Production Spray Painter

About the Role

This role involves preparing aircraft surfaces, applying coatings, and ensuring aerodynamic smoothness and flushness.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare aircraft surfaces.
• Mask surfaces.
• Spray prime and apply finish coatings to exterior surfaces.
• Prepare and apply material for aerodynamic smoothing and flushness.
• Accurately cut materials to specific dimensions and bond to specified surfaces within exact tolerances.
• Interpret blueprints and process specifications.
• Follow complex application procedures.
• Mask complex configurations.
• Set up and operate various types of spray guns and other painting equipment.
• Apply prime and finishing materials to correct thicknesses.
• Use proper measuring inspection equipment to verify material application.
• Mix material including primers, top coats, sealants, and fillers to correct ratios.
• Make patterns, cut, and bond materials to contoured surfaces.
• Use/hold/manipulate small tools and parts with hands, including simple grasping, power grasping, and fine manipulation.
• Use vibrating tools and perform torqueing operations.
• Use and work around power moving equipment and machinery.
• Perform repetitive tasks.
• Operate equipment or machinery as required.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Ability to interpret blueprints.
• Set up and operate various types of spray guns and other painting equipment.
• Sand and Mask complex configurations.
• Ability to prep, apply coatings, and bond materials to metal or composite parts.
• Ability to mitre, blend, smooth, treat, and finish parts to meet flushness and engineering requirements.
• Mix material including primers, top coats, sealants, and fillers to correct ratios.
• Make patterns, cut, and bond materials to contoured surfaces.
• Robotic experience is a plus.

Physical Requirements

• Full-time standing with limited resting periods and ability to walk distances.
• Ability to sit for extended periods if required.
• Ability to work at heights, including climbing stairs or ladders.
• Ability to work off of step stools, scissor lifts, lift platforms, and aircraft structure without handrails.
• Ability to work overhead.
• Ability to lift/push/pull/carry a minimum of 25 lbs.
• Ability to twist/bend (neck or waist) and stoop.
• Ability to work in awkward positions, squat/kneel/crawl/reach as required.
• High level hand/eye coordination required.
• Ability to hear at the level required for positions.

Environmental Requirements

• Ability to work around noise, chemicals, fumes, and dust.
• Capable of using respirators and other personal protective equipment (including hearing protection if required).
• Ability to work outside if needed.
• Regular attendance required based on set work schedule.
• Ability to work any shift.

Qualifications

• Basic shop mathematics knowledge.
• Color differentiation may be required.
• Corrective lenses may be used.
• Eye protection required in many instances.

Pay Information

• $34.34 - $54.27

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10)
• 401(k) match
• Paid time off
• Holidays
• Parental Leave
• EAP
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Education Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability

Additional specific benefits are dependent upon the business unit and the collective-bargaining agreement.

Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position.

For Washington state applicants only: Represented full-time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.