Aircraft/Parts Painter - Various Shifts

Textron
Wichita, KS
Category Design
Job Description
Role Overview

As an Aircraft Parts Painter, you will prepare and spray paint various aircraft parts, ensuring they are clean and not damaged before hand-sanding the surfaces for a smooth surface before masking and priming. You will use painting techniques to coat all crevices of aircraft parts with primer or paint based on specifications. Your responsibilities may include checking parts to ensure they are clean and not damaged, selecting and adjusting spray guns per instructions, and mixing paint according to specifications.

What You Will Do

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include preparing aircraft parts for painting, painting various aircraft parts, and inspecting parts to ensure no dirt, dust, or other foreign objects appear in paintwork before baking in an oven.

Why It Might Be a Fit

To be successful in this role, you will need to have a high school education, GED, or a Bronze Level WorkKeys certification, experience using polyurethane, Hexamine chromium, and various types of paint, and attention to detail and ability to read paint (i.e. wet, dry, blotchy).

Requirements

  • High School education, GED, or a Bronze Level WorkKeys certification
  • Experience using polyurethane, Hexamine chromium, and various types of paint
  • Attention to detail and ability to read paint (i.e. wet, dry, blotchy)

Benefits

  • 401K company match + additional annual contribution equal to 4% of eligible compensation
  • $3,000 annual lump sum payment eligibility per contract
  • Annual cost of living adjustment up to $1,500 per contract
  • Automatic increases of $0.30/hr every 3 months up to top of grade per contract
  • Education assistance for undergraduate, graduate, and certificate programs, compensated at the start of the semester
  • Flight training bonus program for earning pilot certifications
  • Access to the Textron Aviation Plane Wellness and Pharmacy
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