Spray Foam Technician

Essential Duties / Responsibilities :

• Responsible and accountable for working with team members to complete spray foam jobs and other necessary work as directed by the Operations Manager or the company owners.
• Prepares thoroughly, familiar with the scope of work per job and for job assignment by ensuring necessary equipment, safety gear, tools, paperwork and supplies are brought.
• Make necessary preparations for installation process at jobsite by unloading equipment and placing items in location of installation.
• May be required to wear a supplied air or cartridge filter respirator throughout the application process depending on the type of product used.
• Survey the jobsite and take steps to prevent and protect against overspray. This includes premises and vehicles parked near spray areas.
• Keep people a minimum of 50 feet away from the immediate spray area, especially those not wearing required PPE.
• Survey electrical and security wiring and secure them as necessary before spraying.
• Approach the prep work in a systematic way so that no areas are missed.
• Ensure that can foaming and caulking are completed as necessary around windows, doors, etc. Use good judgement and caution to not over-foam any areas.
• Review the work done to ensure that there will be no callbacks.
• Trim and bag “scrapped” foam materials as it accumulates.
• Maintain a high standard of clean-up before leaving any jobsite. Be sure that all necessary touch-up work and clean-up is completed before leaving the jobsite.
• Survey jobsite before leaving to ensure that all company tools and equipment are picked up, returned to the truck and cleaned up for the next use
• Understand the proper operating procedures of the spray equipment. Learn spraying techniques from other spray foam team leaders.
• Work to develop good spray techniques to eliminate waste and overspray.
• Uphold and protect the high quality standards of Ecological Insulation ensuring that all work performed meets or exceeds these standards.
• Responsible and accountable for working with team members.
• Other duties as assigned.

Expectations :

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities, as management deems necessary from time to time.

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About Better World Builders :

Better World Builders is a diverse Kalamazoo-based, fast-growing Energy Efficient and Home Performance Retrofit Construction Company. Our passion for our community, the environment, and the work we do are what drives our team to build a better world! We respect our clients, our employees and the environment. We are on the cutting edge of transforming homes and commercial buildings into safe, healthy and energy efficient structures. We use true and tested techniques to find areas where energy is wasted and develop strategies to eliminate and minimize these losses for the building. Our success is driven by following a vision. The vision is to create sustainability and stewardship for the buildings in which we live and work.