are applicable and as such, your nationality may be a factor in determining your suitability for this role.

As part of our standard process you will complete a police, medical, employment and references.

Wellbeing matters at Thales, and where possible we encourage flexible working.



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