Position summary: 

Inspect the blasting & painting process, preparation technicians, and the proper use of all blasting & painting equipment. Able to operate or tend paint pumps to paint surfaces of railcar equipment. Performs all blast and coating inspections. Oversee safety precautions and personal protection devices are performed correctly. Adequately trains painting personnel and supervises stenciling. Trained to use all blast and coating measuring and testing devices in accordance with paint manufacture's specifications, as well as customer specifications.  

Responsibilities:  

• Inspects all blasting operations.  
• Inspect painters performance and the coating application over prepared surfaces with specified amounts of primers or finish coatings.  
• Select the correct application systems for coatings being applied  
• Responsible for proper, cleaning, and reassemble sprayers and power equipment, using solvents, wire brushes, and cloths for cleaning duties.  
• Inspect and Monitor painting operations in order to identify flaws such as blisters, runs/sags and streaks so that their causes can be corrected.  
• Dispose of hazardous waste in an appropriate manner.  
• Oversees painter prep personnel for proper preparation prior to applying coatings.  
• Inspect finishers operations and responsible for the removal and reassembly of gates, valves, hatches, etc.  
• Select paint according to company requirements and match colors of paint following specified color charts.  
• Adjust controls on infrared ovens, heat lamps, portable ventilators, and exhaust units in order to speed the drying of coatings between coats.  
• Responsible for decal personnel, designs, lettering, or other identifying items to finished products, using paint brushes or paint sprayers and /or supervises stenciling.  
• Lay out logos, symbols, or designs on painted surfaces, according to blueprint specifications, using measuring instruments, stencils, and patterns.  
• Verify paint consistency, using a viscosity meter.  
• Administer Surface Contamination Tests if required.  
• Use of proper testing techniques to meet the quality standards of AAR and NACE.  
• Knowledge to reference AAR Field Manual, C III MSRP Appendix L, SSPC, NACE, CFR 49 standards.  
• Responsible for proper completion of all paperwork on reporting procedures.  
• Trained to perform intermediate and final bake procedures on all railcar and/or equipment.  
• Atmospheric testing and holiday testing procedures when required.  

Requirements:  

• Hazardous Materials Employee Training, Confines Space Training, and continued training on SSPC and NACE Standards. Training in KTA SCAT KIT.  
• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.  
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.  
• Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.  
• Equipment Selection - Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.  
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.  
• Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.  
• Visual Color Discrimination - The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.  
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).  
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. 

Experience and Education:  

• High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)  
• 2 Years Coating experience (preferred)