Aircraft Interiors Paint Technician

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

• Has thorough understanding of all pertinent paint shop processes, paint systems, and quality expectations
• Performs customer-facing, finish-grade painting in accordance with applicable specifications
• Receives and inventories raw parts and materials from warehouse
• Fills and sands imperfections in panels in preparation for painting and/or finish wrapping
• Bonds plugs, brackets, kick plates, etc. as required by customer specs
• Cuts holes/modifies panels as required by customer specs
• Cleans tools and maintains a clean, safe, and healthy work area
• Maintains labor tracking and job card/task sign-offs
• Follows safety policies and uses required personal protective equipment in accordance with company and government regulations and guidelines

Other Duties/Responsibilities

• Works with and accepts guidance from Leads and higher skilled technicians, while helping to build skills and abilities of lower-level technicians
• Develops and implements skills and techniques required to perform all assigned tasks in accordance with Pilatus quality standards
• Assists coworkers and other departments to successfully perform other job tasks as assigned by Lead or Manager

Requirements

Skills/Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Three (3) years related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Familiarity with and ability to use basic hand tools, paint spray gun, and other specialized equipment
• Ability to use measuring tools and perform basic math computations
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, engineering drawings, and other relevant documents
• Eye for precision and attention to details
• Regular and reliable attendance required and willingness to work overtime and other shifts as needed
• Basic computer skills including Microsoft Office
• Must qualify as a U.S. person in compliance with ITAR 22 CFR 120.15

What We Offer

• 11 paid holidays a year, plus 15 days of paid vacation time, and 6 days of paid sick/personal time to start with an increase to 20 days of paid vacation time after 5 years with Pilatus
• 90% of medical, dental, and vision premiums paid for single coverage and 80% for family coverage, averaging $9,600 annually
• Monthly health savings account (HSA) contributions totaling $2,250 for single coverage and $3,000 for family coverage annually
• 401(k) retirement plan matching up to 6%
• Life and long-term disability insurance premiums paid in full
• Tuition assistance available annually after the first year
• Hiring range of $20.00 - $28.00 per hour depending on experience
• Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

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