Location: Pickens, SC
Company: Bridge Brothers
Job Type: Full-Time
Bridge Brothers designs and manufactures custom structural steel bridges for projects across the United States. We offer stable, year-round work, competitive pay, overtime opportunities, and the chance to work on large-scale infrastructure projects that leave a lasting impact.
If you're an experienced sandblaster who enjoys hands-on work in a manufacturing environment, we'd love to have you on our team.
Bridge Brothers is seeking a Sandblaster / Abrasive Blaster to prepare structural steel bridge components for protective coatings.
This role is responsible for cleaning and preparing steel surfaces through abrasive blasting to ensure coatings properly adhere and meet quality specifications.
- Perform abrasive blasting on structural steel using approved blasting equipment
- Prepare steel surfaces for painting and protective coatings
- Remove rust, mill scale, old coatings, weld spatter, and surface contaminants
- Inspect blasted surfaces for proper cleanliness and surface profile
- Operate and maintain blasting equipment
- Move materials throughout the shop using overhead cranes or forklifts when needed
- Follow project specifications and quality standards
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area
- Follow all PPE and respiratory safety requirements
- Experience with abrasive blasting, sandblasting, or industrial surface preparation preferred
- Experience in structural steel, fabrication, manufacturing, or heavy industrial environments
- Ability to perform physically demanding work and lift up to 50 pounds
- Strong work ethic and attention to detail
- Ability to work safely in a team-oriented manufacturing environment
- Forklift or overhead crane experience is a plus
- Knowledge of SSPC surface preparation standards is a plus
- Full-Time
- Monday-Friday
- Overtime available
- Competitive hourly pay based on experience
If you're looking for a stable, long-term career where you can take pride in building high-quality structural steel bridges, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today and become part of a team committed to craftsmanship, safety, and delivering exceptional work across the country.
