Painter WMS

Company Description

Wabtec is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services. Our team is focused on continually improving our best-in-class production capabilities. We combine deep domain expertise and tenured experience to deliver unparalleled products for our customers. Here you’ll interact daily with team members during the problem resolution process and will partner with other key stakeholders to support our internal customers and their responsibilities.

How will you make a difference?

As a member of the Painter F Group, you will be responsible for performing multiple tasks in any combination and concentration of the mentioned areas and will rotate through all or most of the processes rather than being assigned to a specific task. Painters must be able to work as part of a team having responsibility for numerous components and other duties as assigned.

• Auto Body, Electrostatic Painter and conventional set up experience
• I-CAR or ASE course completion
• Demonstrates safety mindset
• Demonstrates leadership and actively participates in teaming (Star Point, continuous improvement projects, meeting roles, etc.)
• Ability and willingness to train others
• Demonstrated capacity to learn new tasks quickly
• Demonstrates a high standard of personal conduct

Final Paint may include but is not limited to the following:

• Dry sanding, masking, unmasking, stencil, finish painting, seal and touch up.
• Must be familiar with standard paint equipment and must be able to set up and adjust equipment to obtain the desired spray patterns.
• Must be able to demonstrate proper environmental & safety practices when setting up and cleaning equipment.
• Be able to identify defects such as runs, sags, dry spray, orange peel etc. and determine the probable cause and demonstrate repair techniques.
• Work with all facility employees on improving manufacturing processes through prototyping, fabrication and experimental machining to develop and prove concepts and design and implement necessary fixtures and tooling for manufacturing improvements.
• Promote climate of cooperation, leading by example mentoring others in safety, environmental, quality, lean and high-performance work team philosophies.
• Demonstrate the ability to work with plastic fillers such as Bondo, icing, etc.
• Willingness to work with team mates to achieve the highest paint standard possible.

• Must be able to complete some operations at heights up to 20 ft. utilizing an aerial work platform.
• Must be able to climb and complete some work on ladders.
• Must be able to lift material up to 40 lbs. with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Must have ability to properly use and care for assigned tools and equipment.

• Minimum of 1 year of industrial/automotive paint experience OR related technical/vocational school experience.
• Must be able to read blueprints, schematics and manufacturing instructions in a sufficient manner to complete the assigned assembly tasks.
• Must be able to adhere to standards, do a quality job in a safe manner and within acceptable time.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must have a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• Must be willing to wear personal protective equipment, for example safety glasses, gloves, hats, ear plugs, and safety shoes.
• Must be willing to work in a tobacco free environment.
• Must be willing to submit to a background check and drug screen (both for initial hire and ongoing random screens).
• Must be able to work occasional weekend shifts.
• Must be able to work scheduled overtime.
• Must demonstrate ability to spray clear within 1 month.

Training pay will be $27.61/hour and will be increased to $32.24/hour (up to $33.54/hour after 6-month progression and $34.61/hr at 4 years of service) when successfully pass the training assessment after orientation (typically 4 weeks). There is an additional $1/hour night shift differential if/when working 2nd shift hours.

• 4 day, 10 hour work week: 4-day (Monday through Thursday), 10-hour shift work week. 1st shift hours are 5:00AM – 3:30PM…