Aerospace Painter

Employee-centric company is seeking a painter to join a fantastic team that's leading the aviation industry in aircraft repair innovation; they offer a generous compensation package.

Minimum Requirements:
- Eighteen (18) years of age or older
- High school diploma or GED
- Three (3) years of painting experience to include two (2) years' experience in the aviation / aircraft industry ~ OR ~ Five (5) years of automotive painting experience
- Valid driver's license to drive to get supplies and deliver painted aircraft parts in company vehicle

Preferred (not required):
- Two (2) years of experience working with sheet metal or aircraft structures

Job Duties:
- Read blueprints and engineering documentation and use spray paint guns
- Responsible for preparing, painting, and polishing aircraft and / or aircraft parts
- Prepare surfaces of entire aircraft, aircraft sections, or unattached parts to be painted: sanding, grinding, blasting, masking, taping, etc.
- Apply paints, sealants, and other coatings to aircraft and/or parts
- Mix and apply paints, sealants, and other coatings
- Mix, apply, and smooth cosmetic fillers
- Polish completed aircraft and/or completed parts
- Fabricate stencils, layout and apply stripes, layout and apply insignias.
- Ensure paint room and hangar floor are stocked with paint, consumable for applying paint and sealant, sandpapers, tape, cleaning clothes, and cleaning chemicals
- Track / record paint and repair progress in Corridor
- Assist in other areas of the shop during painting department downtime
- Respectfully collaborate with other team members and supervisors
- Other duties as assigned

Employer Notes:
- The ideal applicant will have knowledge of paint processes, products and equipment including aviation maintenance software, or quickly learn new computer apps and programs as well as basic structural sheet metal and composites knowledge
- This employer will conduct a drug test, a background check, and a DMV records check before first day of employment

Pay / Benefits:
- Competitive pay, a variety of healthcare package plans for employees to choose from, choice between four (4) day or five (5) day work weeks (all day shifts), vision/dental, paid holidays, 3% employer match on 401(k), and paid leave; all of which either start immediately upon hire or the first of the following month.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $28.00 - $34.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift

Supplemental Pay:

• Overtime pay

Experience:

• Auto painting: 3 years (Required)
• aircraft painter: 3 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Salem, OR 97302 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Salem, OR 97302: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $28 - $34