Paint Aircraft Technician A

• U.S. Person under ITAR requirements

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Technician shall prepare all components and airframe surfaces for painting and perform the painting of the components and airframes IAW Airbus manufacturer procedures

• Paint Preparation: 45%
• Prepare all surfaces for paint by sanding, masking, filling, washing and removal of dents
• Apply corrosive preventative treatments, primers, and finish coats of special Material
• Paint: 45%
• Mix and/or tint paint as required
• Perform layout of paint schemes as specified by the customer
• Apply paint materials to all prepared surfaces according to manufacturer instructions
• Complete Aircraft for customer acceptance by brush touch-up, cleaning striping lines and removal of overspray
• Documentation: 10%
• Perform on a daily basis releasing and updating time sheet. Sign off work clearly and legibly in a timely manner, using adequate description of work being performed. All necessary blocks on the Discrepancy sheets need to be filled out as required. Work needs to be signed off using correct referenced, AMM, Engineering Dispositions, and Repair Design Approval Sheets (RDAS). Complete tool box audit sheets on a daily basis at the end of the shift.
• Complete forms and records pertaining to completion of assigned work.

Other duties as assigned by shop lead:

The Company reserves the right to revise, change and/or modify job duties, responsibilities or working conditions as the need arises, with or without advance notice. Employment with the Company is at-will. This position description and the statements contained within it do not create any contractual rights between the Company and its employees, either express or implied.

• High School diploma or equivalent

• Some Trade School

• Minimum of four (4) years of Painting and Paint preparation on metal and composite/fiberglass components.

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• 0% Domestic and International

• U.S. Person under ITAR requirements

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• Strong paint skills
• Previous Paint work
• Able to read and work from blueprints and Bills of material (BOM) to ensure proper coatings are applied IAW Technical Data
• Must be able to use basic hand tools to remove and install hardware

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• Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written form in English

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• Employee will be required to have problem solving skills for Paint to ensure that they are accepted practices, of the highest quality, and cost effective for the customer.

Manager, Paint Operations

Is this a people manager?

# of Exempt Reports: 0

# of Non-exempt Reports: 0

• Involved Communication on a daily Basis with internal and external parties

• Onsite or remote: 100% Onsite
• Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings. Daily
• Hearing: able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms. Daily
• Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications. Daily
• Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts. Daily
• Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs. Daily
• Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs. Daily
• Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools. Daily
• Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer.
• Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving. Daily
• Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor. Daily
• Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice.
• Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): able to walk through office and…