Industrial Painter - Aircraft Painter

Do you want to be a part of a team of aviation innovators who are helping change the industry landscape?

Our client is an industrial group specializing in the aeronautic and railway fields. Their expertise includes aircraft painting and sealing, aircraft and train interiors, and surface treatment for the aeronautical industry. They have been experiencing strong growth in recent years, which has transformed our small Toulouse-based company into a group with a worldwide presence in Europe, the United States, the Middle East, and Asia.

They are currently recruiting for an Aircraft Painter job in Portland, OR.  

What Is In It For You

Salary: $22 - $33/hr.  

Position Type: Permanent - Full-time

Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, Vacation Pay, Sick Pay, Holiday Pay, 401(k)

A Day In The Life of an Aircraft Painter

The position you are applying for is defined by the leader/team leader and in accordance with customer requirements the aircraft painter prepares surfaces and applies mastic, paint, and water repellent.

Essential Duties of The Aircraft Painter

• Masking areas of the aircraft that are not to be sanded or painted.
• Sanding specific areas and/or entire aircraft depending on the model.
• Performing the wash process to ensure the surface is ready for primer & paint.
• Final masking of all areas not to be painted.
• Prepping aircraft for prime & paint (wipe, blow & tack).
• Priming & painting large areas such as the fuselage, wings, and engines.
• Reading customer aircraft drawings.
• Locating, applying & painting stencils and decals according to the drawings.
• Performing touch-ups with paint to ensure the best quality.
• Driving scissor lifts as well as 45’ & 80’ boom lifts up to 60’ heights.

Other duties of this job include but are not limited to:

• Safety Observation “spotting” movement of lifts around the aircraft.
• Maintain clean hangar floors by shifting shams.
• Help painters with tool maintenance by doing detailed cleaning of pressure pots, mini-jets, and 5000s.
• Rolling Triple paper and regular rolls.
• Cleaning pots and guns after each application.
• Clean bulldog pumps & setting them up prior to the cleaning processes.
• Help with material stocking making you aware of consumption and where things are located.
• Washing lifts and the hangar floors periodically to reduce contamination.
• Prepare baskets prior to paint by wrapping them in plastic.
• Perform daily hangar sweeps to gather materials left behind in lifts and return them to the stock room.

Schedule:

• 10-hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Holidays
• Night shift
• Overnight shift
• Overtime
• Weekend availability

If you are interested in the Aircraft Painter job in Portland, OR, apply today!

​​This vacancy is being advertised by Total Aviation Staffing, LLC. The services advertised by Total Aviation Staffing, LLC are those of an Employment Agency