Aircraft Placard Specialist (YPQ)

Flying Colours Corp; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aviation company in Peterborough is seeking an Aircraft Placard Specialist responsible for designing and producing aircraft placards and signage that comply with aviation safety and quality standards. This position requires attention to detail and the ability to work with various teams. Applicants should have experience in silk screen production and a willingness to work flexible hours, including potential second-shifts. Comprehensive benefits and compensation packages are offered.

Benefits

Deferred-Compensation Bonus

6% R.R.S.P. Matching

Health, Medical, Dental & Life Insurance

Second-Shift Premium

Qualifications

• Experience in designing and producing aircraft placards.
• Familiar with aviation safety, regulatory, and quality standards.
• Able to work flexible hours including potential second-shifts.

Responsibilities

• Design all external and internal placards for silkscreen installation.
• Research aircraft Type Certificates through various sources.
• Complete installation of interior placards.

Skills

Production of silk screen frames

Designing placards

Application of silkscreen inks

Digital design

Attention to detail

Tools

HP Latex 630

Summa S3 T-head

Gerber Edge FX

GSX

Job description

AIRCRAFT PLACARD SPECIALIST

In the role of Aircraft Placard Specialist, you are instrumental in ensuring that both interior and exterior aircraft placards and signage conform to the appropriate aviation safety, regulatory and quality standards. Ideally, you may already be working in a related field and in the capacity of designing and producing placards and signage to an impeccable standard.

Located at Flexjet’s Peterborough, Ontario facility, this opportunity will provide you with technical challenge and exposure to one of the most prestigious and technically advanced fleet of business aircraft operating today. A unique professional working environment awaits as does the opportunity to work closely with numerous talented teams and individuals.

Key operational relationships would include departments and functions supporting:

• Aircraft Paint
• Cabin and Interior Install
• Structures
• Facilities Maintenance
• Health and Safety
• Aircraft Maintenance
• Warehouse
• Design
• Cabinetry

Duties and Responsibilities

• Incoming photos and placard general arrangements.
• Noting all aircraft modification/damage externally and report to maintenance.
• Researching aircraft Type Certificates/I.P.C/M.M through various websites and communications.
• Production of silk screen frames. (includes cutting the wood, applying mesh, applying emulsion, digital design makeup and image application).
• Designing all external and internal placards for silkscreen/decal installation.
• Application of silkscreen inks to aircraft.
• Digital design, cutting, application and painting of specific placards.
• Application and complete design for custom avionics panels and circuit breaker panels through silkscreen process as well as decals.
• Cockpit Lexan Registrations and Luminescent.
• Making and applying all Registrations specific to country’s standards.
• Making and applying all Custom Logo’s to aircraft specific.
• Incoming stencils of aircraft specific stripes/logos/RVSM
• Ordering all material used on HP Latex 630, Summa S3 T-head, Gerber Edge FX and GSX. Silkscreen makeup and Ink’s.
• Complete installation of interior placards.
• Complete engineering drawing reviews for internal and external placards. Editing locations and quantities for new revisions.
• Full premask kits for center‑fuselage program. (original design templates)
• Facility maintenance signs. (no smoking, no parking, air dryers, warnings, doors, vehicles, etc.)
• Health and Safety required placards. (eye wash, fire extinguisher, AED, etc.)
• Warehouse related placards. (shipping warning labels/crate logo’s/magnetic door labels., etc.)
• Interior leather seating labels through silkscreen process. Design and Print
• In house aircraft drawing reviews. (media type and font, engineered drawings)
• Paint shop labels (touch‑up kits, MSDS label, waste label, MEK. etc.)
• Tool Control Labels.
• Signing off corridor snags and producing steps missed through original quotes.
• Team members training and meeting goal hrs.

Working Conditions

Hours of work are Monday to Friday 7.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. However, all candidates must be willing and able to work within a second‑shift environment as/when required.

Flexjet offers attractive ‘Total-Compensation’ packages that include:

Deferred‑Compensation Bonus, 6% R.R.S.P. Matching, Health, Medical, Dental & Life Insurance Group Benefit Plans, Second‑Shift Premium.