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Entry Painter

United States
Longview, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 10/8/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/8/2026

Trinity TankCar, Inc. is looking for an Entry 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

What you’ll need:

·         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.

·         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.

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