Aerospace Painter Cleaner

Silver Wings Aerospace located in Princeton, Florida is the industry’s choice for a full suite of Power Generation (IDG, Generator, CSD), Hydraulic Pumps, Fuel Pumps, and Electrical Accessories.

As a leading MRO provider, our unparalleled expertise in component repairs, combined with our decades of experience, in-house engineering and technicians, delivers maximum value and reliability to our global clientele.

Overview of position:

Responsible for applying a layer or layers of paint or coating to a product to protect it from the elements and/or make it more aesthetically appealing. Prepares surfaces, cleans product, and applies coating.

• Apply primers and mix paints per specifications, repair and maintain paint equipment, understand and apply work order instructions, maintain statistical process control data and use paint thickness measuring equipment.
• Ability to meet production and quality requirements, participate in team meetings and continuous improvement projects and other duties assigned by team/supervisor.
• Clean and service spray guns, paint tanks, brushes, hoses and related equipment after use.
• Perform touchup and pickup painting, both spray and brush, per inspection requirements.
• Prepare surfaces to assure proper adhesion and/or perform any hand or power finishing of painted surfaces.
• Prepare to proper consistency various paints, enamels, lacquers, varnishes, etc.

Other Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Ability to organize and plan work adhering to deadlines; attention to detail and mathematical skills; ability to read, write, and understand the English language and to follow verbal and written instruction; ability to interpret and apply technical data relating to position; ability to safely operate applicable equipment; ability to work with minimal supervision.

• Ability to wear respirator and pass annual PFT
• Use paint thickness measuring equipment
• Perform maintenance of paint equipment
• Proven ability to mix paint per specification
• Work in a team environment with positive results and to meet production and quality requirements with minimum supervision

Education and Experience Requirements:

• High School diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Two (2) years' experience preferred.
• MRO environment - welcomed

Qualifications:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Language

Skills:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions per data provided, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one‑on‑one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Mathematical

Skills:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning

Skills:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:
The physical demands described here are representatives of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Requires sitting or standing for extended periods of time.
• Requires frequent walking, bending, stooping, climbing, and balancing.
• Requires occasional reaching above shoulder level, kneeling or squatting.
• Requires frequent lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling weight up to 50 pounds.
• Requires eye‑hand coordination and manual dexterity.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• Regularly required to use hands and fingers.
• Works in moderate noise levels.

Protective Equipment

Required:

Goggles, safety glasses, face shields, ear protection, aprons, gloves, respirators, breathing equipment per safety data sheet which will be provided by company.

This Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or on any other basis prohibited by law.