Career Painter/Blaster, Mobile Repair

United States; Jonesboro (AR); Presencial; USD 42.000 - 66.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da vaga

TrinityRail Maintenance Services, based in Jonesboro, AR, seeks a Career Painter/Blaster, Mobile Repair Traveling Team. The role covers preparation, coating, and finishing of railcar surfaces, using primers and paints per specifications.

Travel up to 80% and extended schedules may be required to support field repairs and on-site projects. The position emphasizes safety compliance, equipment operation, and documentation, with opportunities to work on various railcar surfaces.

Qualificações

• 1–2 years of railcar painting or related surface prep experience.
• Ability to travel up to 80% and work extended schedules as needed.
• Experience with applying coatings, primers, and lining systems in an industrial setting.
• Comfort working in industrial environments indoors and outdoors and following safety procedures.

Responsabilidades

• Prepare railcar surfaces for painting, coating, and lining according to specifications.
• Apply exterior and interior primers, paints, coatings, and lining systems.
• Operate spray equipment and adjust nozzles for proper dispersion.
• Clean paint lines and perform preventive maintenance of painting equipment.
• Maintain required paperwork and adhere to safety rules.

Conhecimentos

Railcar painting experience

High travel tolerance

PPE and safety compliance

Ferramentas

Descrição da vaga

Job Description - Career Painter/Blaster, Mobile Repair (2601060)

Job Description

Career Painter/Blaster, Mobile Repair - ( 2601060 )

Description

TrinityRail Maintenance Services is hiring a Career Painter/Blaster, Mobile Repair Traveling Team, out of our Jonesboro, AR hub.

Our products are an integral part of the supply chain that helps fuel our lives and our economy. Over the last 85 years, Trinity Industries has grown to over 6,000 employees strong with the common purpose of Delivering Goods, For the Good of All.

TheCareer Painter/Blaster, Mobile Repair position is a great opportunity for a resilient, team‑minded individual who doesn’t stray away from a challenge.

Join our team today and be a part of Delivering Goods for the Good of All!

What you’ll do:

• Prepare railcar surfaces for painting, coating, and lining applications, including cleaning, masking, blasting, and other required surface preparation.
• Apply exterior and interior primers, paints, coatings, and lining systems according to applicable specifications and procedures.
• Prepare, coat, and finish metal and/or other surfaces.
• Operate conventional and airless spray equipment to apply industrial paint finishes on metal and other types of surfaces.
• Mixes and applies alkyds, epoxies, gel coats, urethane, zinc epoxies and waterborne paint systems according to a prescribed formula.
• Adjusts nozzles on spray guns to obtain the proper dispersion of the spray and monitors the flow and viscosity of the paint for solution.
• Proper use of mill gauge and monitors pressure amount.
• Cleans paint lines, paint guns, and performs other cleaning preventative maintenance to ensure that painting apparatus remains in working order.
• Regulates the temperature and air circulation in drying ovens.
• May also perform duties of Prep Worker and Blasting.
• Initiates and maintains all applicable paperwork as required.
• Follows all safety rules and practices.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Prepares materials, surfaces and structures for coverage with paint, laminate, rubber or other material.
• Applies coatings to specifications and completes detailed special applications as appropriate to the surface and final product requirements.
• Performs at all level 1 +
• Proficient at spray and hand‑held application of exterior coatings
• Proficient at sealing/baking final exterior coatings
• May apply interior primer coats
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What you’ll need:

• 1-2 years’ experience
• Ability to follow verbal or simple written instructions and procedures
• Ability to work in industrial environments indoors and outdoors.
• Ability to climb, bend, stoop, kneel, and lift materials as required.
• Ability to wear required PPE including respirators, blasting equipment, and fall protection.
• Railcar painting, lining, coating, or blasting experience.
• Experience applying interior railcar coatings or linings.
• Ability to travel up to 80% and work extended schedules when necessary
• Valid driver's license with acceptable motor vehicle record.