Sandblaster
Work with your hands and a range of power tools to clean hard surfaces.
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- What's it like to be a Sandblaster?
- How to become a Sandblaster
- Latest Sandblaster jobs
- Top skills and experience for Sandblasters
- Sandblaster role reviews
What's it like to be a Sandblaster?
Sandblasters use specialised tools to clean and smooth metal and other hard surfaces. They prepare materials for painting and installation by operating sandblasting hoses that remove corrosion, old paint and other imperfections.
Tasks and duties
- Loading and unloading metals and other materials.
- Preparing surfaces for sandblasting.
- Selecting and installing sandblasting attachments.
- Operating controls on sandblasting tools and machinery.
- Inspecting finished surfaces for smoothness, defects and quality.
- Maintaining tools and equipment.
- Wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), including gloves, a full-body suit and a blast helmet.
- Keeping a tidy workspace and performing general clean-up duties.
How to become a Sandblaster
You don’t need any formal qualifications to work as a Sandblaster. Being physically fit is essential, and some mechanical aptitude may be beneficial. Some employers will require you to hold a forklift licence or other relevant licences to perform certain job activities. A Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualification may give you an advantage but is not essential.
- Get your forklift licence by completing a short course at a local Registered Training Organisation (RTO).
- Look for job opportunities with employers in construction and manufacturing, or the painting and automotive trades.
- Consider completing a Certificate III in Surface Preparation and Coating Application (MSM30216). You may be able to complete this as part of a traineeship while working. This usually takes two years.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Sandblaster employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Sandblasting
Abrasive Blasting
Surface Preparation
Powder Coating
Forklift Licence
Spray Painting
Operating Earthmoving Equipment
Thoroughness
Ability to Follow Direction
Engineering Drawing Interpretation
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Latest Sandblaster reviews
Sep 2024
It was interesting and challenging at times
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeMedium (20-199 employees)
SpecialisationEngineering
The good thingsIt was peaceful and not very stressful
The challengesLong hours and hot and dust and old equipment
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Sep 2023
Very good
Reviewer's QualificationCertificate II in Steel Fixing
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeSmall (1-19 employees)
SpecialisationConstruction
The good thingsJust very enjoyable and entertaining have a wonderful team to back and support me aswell
The challengesNot much I don’t really like a
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