Production Painter

PDS Tech Commercial is seeking a skilled Production Painter to join our team in San Diego, CA, supporting a leading innovator in the aerospace industry. If you take pride in producing high-quality finishes, enjoy hands-on work, and want to contribute to the creation of advanced aerospace structures, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact.

About the role

As a Production Painter, you'll play a critical role in protecting and enhancing aerospace components that help power some of the industry's most sophisticated technologies. Your expertise will directly contribute to product quality, performance, and mission success. Join the Paint/Wet Chemistry Department and become part of a team responsible for preparing, priming, and painting aerospace structures that demand exceptional quality and precision. Every surface you coat helps protect critical components while ensuring they meet stringent aerospace standards. This role offers the opportunity to apply your craftsmanship in a high-tech environment where attention to detail and quality workmanship truly matter.

Responsibilities

• Apply protective and decorative coatings to aerospace parts, assemblies, and finished products.
• Prepare surfaces for painting and finishing operations.
• Select, mix, and prepare paints, primers, enamels, lacquers, varnishes, and other coating materials.
• Utilize spray guns to apply coatings according to specifications and quality requirements.
• Apply coatings with brushes and rollers in areas inaccessible to spray equipment.
• Prime and paint a variety of aerospace structures and components.
• Inspect finished surfaces to ensure quality, consistency, and compliance with standards.
• Support quality verification activities and statistical process control initiatives when required.
• Follow established safety procedures and maintain a clean, organized work area.
• Collaborate with production and quality teams to meet schedule and performance goals.

Requirements

• Experience applying paint, primer, coatings, or finishes in a manufacturing, production, automotive, marine, aerospace, or industrial environment.
• Ability to safely operate painting equipment, including spray guns and related tools.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality workmanship.
• Ability to follow detailed instructions, specifications, and safety procedures.
• Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented production environment.
• Strong reliability, work ethic, and commitment to meeting production schedules.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous aerospace painting or coating experience.
• Experience working within a paint, wet chemistry, or manufacturing production environment.
• Familiarity with quality inspection standards and process controls.
• Knowledge of aerospace coatings, primers, and finishing techniques.
• Experience working in highly regulated industries where precision and quality are critical.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short-term disability coverage.
• Additional voluntary benefits and Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Commuter benefits and a 401K plan.
• Paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Pay

$31.84 per hour

Schedule

Monday–Friday | 9/80 Work Schedule

This position requires use of information or access to facilities subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). These regulations may limit access of controlled technologies: 1) to U.S. Persons, including U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, and other narrow categories including refugees and asylees, or 2) to certain foreign nationals that have received an export license.