Painter - Greensboro, NC

Aeroteams •

Greensboro, North Carolina, USA

Position Type: Contractor

Job Description:

Cleans, preps, masks, and sprays aircraft surface and/or subassembly parts for the painting process.
Assures each step meets prescribed specifications and quality standards.
Applies masking procedures and masking prep for landing gear and training plates and/or aircraft parts.
Exercises proper paint prep care around windows, sanding, etc.
Prepares paint surface for proper paint thickness/even coating to ensure that final gloss finish is blemish-free
Alerts management of any misalignment with specifications.
Applies primers and chemical conversion coats to prepare aircraft aluminum surface to have paint adhere and to prevent corrosion.
Fills, primes, paints Fasteners, and Pin holes
Promixes the use and application of paint via a computer-driven application.
Maintains paint gun pressure pots and additional spray equipment and executes proper usage.
Prepares and primes application of aircraft parts and skins and aircraft mockups used for aircraft display shows. After completion of primer, clear any spots and defects, and apply touchup if required.
Inspect the base color coat before applying a metallic clear color application.
Prepares and applies topcoat application with little or no direction,
Buffs and polishes for final finish using proper abrasives.
Removes pull tapes and masking tape material after the paint prep stage is completed.
Conducts aircraft final finish of metallic and pearl coats and other specialty coating applications including gradient paint color coats.
Inspects aircraft for any defects, discoloration, spots, and touch-ups as needed.
Maintains a clean and organized work area.
Implements and consistently follows the 5s program (Sort, Systematize, Shine, Standardize, Sustain) which includes cleaning up as one works, and cleaning work station at the end of the day.
Conducts work area deep cleaning on designated specialty dates.

Job Requirements:

Advanced paint mixing knowledge and abilities to color blend and color match existing finishes during spot paint repair inspection.
Understand the process for masking around intricate areas such as logo and exterior areas.
Exhibits teamwork and a strong work ethic.
Ability to work overtime, call in, call back, and on-call duty if so requested by management.
Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Lotus Notes, and PowerPoint) preferred
Preferred working knowledge of SAP and TCM manufacturing at the beginner level.
Ability to read, understand, and interpret engineer coating drawings, customer option selection solutions, and placard installations (interior, exterior, and wheel well).
Detail oriented.
Familiar with Hazardous and self-verification processes applicable to chemicals such as Alodine, Alodine PH, MEK, and solvent usage.
Skilled in selecting appropriate abrasive required to perform surface prep on substrates such as composite without errors preferred.
Fundamental knowledge to manually control orange peel and successfully atomize coatings to a controlled dry film thickness in accordance with coatings specifications and EPA regulations preferred.
Proficient skill at masking procedures applied to the aircraft and aircraft components preferred.

Job Ident #: 2130036492

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Painter - Greensboro, NC

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