Painter

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions and value-added services for freight and transit rail. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation and Faiveley Transport, the company has unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems. Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress, creating transportation solutions that move and improve the world. Wabtec has approximately 27,000 employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit the company’s new website at:

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Position Title: Painter

Number of Positions: 1 Position

Reporting To: Production Supervisor

Reporting Relationship: Operations Manager

Essential Duties & Responsibilities: Include the following (Other duties may be assigned)
- Prepare surfaces for painting by washing, cleaning, sanding, and masking.
- Able to use a wide range of washing, sanding, and masking tools and chemicals (wire brushes, art blades, mixing of washing & thinning chemicals, etc).
- Select and mix water-based paints to match colours and specifications
- Able to use measuring equipment (Gloss meter, thickness gauge, viscosity cups, scratch test, etc)
- Diligently Record painting parameters and daily progress information onto production floor tracking documents
- Maintain a clean and organized workspace, worktables, and spray booth (daily and monthly deep cleaning), including proper disposal of waste materials
- Ensure that all safety regulations are followed, including the use of personal protective equipment
- Perform routine maintenance on spray guns and other equipment, using solvents, wire brushes, cloths, wax coatings, etc.
- Complete in-process and post process quality control checks, through various subprocess, to ensure that finished products meet specifications.
- Able to communicate, discuss and compile together previous paint experience in relation to current painting processes - to feedback for quality improvements.
- Able to carry out rework/touch-up of paint surfaces to meet quality requirements.
- Carry out problem solving and follow-implement corrective actions for paint defects.

Job Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

- Ability to plan and manage from a 30 day to 1-year time span
- Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities and re-prioritize as required
- Demonstrate leadership skills in supplier/peer interactions; with the ability to influence others, along with participate in team and follow instructions.
- Strategic in finding cost effective solutions to maximize efficiency of entire purchasing process
- Possesses knowledge of material work planning and methods in engineering processes and procedures
- Possess effective negotiation skills
- Accurate and efficient verbal and written communication skills, ability to work with wide range of personalities in a high task load/project-oriented environment
- Manages and coordinates all necessary follow-up steps for closure

**Qualifications**:

- Trade Painter, with certification and experience.
- Certificate or diploma in Fitter or Electrical would be an advantage

. Education/Experience/Skills
- A qualified and experienced - proven spray painter.
- Experience with Water-Based Paint and painting in automotive/aviation grade spray booths; amongst other variants of paints.
- Ability to read and interpret technical documents and instructions.
- Preferable a graduate of a paint training school/internship.
- Experience within a manufacturing - production environment.
- Knowledge of colour matching and blending techniques, along with surface cleaning, treatment & preparation, masking, and protection.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Strong attention to detail and quality
- Physical ability to work in a spray booth, whilst wearing the correct protective PPE.
- Excellent hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity
- Familiarity with relevant safety procedures and regulations

Wabtec Corporation is committed to taking on the world’s toughest challenges. In order to fulfill that commitment we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity and inclusiveness. We aim to employ the world’s brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences and styles people like you Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity