Aviation Painter - 3 YEARS

INDUSTRIAL PAINTING EXPERIENCE MAAS

Aviation - 3.3 Mobile, AL Job Details Full-time 18 hours ago Benefits Safety equipment provided Qualifications Forklift Personal protective equipment (PPE) adherence Safety equipment Scissor lift Material handling equipment operation Respirator Full Job Description

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Applicants must have a minimum of 3 years of professional coating/painting experience in at least one of the following industries: Aviation/ Aerospace, Automotive, Industrial, Marine. Residential painting experience will not be considered toward the 3-year requirement. If you do not meet the 3-year experience requirement, please do not apply for this position. However, you may be interested in our Entry-Level Coating/Painter position, which requires a minimum of 1 year of relevant coating/painting experience. In General The Aviation Painter is responsible for the direct hands-on labor necessary to complete the aircraft painting process to company and customer specifications.

Essential Duties:

The Aviation Painter is directly responsible for the following essential duties: Compliance of all health, safety, and environmental policies, procedures, and processes, including the proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE). Cleaning and preparing the operational areas of the site for aircraft painting activities. Staging the aircraft for the aircraft painting activities prior to the commencement of the aircraft painting process. Masking activities to protect the "nottopaint" areas of the aircraft. Prepaint preparation of the "topaint" areas of the aircraft, including but not limited to cleaning, paint removal and sanding and abrading as may be required by process. Positioning of stencils and other production aids which facilitate the aircraft painting in accordance with customer specifications. Mixing paints. Painting with electrostatic and HVLP equipment. Reads and interprets aircraft paint drawings and follows them accurately to accomplish paint job and ensures regulatory, emergency, and other customer placards are correct. Reads instructions and all cautions/warnings/notes information as necessary for proper and safe completion of assigned work. Installing mandatory and technical marking to the aircraft by paint or sticker decals as required. Ensures proper cleaning and maintenance of spray guns and other painting equipment. Additional and secondary duties supporting aircraft painting activities, such as cleaning technical areas, organizing production materials, etc. may be assigned from time to time.

Physical Demands:

Able to lift, crawl, kneel, bend and rotate without restrictions. Ability to walk / stand and climb stairs for majority of shift Able to climb and walkup industrial scaffolding in multiple sections. Must be able to wear respirator and other required PPE during shift. Must be able to move around the office and plant throughout the day and reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel or crouch occasionally. Must be able to use fingers, hands, writs to grab and hold heavy equipment. Must have the ability to climb in a safe manner (climbing as a minimum includes stairs, scaffolding, ladders, and ramps. Ability to see clearly with or without lenses. Ability to hear clearly with or without aids. Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Able to operate manlift, scissor lift and forklifts.

Working Conditions:

Climate Controlled Aircraft Hangar. Exposure to loud noise. Exposure to chemicals (proper PPE and training provided). Able to work safely at heights and/or confined spaces. Fast paced environment. About MAAS Aviation MAAS delivers specialist aircraft painting services to all sectors of the aviation industry. We are an active, successful, and growing company that offers a rewarding working environment, and we are looking for aspiring professional aircraft painters to join our team! We believe our highly skilled teams across the world achieve excellent results every day and are the largest contributors to the success of our business.