Senior Painter

Trinity Industries; Longview (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Trinity TankCar, Inc. in Longview, TX is seeking a Senior Painter to prepare, coat, and finish metal surfaces using spray equipment and a range of coatings.

You will mix alkyds, epoxies, gel coats, powder coats, urethane, and zinc epoxies following prescribed formulas while adjusting spray gun nozzles to achieve proper dispersion. The role requires maintaining viscosity, monitoring pressure, cleaning lines and guns, and ensuring safe operation of drying ovens.

Qualifications

• Expertly apply exterior coatings by spray and/or hand-held methods.
• Seal and/or bake final interior and exterior coatings.
• Apply interior primer coats.
• Prepare painting area and assist with paint preparation.
• Follow all safety rules and practices; participate in safety initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, coat, and finish metal surfaces with industrial paints.
• Operate spray equipment and adjust nozzles for proper dispersion.
• Monitor paint flow, viscosity, and drying parameters.
• Clean and maintain painting lines and guns; ensure proper ventilation.
• Assist in safety committees or initiatives as needed.

Skills

Spray painting

Coating inspection

Safety compliance

Surface prep

Primer application

Paint mixing

Team safety involvement

Job description

Job Description - Senior Painter (2600877)

Job Description

Senior Painter - ( 2600877 )

Description

Trinity TankCar, Inc. is looking for a Senior Painter in our Longview, TX location!

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.

What you'll do:

As a Painter at Trinity, you’ll prepare, coat, and finish metal and/or other surfaces. You’ll operate conventional/airless spray equipment to apply industrial paint finishes on metal and/or other types of surfaces. You’ll also mix and apply alkyds, epoxies, gel coats, powder coats, urethane, zinc epoxies, and water borne paint systems according to a prescribed formula. The Painter adjusts nozzles on spray guns to obtain the proper dispersion of spray and monitors the flow and viscosity of the paint for solution. The Painter utilizes mill gauge and monitors the pressure amount properly, and cleans paint lines, paint guns, and performs other cleaning preventive maintenance to ensure painting apparatus remains in working order. The Painter also regulates temperature/air circulation in drying ovens.

Qualifications

What you’ll need:

• Expertly apply exterior coatings by spray and/or hand-held methods


• Expertly seal and/or bake final interior and exterior coatings


• Expertly apply interior primer coats


• Prepare painting area


• Apply primer or first exterior coat


• Prepare and/or mix paint


• Follow all safety rules and practices


• May be involved in safety committees or initiatives