Career Painter

Career Painter

Trinity TankCar, Inc. is looking for a Career 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. 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:
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
Perform other duties as assigned
Primary Location: US-TX-Longview
Work Locations: Longview TX - Plant 1019140 Shady Brook Lane Longview 75602
Job: Coatings
Organization: United States
Schedule: Regular
Shift: Standard
Employee Status: Non-Management
Job Type: Full-time
Job Level: Day Job
Travel: No
Job Posting: Jul 28, 2026, 12:24:51 PM EE Pay Type: Hourly