Aircraft Technician A - Blades (Paint)

Airbus • Grand Prairie, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Airbus Helicopters is looking for an Aircraft Tech A Blades (Paint) to join our Blades Repair team based in Grand Prairie, TX. Your duties will consists of preparing all components and airframe surfaces for painting and perform the painting of the components and airframes IAW Airbus manufacturer procedures Meet the team: From building to servicing the next generation of aerospace, our team focuses on quality, productivity and efficiency. We ensure the highest quality of care and safety is built into each aircraft we assemble and maintain. Our team members make it happen. 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. How we care for you: Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program. Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages. Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility. At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and accessibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Minimum of four (4) years of Painting and Paint preparation on metal and composite/fiberglass components.
• Authorized to Work in the U.S.
• Vision: able to see and read computer screen and other equipment, able to read documents, reports, and drawings. (Daily)
• Hearing: able to hear to participate in conversations and to hear sounds including safety warnings or alarms. (Daily)
• Speaking: able to speak in conversations, deliver information and participate in communications (Daily)
• Equipment operation (Computer, telephone, copier, fax machine and other related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter buildings). (Daily)
• Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, and equipment up to 30 lbs. (Daily)
• Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings and equipment up to 30 lbs. (Daily)
• Pushing/Pulling: equipment and tools (Daily)
• Squatting/Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on lower shelving and to reach areas under the aircraft. (Daily)
• Standing: able to stand for long periods of time while working on the paint shop floor. (Daily)
• Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): able to walk through Paint Shop floor, production areas, and areas between buildings. (Daily)
• 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

Nice To Haves

• Some Trade School
• Minimum of four (4) years of Painting and Paint preparation on metal and composite/fiberglass aircraft components.

Responsibilities

• Paint Preparation: Prepare all surfaces for paint by sanding, masking, filling, washing and removal of dents and surface imperfections Apply corrosive preventative treatments, primers, and finish coats of special Material
• Paint: Mix and/or tint paint as required Perform layout of paint schemes as specified by the customer Apply paint materials to all prepared surfaces according to manufacturer instructions Complete Aircraft for customer acceptance by brush touch-up, cleaning striping lines and removal of over spray
• Documentation: Perform on a daily basis releasing and updating time sheet. Sign off work clearly and legibly in a timely manner, using adequate description of work being performed. All necessary blocks on the Discrepancy sheets need to be filled out as required. Work needs to be signed off using correct referenced, AMM, Engineering Dispositions, and Repair Design Approval Sheets (RDAS). Complete tool box audit sheets on a daily basis at the end of the shift. Complete forms and records pertaining to completion of assigned work.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes
• retirement savings plan
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)
• Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.
• Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages.
• Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED