Aircraft Paint Tech B - Contract
Airbus
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Job Description:
Airbus Helicopters is looking for an Aircraft Paint Tech B - Contract to join our team based in Grand Prairie, TX.
Technician shall prepare all components and airframe surfaces for painting and perform the painting of the components and airframes IAW Airbus manufacturer procedures.
Your working environment:
A suburb just outside the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area is home to Airbus Helicopters U.S. regional headquarters, where we have more than 1,000 employees. Check out one of the seven professional sports teams that also call Dallas home - you may even see a special, custom Airbus helicopter dedicated to the Dallas Cowboys flying during home games.
This is a contract position
Your challenges:
Primary Responsibilities:
Paint Prep 40%
Perform preparation for painting to include; repairs, sanding, taping and surface preparation
Perform initial inspection of components and parts to ensure all defects are noted prior to painting
Perform stripe layout as specified by customer and masking per part drawing
Paint 40%
Use a variety of standard and specialized hand tools, power equipment and measuring devices and test equipment
Assure that completed work complies with FAA regulations, customer requirements and company specifications
Refinish repaired components in accordance with customer and factory standards
Administrative and Training 20%
Follow OSHA, safety and environmental regulations
Must maintain clean working environment
Your boarding pass:
Education:
Required
High School diploma or equivalent
Preferred
Some Trade School
Experience:
Required
Minimum of two (2) years related experience in industrial manufacturing or automotive (paint & body) and or other related skill/trade.
Preferred
Experience Painting and Paint preparation on metal and composite/fiberglass aircraft components.
Licensure/Certifications:
Required
None
Preferred
None
Travel Required:
Less than 10% Domestic and International
Citizenship:
Authorized to Work in the US
Clearance:
None
Qualified Skills:
Knowledge, Skills, Demonstrated Capabilities:
Required
Exceptional work ethic
Excellent time management skills, ability to multi-task and handle high volume workloads.
Enthusiastic to support others and achieve the highest level of customer service.
Preferred
Strong paint skills
Previous Paint work
Able to read and work from blue prints and Bills of material (BOM) to ensure proper coatings are applied IAW Technical Data
Communication Skills:
Required:
Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written form in English
Preferred:
None
Technical Systems Proficiency:
Required:
None
Preferred:
Proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word) and SAP
Complexity of the Role:
Level of Decision Making:
Mid-level of independent decision making expected when carrying out customer requirements. Ensures own role and responsibilities are clear; takes relevant decisions at own level and ownership for their implementation; sticks to commitments on time/cost/quality; announces as early as possible when commitments cannot be kept; stops to fix the root causes of issues to ensure they do not reoccur.
Questions the status quo; provides on-going focus on improving processes/products/services; thinks how to do it, not why it cannot be done; takes initiative to implement good proposals; measures impact and follows up to ensure improvements are sustained..
Organizational information:
Reports to shop supervisors; receives direction from shop Technical Advisors.
Direct Reports:
Is this a people manager? No
# of Exempt Reports: 0
# of Non-exempt Reports: 0
Job Dimensions:
The paint process is one step of the overhaul process, and this position is necessary to make this step efficient.
Nature of Contacts:
Cursory Communication on a daily Basis with internal parties only
Physical Requirements:
Onsite or remote: 100%
Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings. Daily
Hearing: able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms. Daily
Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications. Daily
Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts. Daily
Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs. Daily
Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs. Daily
Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools. Daily
Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer. Daily
Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving. Daily
Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor. Daily
Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces. Daily
Personal Protective Equipment required: Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site
Administrative position only PPE required: Steel-toed shoes are required for all shop floor visits, appropriate hearing/eye protection may also be required when visiting the shop floor.
THIS IS A CONTRACT POSITION
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Equal Opportunity:
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally
protected status
As a leader in our field, Airbus Helicopters, Inc. provides relocation assistance for qualified positions and a comprehensive
compensation and benefits package.
As a matter of policy, Airbus Helicopters, Inc. does not sponsor visas for US positions unless specified. Only applicants with current
work authorization will be considered.
Airbus Helicopters, Inc. does not offer tenured or guaranteed employment. Employment with Airbus is at will, meaning either the
company or the employee can terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice.
NOTE: Airbus Helicopters, Inc. reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises. This position
description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.
This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.
Company:
Airbus Helicopters, Inc.Employment Type:
Agency / TemporaryExperience Level:
ProfessionalRemote Type:
On-siteJob Family:
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Job Posting End Date: 08.29.2025------
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