What are the responsibilities and job description for the Career Painter position at Trinity Careers?
Trinity Industries, Inc. is hiring a Career Painter at our Saginaw, TX plant.
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 Career Painter position is a great opportunity for a resilient, team-minded individual who does not stray away from a challenge.
In this role, the Career Painter:
- Prepares, coats, and finishes metal and/or other surfaces. Operates conventional and airless spray equipment to apply industrial paint finishes on metal and other types of surfaces
- Mixes and applies alkyds, epoxies, gel coats, powder coats, urethane, zinc epoxies and water borne 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 Mil 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. Initiates and maintains all applicable paperwork as required. Follows all safety rules and practices
- 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
- Proficient at spray and hand-held application of exterior coatings
- Proficient at sealing/baking final exterior coatings
- May apply interior primer coats
- May also perform duties of Prep Worker
- Initiates and maintains all applicable paperwork as required
- Follows all safety rules and practices
- May be involved in safety committees or initiatives
- Performs other duties as assigned
What you'll need:
- Minimum of 1 year of experience (preferred)
Please include any certifications, training or relevant experience and complete details of your work history on your application; need to list at least last 2 employers in application, if applicable.
