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City Ferry
Painter - Marine Operations
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A Painter applies paint to walls of houses or buildings, including interior and exterior walls. Prepares wall surfaces before painting. May specialize in painting industrial structures.
$55,019 / year median in California
+5% projected growth
Job Description
Apply Share Job Description Posted Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at 6:00 AM Hornblower Group is a global leader in experience and transportation. Spanning a 100-year history, Hornblower Group's portfolio of international offerings includes water- and land-based experiences and ferry and transportation services. City Experiences, Hornblower Group's premier experience division, offers dining and sightseeing cruises and walking and food tours through the City Cruises, Walks, and Devour brands. City Ferry, part of Hornblower Group's Ferry and Transportation Division, is the largest private operator of high-speed passenger and vehicle ferries in the United States, carrying more than 10 million passengers annually and operating services including NYC Ferry, Puerto Rico Ferry, and other regional ferry systems . Hornblower Group's subsidiaries include Hornblower Marine, which provides vessel outhaul and maintenance services at Bridgeport Boatworks in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and Seaward Services, Inc., a full-service shipping, waterfront logistics and management company that specializes in the operation and maintenance of government and commercial vessels. Additionally, Anchor Operating System, LLC, a Hornblower Group subsidiary and independent entity, provides reservation, ticketing and website integration services for clients in the transportation, tourism and entertainment industries. Today, Hornblower Group's global portfolio covers over 10 countries, over 50 U.S. cities and serves more than 20 million guests annually. Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, Hornblower Group's additional corporate offices reside in San Francisco, California; Boston, Massachusetts; Chicago, Illinois; London, United Kingdom; New York, New York; Dublin, Ireland; and across Ontario, Canada. For more information, visit hornblowercorp.com.
Position Summary:
This position works in a shipyard setting to lead painting activities of exterior of vessels, equipment, and other materials and on-site facilities. The right person will be adaptable, dynamic, and embody Hornblower'sRESPECT SERVICE SYSTEM.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Prepares wood, metal, fiberglass, or other surfaces for painting.
- Tape or otherwise protect surrounding surfaces such as decks, hardware, windows during work process.
- Cleans, sands, and smooth surfaces, using appropriate tools, such as scrapers, sandpaper, steel wool, or chemicals.
- May perform small repairs to surfaces to be painted using appropriate materials and tools.
- Applies coats of paint, stain, enamel, or lacquer, as appropriate, to decorate and protect interior and exterior surfaces, trimmings, and fixtures of boats.
- Calculate and measure coating application over other paints and surfaces, cure time, temperature/humidity, and film thickness requirements
- Applying nonskid in a uniform pattern meeting application, technical, and millage requirements.
- Washes and treats surfaces with oil, turpentine, and other preparations
- Brushes and rubs filler material into grained wood to prepare surfaces for painting.
- Mixes and matches colors of paint, varnish, stain, shellac, and calcimine.
- Operates spray painting equipment or brushes or rolls paint on surfaces.
- Sands surfaces between coats and polishes final coat to specified finish.
- Spray or brush hot plastics or pitch on surfaces.
- Cuts stencils, and brush or spray lettering and decorations on surfaces.
- Follow defined instructions and procedures in performance of tasks.
- Sets up and dismantles staging following OSHA staging guidelines.
- Assists with general operations of the yard, including but not limited to:
- Removal of vessels from water using movable lift crane
- Moving vessels in the yard
- Positioning and securing blocking at the bottom and sides of the vessel according to size, weight, and weight distribution of vessels, using fasteners, hand tools and power tools
- Follow prescribed safety rules and regulations and maintain safe, clean work area.
- Conduct yourself with a positive and contagious attitude for others to emulate.
- Able to work cooperatively with other department personnel.
- Keep the Project Supervisor and others informed about project status and issues that may impact client relations.
- Holds yourself and all employees accountable to the Environmental, Safety and Quality Respect and SMS systems of the organization and to work closely with the Manager of ISO/Respect &Training to implement such systems, plans and control of records and documentation.
- Travel to project sites within Northern California.
- Other Duties as assigned.
Requirements & Qualifications:
- 2+ years of experience as a commercial painter
- Must have experience working in the marine or construction field
- Experience working on construction sites and with power tools
- Knowledge of construction site best practices and safety procedures
- Knowledge and experience working with basic hand and power tools including, but not limitedto sandpapers, paintbrushes, cleaning agents, tapes, grinders, surface sanders, DA and block sanders,polishers.
- Skilled in reading and interpreting blueprints
- Proven Leadership and Organizational skills
- Experience working in a team and operational environment
- Valid driver's license
- Ability to travel to jobs at different sites
- Must thrive in a fast-paced environment The RESPECT Service System embodies our mission, vision, values and operating principles.