Senior Painter/Blaster, Mobile Repair

United States; Jonesboro (AR); On-site; USD 48,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

TrinityRail Maintenance Services seeks a Senior Painter/Blaster for its Mobile Repair Traveling Team based in Jonesboro, AR. The role focuses on preparing railcar surfaces, applying coatings, and maintaining equipment across sites.

Ideal candidates have 2–4 years of railcar coatings experience, must be able to travel up to 80%, and hold a valid driver's license. Join a team dedicated to delivering durable railcar finishes in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years’ experience in painting/blasting or related coatings.
• Ability to travel up to 80% and work extended schedules when necessary.
• Valid driver’s license with acceptable MVR.
• Experience painting, lining, coating or blasting railcars.

Responsibilities

• Prepare railcar surfaces for painting and lining per specifications.
• Apply primers, paints, coatings, and lining systems on metal surfaces.
• Operate spray equipment and mix coatings per formula.
• Maintain painting equipment and perform necessary cleaning and maintenance.
• Follow safety rules and record paperwork as required.
• Travel to various sites as part of the mobile repair traveling team.

Skills

Railcar painting

Safety compliance

Travel readiness

Manual dexterity

Job description

Job Description - Senior Painter/Blaster, Mobile Repair (2601062)

Job Description

Senior Painter/Blaster, Mobile Repair - (2601062)

Description

TrinityRail Maintenance Services is hiring a Senior 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.

The Senior Painter/Blaster, Mobile Repair position is a great opportunity for a resilient, team-minded individual who does not 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Advanced at spray and hand-held application of exterior coatings
• Advanced at sealing/baking final exterior coatings
• Proficient at most interior coatings & applications
• Proficient at sealing/baking final interior coatings
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

What you’ll need:

• 2-4 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.