Production Operator/Painter

The Production Operator/Painter is in charge to:

• Operate as a team member to undertake necessary tasks allocated by the Operations Manager to ensure customers equipment is prepared, painted and finished to relevant standard and in line with Alstom’s contractual obligations.
• Perform production tasks in factory on dedicated workstations
• Pilot, clean, maintain assembly and test robots
• Assemble and inspect finished product to ensure defined quality level on time

• Work as directed by and in co-operation with the Operations EPU Manager.
• Operate as a member of a work team, as the role of that work team requires
• Clean, prepare vehicles e.g. sanding, masking, filling, mixing of paint and painting to correct specification
• Clean, prepare and paint components off train
• Finishing, including peer group finished work inspection.
• Complete real time documentation
• Participate in Company Initiatives, in particular to be engaged in Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) 5S activities
• Submit problem sheets (including evaluation sheets) with issues that are encountered on work being undertaken
• Maintain good housekeeping within the working area
• Comply with Alstom Procedures and Code of Ethics
• To comply with all depot protection procedures
• Understand and abide to safety notices, rules and regulations and follow safe working practices,  H&SAW and COSHH
• Be capable of accepting training in other skills and carry out duties e.g. forklift and operational duties which could include movement of rail vehicles.
• Provide on the job training to less experienced colleagues as requested
• Carry out final work and process inspections as required
• Use IT systems that are work related

Education/Experience:

• Associated technical qualifications in Industrial Painting Occupations /or equivalent experience.
• Experience of painting large surface areas e.g. trains / aircraft / large commercial vehicles
• Experience of repairing Components/Body Work