Aircraft Technician A - Blades (Paint)

Aircraft Tech A Blades (Paint)

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 consist of preparing 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.

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.

Your challenges:

Paint Preparation: 45%

• 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: 45%

• 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: 10%

• 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.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Other duties as assigned.

Your boarding pass:

Education:

Required:

• High School diploma or equivalent

Preferred:

• Some Trade School

Experience:

Required:

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

Preferred:

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

License/Certifications:

Required:

• None

Citizenship:

• Authorized to Work in the U.S.

Physical Requirements:

• Onsite: 100%
• 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)
• 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

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.

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:

US - Direct Hire

Experience Level:

Professional

Remote Type:

On-site

Job Family:

Composite Manufacturing