Paint Aircraft Technician A

Airbus is committed to providing reasonable accommodations as an Equal Opportunity Employer to applicants with disabilities. If you require assistance or an accommodation to complete your application, please contact us at USCareers@airbus.com Notice: Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal Notice: Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination   (English) Aviso: Transparencia en el Pago No Discriminación  (Spanish) Job Description: Job Summary : Technician shall prepare all components and airframe surfaces for painting and perform the painting of the components and airframes IAW Airbus manufacturer procedures Primary Responsibilities : 1. Paint Preparation: 45% ● Prepare all surfaces for paint by sanding, masking, filling, washing and removal of dents ● Apply corrosive preventative treatments, primers, and finish coats of special Material 2. Paint: 45% ● Mix and/or tint paint as required ● Perform layout of paint schemes as specified by the customer ● Apply paint materials to all prepared surfaces according to manufacturer instructions ● Complete Aircraft for customer acceptance by brush touch-up, cleaning striping lines and removal of overspray 3. Documentation: 10% ● Perform on a daily basis releasing and updating time sheet. Sign off work clearly and legibly in a timely manner, using adequate description of work being performed. All necessary blocks on the Discrepancy sheets need to be filled out as required. Work needs to be signed off using correct referenced, AMM, Engineering Dispositions, and Repair Design Approval Sheets (RDAS). Complete tool box audit sheets on a daily basis at the end of the shift. ● Complete forms and records pertaining to completion of assigned work. Additional Responsibilities : Other duties as assigned by shop lead: Qualified Experience and Training : The Company reserves the right to revise, change and/or modify job duties, responsibilities or working conditions as the need arises, with or without advance notice. Employment with the Company is at-will. This position description and the statements contained within it do not create any contractual rights between the Company and its employees, either express or implied. Education : Required ● High School diploma or equivalent Preferred ● Some Trade School Experience : Required ● Minimum of four (4) years of Painting and Paint preparation on metal and composite/fiberglass components. Preferred ● None Licensure/Certifications : Required ● None Preferred ● None Travel Required : ● 0% Domestic and International Citizenship : ● U.S. Person under ITAR requirements Clearance : ● None Qualified Skills : Knowledge, Skills, Demonstrated Capabilities : Required ● Strong paint skills ● Previous Paint work ● Able to read and work from blue prints and Bills of material (BOM) to ensure proper coatings are applied IAW Technical Data ● Must be able to use basic hand tools to remove and install hardware Preferred ● None Communication Skills : Required: ● Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written form in English Preferred: ● None Technical Systems Proficiency : Required: ● Preferred: ● Complexity of the Role : Level of Decision Making : ● Employee will be required to have problem solving skills for Paint to ensure that they are accepted practices, of the highest quality, and cost effective for the customer. Organizational information : Manager, Paint Operations Direct Reports : Is this a people manager? # of Exempt Reports: 0 # of Non-exempt Reports: 0 Job Dimensions : ● Nature of Contacts : ● Involved Communication on a daily Basis with internal and external parties Physical Requirements : ● Onsite or remote: 100% Onsite ● Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings. Daily ● Hearing: able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear