Paint Specialist

Duncan Aviation is the largest, family-owned maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in the world providing complete nose-to-tail services for business aircraft.

About the role

The Paint Specialist silver tapes and chemically strips aircraft; masks, sands, and prepares aircraft surfaces for priming; primes overalls; and prepares aircraft surfaces for and paints stripes and some overall base painting according to manufacturer's specifications, Duncan Aviation approved procedures, and customer specifications in a safe and clean environment using Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) and fall protection. This position may also perform spray painting and prepares and completes appropriate documentation and personal training logs.

Responsibilities

• With minimal supervision, proficiently applies primers and topcoats using appropriate techniques and knowledge of primers.
• Maintains pressure pots and paint guns.
• With minimal supervision, masks and paints stripes per designer debrief and knowledge of paint products and paint mixing.
• With minimal supervision, identifies areas of aircraft to be masked and/or polished as per designer debrief and identifies problem areas such as working rivets, corrosion-damaged BLE's, damaged windows, etc., for remasking and sanding aircraft using mechanical sanding methods.
• Demonstrates thorough knowledge of aircraft surfaces and composites.
• With minimal supervision, masks aircraft and silver tapes aircraft surfaces per manufacturer's specifications and Duncan Aviation approved procedures.
• Removes old paint with liquid paint remover and pressure washer.
• With minimal supervision, may paint landing gear, fuel caps, antennas, and door frames of aircraft per designer debrief.
• Inspects painted surfaces and reports quality issues to crew leader or team leader.
• Assures quality for assigned areas through visual inspection and performs final pre-paint prep by blowing, wiping, and tacking the entire surface to be painted.
• Identifies problem areas such as fuel leaks, sky-drol leaks, etc., and reports problems to crew leader or team leader.
• With supervision, prepares, signs off, and understands various documents for record-keeping purposes as required by Duncan Aviation approved procedures and FAA regulations (e.g., turnovers, removal sheets, W.O. sheets, personal training log, and other work order-related documents supporting the review of squawks and expected hours).
• With minimal supervision, smooths, etches, and applies conversion coatings to aluminum surfaces with acid washes to ensure primers and paint adhere to the surface.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management.

Requirements

• Licenses/Certificates: Man Lift required; Respirator Fit required
• Regularly scheduled attendance required
• Routinely lifts up to 50 lbs.
• Tolerates products and materials associated with component maintenance
• Tolerates working in confined spaces and heights above four feet
• Tolerates standing for prolonged periods of time
• Tolerates working in extreme temperatures and noisy environments

Qualifications

High school graduate or equivalent required.

• Paint Specialist I: Previous mechanical experience or auto body accreditation preferred.
• Paint Specialist II: Minimum of one year of aircraft paint experience or three years of related experience required.
• Paint Specialist III: Minimum of two years of aircraft paint experience required.

Benefits

• Relocation Assistance available for those that qualify.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, Vacation/Holiday) available to team members on day one.
• Health Savings Account with employer and employee contributions.
• 401(k) program with 50% match on the first 6% contributed (begin contributions within your first 45 days).
• Tool Account Program to acquire and grow your tool inventory with interest-free payments.
• Variety of In-House Training opportunities or Tuition Assistance to further your education.