Senior Painter/Blaster, Mobile Repair

Trinity Health•Jonesboro, AR

About The Position

TrinityRail Maintenance Services is hiring a Senior Painter/Blaster for its Mobile Repair Traveling Team, based out of the Jonesboro, Arkansas hub. The role prepares and coats railcars, applying exterior and interior primers, paints, coatings, and lining systems according to applicable specifications and procedures. The position may also perform prep-worker and blasting duties, maintain required paperwork, follow safety practices, and complete other assigned duties. The employee prepares surfaces and structures by cleaning, masking, blasting, and other methods, then applies coatings using conventional and airless spray equipment or hand-held methods. Work includes mixing and applying various paint systems, adjusting spray equipment, monitoring paint flow and viscosity, cleaning and maintaining painting apparatus, and regulating drying-oven temperature and air circulation. The role requires travel up to 80% and may involve extended schedules when necessary.

Requirements

2–4 years of 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 personal protective equipment, 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 an acceptable motor vehicle record.

Responsibilities

Prepare railcar surfaces for painting, coating, and lining through cleaning, masking, blasting, and other required surface preparation.
Apply exterior and interior primers, paints, coatings, and lining systems according to specifications and procedures.
Operate conventional and airless spray equipment to apply industrial paint finishes to metal and other surfaces.
Mix and apply alkyds, epoxies, gel coats, urethane, zinc epoxies, and waterborne paint systems according to prescribed formulas.
Adjust spray-gun nozzles to achieve proper spray dispersion and monitor paint flow and viscosity.
Use a mill gauge and monitor pressure amounts.
Clean paint lines and guns and perform preventative maintenance to keep painting equipment in working order.
Regulate temperature and air circulation in drying ovens.
Perform Prep Worker and blasting duties as needed.
Initiate and maintain required paperwork.
Follow safety rules and practices.
Prepare materials, surfaces, and structures for coverage with paint, laminate, rubber, or other materials.
Apply coatings to specifications and complete detailed special applications appropriate to the surface and final product requirements.
Perform advanced spray and hand-held application of exterior coatings and advanced sealing and baking of final exterior coatings.
Perform most interior coatings and applications proficiently, including sealing and baking final interior coatings.
Perform other duties as assigned.