Industrial Coating Technician

HEICO; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4x10 schedule

Fridays off

Competitive compensation

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Generous PTO

Educational assistance

Life insurance

Long-term disability

Short-term disability

EAP and wellness plan

Job summary

Robertson Fuel Systems, a HEICO company, seeks an Industrial Coating Technician I to apply coatings and operate high-pressure blasting systems in a manufacturing setting. You will work with polyurethanes, epoxies, primers, and elastomeric coatings per engineering specs.

Responsibilities include monitoring cure environments, maintaining equipment, reading drawings, and ensuring compliance with TCP and export controls. The role offers a 4x10 schedule with Fridays off and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Reads and understands drawings, process specifications, manufacturing orders, work instructions, and standard operating procedures.
• Adherence to Export Control and Technology Control Plan (TCP) as applicable to job
• Supports training and on-the-job learning initiatives for lesser-experienced technicians.

Responsibilities

• Mixes and applies complex coatings (polyurethanes, epoxies, primers, elastomeric systems) to engineering specifications.
• Operates precision spray equipment (airless, conventional, HVLP, automated) including pressure vessels.
• Monitors curing environments; verifies oven temperatures, flash times, and humidity meet specs.
• Maintains blast machinery; replaces nozzles, hoses, liners and dust filters.
• Reads and interprets drawings and process instructions; records lot/batch numbers for traceability.
• Supports equipment design and cross-department coordination for ovens and related tooling.

Job description

The Company

WE SAVE LIVES! For over 50 years Robertson Fuel Systems, a HEICO company, continues to be the world leader in the design, development, and manufacturing of crashworthy fuel systems. The Company’s technology, experience, and capability in fuel containment are paramount to both its defense and civil customers. Engineered to help prevent post-incident fires, its fuel solutions save lives.

Benefits Of The Flexible Composite Technician I

• 4X10 Schedule with every Friday Off
• Competitive Compensation
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Generous PTO
• Educational Assistance
• Company Paid Life Insurance, Long-term Disability, and Short-Term Disability
• EAP and Wellness Plan

Reporting Relationship

The Industrial Coating Technician reports to the Manager, Composite Structures and Fuel Containment Technologies.

The Position

The mission of every Robertson employee is to execute their responsibilities with the #1 goal of saving and protecting the lives of service members across the globe. Primary duties include applying specialized coatings to prescribed parameters and operating high-pressure abrasive blasting systems.

Duties & Responsibilities

Industrial Coating Technician

• Mixes and applies complex coatings to include polyurethanes, epoxies, primers, and elastomeric systems to Engineering specifications.
• Utilizes precision spray equipment, safely operating airless, conventional, HVLP, and automated spray systems to include associated pressure vessels.
• Monitors curing environment verifying that oven temperatures, flash times, and humidity levels meet Engineering specifications.
• Operates industrial walk-in blast equipment and hand-held pneumatic abrading equipment, as required.
• Selects and manages media profiles to include aluminum oxide and plastic media depending on substrate hardness, thickness, and specified anchor profiles.
• Performs precise masking using heavy-duty rubber, vinyl tapes, and custom plugs to protect critical surfaces, threads, and machined areas from media impingement.
• Maintains blast machinery to include regular replacement of nozzles, hoses, wearable liners, and dust collector filters.

• Reads and understands drawings, process specifications, manufacturing orders, work instructions, and standard operating procedures.
• Completes operational steps in IFS to include recording lot/batch numbers and expiration dates where applicable for material/product traceability.
• Adherence to Export Control and Technology Control Plan (TCP) as applicable to job
• Adherence to Compliance Plan and Employee Policy
• Marginal duties may include the following:
• Participates in standard manufacturing activities, as required.
• Assists with training and on-the-job learning initiatives for lesser-experienced technicians.
• Supports Engineering functions as and where applicable.
• Participates in the design and implementation of equipment.
• Coordinates with other departments for usage of equipment (ovens, etc.)
• Upkeeps the daily, weekly and monthly maintenance log of all equipment
• General and detailed cleaning of the production floor (sweeping, mopping, waxing, emptying garbage cans, etc.).

NOTE: This job description is not designed to cover nor contain a static listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities. Additional duties may be assigned.