Aircraft Painter - Depot-Level Military Finishes

Tyonek Native Corp; Lemoore (CA); On-site; USD 58,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Tyonek Native Corporation in California (Lemoore area) seeks an experienced aircraft painter for depot-level repair and coating of F/A-18 and F-35 assets. The role requires eligibility for a government clearance and US citizenship, with a background in military or heavy civilian aviation painting.

Work is on a federal facility with strict security requirements. Responsibilities include surface prep, coating applications, decals, masking, HVLP use, and compliance with military specs.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Minimum 4 years aircraft painter experience
• Military decal and painting experience required
• Prefer experience from military fixed wing community or civilian heavy structure background
• Experience in heavy structure U.S. Military or related FAA or civil aviation
• Must be a US Citizen
• Must be able to obtain/maintain a secret clearance.
• We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform post offer, pre-employment substance abuse testing.

Responsibilities

• Assemble staging, scaffolds and work stands necessary to perform the full function of the paint shop.
• Prepare aircraft, engines, support equipment, and components for finish using various chemicals, detergents, and solvents in conjunction with high pressure steam and water.
• Apply chemical conversion coating to bare substrate, sand and featheredge existing coatings using various grits of abrasives.
• Apply protective and decorative coating and paint finishes to aircraft, engines, ground support equipment and components; and paint insignias, lettering and designs on aircraft and components.
• Apply decals transfer and stencils to identify and decorate aircraft, engines, ground support equipment and components; apply sophisticated coating materials such as, but not limited to, waterbornes, elastomeric, and low volatile organic compounds materials to aircraft, ground support equipment, and components; apply radiation-reflecting coatings to cockpit and canopy enclosures; mix primers sealers and topcoat material to required viscosity for individual job or entire paint shop; treat corrosion; and perform wet and dry tape tests.
• Have skills in the use of measuring devices and gauges used to determine thickness, viscosity, surface smoothness and gloss of the applied coatings.
• Prepare the substrate for coating using a variety of pretreatment methods using chemicals, detergents and solvents in conjunction with high-pressure steam and water.
• Perform sanding and featheredging to existing coatings and shall select proper grit abrasives necessary to ensure adequate substrate smoothness prior to the finish application.
• Mask and protect surfaces not to be finished by the use of masking tape, discs, fixtures, plugs and/or covers.
• Use and maintain conventional, electrostatic, and high volume low pressure (HVLP) paint equipment and shall use a variety of materials such as lacquers, enamels, sealers, urethanes, waterbornes, epoxies, elastomerics, and ceramic coatings.
• Manufacture and maintain stencils, patterns, layouts and apply national and foreign insignias, special markings and designs required by military specifications and individual activities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job description

Tyonek Native Corporation in California (Lemoore area) seeks an experienced aircraft painter for depot-level repair and coating of F/A-18 and F-35 assets. The role requires eligibility for a government clearance and US citizenship, with a background in military or heavy civilian aviation painting.

Work is on a federal facility with strict security requirements. Responsibilities include surface prep, coating applications, decals, masking, HVLP use, and compliance with military specs.