Aircraft Painter - Full-time / Part-time

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Will be doing touch and full body painting of all different types of Corporate aircraft. Will mostly be working on Gulfstream, Global Express, Legacy, Challenger, Citation, Hawker, Learjet, Beechjet, Nextant, Phenom, and Falcon. will be responsible for entire paint process from set up and prep all the way through painting and buffing.

Responsibilities:

• Strong buffing and polishing skills
• Ability to spray a variety of paints and finishes
• Selects finish ingredients and mixes them by hand or machine to obtain specified color or shade to specifications or match existing finish
• Calculates mix ratios in order to mix sealant, filler materials, and paint
• Must have experience cutting and buffing polyesters, urethanes, imron and acrylic clear coats
• Applies primer, top coat paint, and any spray-applied coatings to detailed parts, sub assemblies and major assemblies of aircraft interiors to customer or company specifications and industry quality standards
• Polishes and waxes finished surfaces by cutting and buffing finished surfaces
• Demonstrate competency in applying the following to perform normal job duties
• Familiar with and have operational knowledge of department tools
• Performs moderately complex to complex filling operations related to the cosmetic appearance of the part being worked
• Removes excess material and prepares the surface for finishing
• Performs difficult masking operations
• Documents the work performed on the work orders
• Seeks methods to cross train to develop technical skills and business knowledge
• Assist aircraft technicians when necessary
• Ensure functional tests of all installed items is satisfactory

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 2+ years experience painting aircraft
• Corporate aircraft experience
• Must have experience doing all aspects of the painting process (from prep/layout, through painting and buffing).
• Must have experience working with polyesters, urethane's, and acrylic clear coats
• Must have experience applying primers.
• High School Diploma or GED

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Working in a Paint shop

Second Shift:
4X10's
4pm - 2:30am
Sun - Wed OR Wed - Saturday

They have OT available as needed

About Aerotek:

We know that a company's success starts with its employees. We also know that an individual's success starts with the right career opportunity. As a Best of Staffing® Client and Talent leader, Aerotek's people-focused approach yields competitive advantage for our clients and rewarding careers for our contract employees. Since 1983, Aerotek has grown to become a leader in recruiting and staffing services. With more than 250 non-franchised offices, Aerotek's 8,000 internal employees serve more than 300,000 contract employees and 18,000 clients every year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in talent solutions. Learn more at Aerotek.com.

Aerotek is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.