Description:
- Responsible for the spray application of multiple aerospace paints on a variety of substrates and on simple to complex product configurations, including the set-up and application of primers and finish coat
- Supporting responsibilities include masking, racking, turning, and sanding operations as well as equipment maintenance and paint mixing operations.
Qualifications:
- Able to read engineering blueprints, schematics and drawings.
- Can match or detect differences among colors, including shades of color and brightness.
- Able to remain steady while moving an arm or while holding arm and hand in position.
- See details at close range.
- Make precise movements of the fingers to grasp, manipulate or assemble small objects.
- Able to quickly move hand, hand with arm or two hands to grasp, manipulate or assemble objects.
Tasks:
- Mix paints to match color specifications or original colors, using spatulas or power missing equipment to stir or thin paints.
- Select and apply paint according to engineering planning documents.
- Dispose of trash, scrap and hazardous waste in an appropriate manner.
- Remove grease, dirt, paint or rust from surface using abrasives, solvents, and brushes or washing tanks to prepare to apply paint.
- Spray or brush prepared surfaces with specified amounts of Alodine, primers or finish coatings per engineering planning.
- Mix ingredients to create specific finishes.
- Trim excess material.
- Use any equipment (e.g. computers or hand, power and air tools) needed to complete paint assignments.
- Perform any pickup, rework and incorporation of changes to the product as required.
- Work from prints, sketches, specifications of changes to the product as required.
- Maintain required certifications, qualifications, licenses or permits.
- Utilize precision measuring equipment (e.g. isoscopes and scales) to perform self-inspection of in-process and finished work.
- Perform routine minor maintenance on sprayers, paint guns, etc. as part of the daily work duties.
- Move product within the manufacturing work area of the shop, including across aisles, using assigned equipment and complete transactions necessary to move product to the next operation.
- Support the continuous flow of product within the manufacturing process by training and assisting employees of the same or lower classification level.
- Inspect equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
- Analyze information and evaluate results to choose the best solution and solve problems as pertains to the paint process.
- Ensure daily logs are completed for air quality prior to paint operations.
- Utilize required safety equipment and procedures such as respirators, air hoods/masks, Tyvek suits, gloves, donning/doffing, footwear and safety eyewear.
- Compliance with governing regulations including but not limited to BAC, OSHA, FAA, Mil-Spec and customer specifications where applicable.
- Requirements: They will be working as high as 40ft
- Work is dependent on when we get the work so will have to work some weekends depending on when the units come in.
- Training: The training for painters is not as extensive as mechanics, they take respirator class (they must be clean shaven), paint essentials along with a med check. Plus they will need to complete the list of mandatory online training: Code of Conduct, Hazardous Waste Management, Personal Warranty, etc.
- Must have composite experience versus sheet metal experience. Must be mechanically inclined because they must load it onto the FRT (Fuselage Rotating Tool). Must need to work on scissor lift/fork lifts
- Leval A (I4)
- Employee is able to perform critical functions of the paint technician such as:
- 1. Locate application areas per the engineering planning documents to apply the final application of paints to the completed assembly or section per the work instructions and planning.
- 2. Complete inspection to ensure parts meet engineering standards.
- 3. Apply topcoat/final application per engineering planning requirements.
- 4. Apply DYNOL per engineering planning requirements.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Understanding of conventional high volume/low pressure (HVLP) paint spray equipment in pressure, gravity and siphon-fed variants, as well as conventional and airless identification pots, pumps, guns.
- Aircraft or auto body painting experience.
- Painting prep to include sanding and masking.
- Two (2) years minimum related experience or equivalent technical certificate.
