Paint Prep/Jr. Painter

StandardAero; Richmond; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the aerospace sector is seeking a skilled technician to manage the preparation and coating of critical parts. The role involves operating equipment, ensuring safety compliance, and participating in continuous improvement efforts. Ideal candidates will have experience in painting and a strong attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret blueprints.
• Previous painting/coating experience an asset.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and masks parts with fixtures prior to coating.
• Operates blasting equipment to clean surfaces.
• Inspects surfaces for defects before applying coating.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Safety Awareness

Continuous Improvement

Tools

Precision Measuring Instruments

Job description

Immune Specific Accountabilities

• Recognizes and understands flight/product safety critical parts and processes.
• Responsible for immediately reporting flight/product safety concerns.
• Participates in proactive risk analysis of flight/product safety critical parts and processes.
• Recognizes and understands the Just Culture policy.

Specific Accountabilities

• Prepares and masks parts with fixtures, rubber, tape, or metal masks prior to coating.
• Operates blasting equipment to clean and prepare the surface of materials and components.
• Removes masking, cleans overspray.
• Cleans and maintains spray/coating equipment, fixtures and blast cabinets.
• Selects, prepares and mixes solutions or coatings according to formulas and specifications.
• Paints the parts
• Sets bake/cure oven controls for correct temperature and records time on process charts.
• Inspects surfaces visually for defects and compliance with specifications prior to and after applying coating.
• Participates in continuous improvement of cell processes.
• Cross trains in other complementary skills and seeks endorsements for those skills as needed to support production requirements.
• Moves between production assignments that utilize multiple skills endorsements as needed to support production requirements.
• Participates in the cross training of other technicians as needed to support production requirements.
• Responsible for observing all applicable safety requirements and reporting immediately any unsafe practices/conditions.
• Carries out other duties as assigned.

Technical Requirements

• Attainment of applicable internal process stamp(s).
• Proficient in the use of precision measuring instruments.
• Ability to read, understand and interpret blueprints.
• Working knowledge of related company instructions, company processes, reworks process instructions, original equipment manufacturer manuals and MSDS labels.
• Working knowledge of production management computer system and other related internal control systems.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds (unassisted) for approximately 25% of the average work day.
• Regularly required to sit and/or stand for prolonged periods.

Previous painting/coating experience an asset.