Body Shop Technician Trainee

Must be local to Duluth, MN or within a reasonable driving distance.

What we offer:

• 401k Match Up To 5%.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Medical.
• Dental.
• Vision.
• Life Insurance.
• 100 hours accrued PTO within the first year.
• 8 paid holidays.

Job Summary:
Body Shop Technician TR's are learning to master the beginning of the exterior finishing process, prep exterior for primer, and painting processes. The Body Shop is the beginning of the exterior finishing process. The Body Shop Technician TR is a learning role and will be taught how to mask parts, apply body filler, and sand filler materials to prep parts for primer and paint.

• Learn about Body Shop role and Cirrus processes.
• Develop early skills inspecting aircraft components, sub assemblies, and composite parts in preparation for body work process.
• Begin Identifying and communicating defects and/or errors to supervisor when discovered.
• Listens and follows instructions, asking questions as needed.
• Manually applies body filler per procedures to establish a smooth surface contour and finish.
• Develops skills to utilize air tools and hand tools for high volume sanding.
• Strictly adheres to personal protective equipment requirements.
• Follows safety data sheets, technical data sheets and hazardous waste disposal procedures.
• Uses planning documents to ensure accurate completion of job duties.

Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• High School diploma or GED.
• Minimum one year related experience and/or training preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and able to examine completed work for accuracy.
• Adapts to changing assignment.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a fast paced, team environment.
• Must possess the highest level of integrity and have the ability to communicate errors to leadership.
• Initiative to finish assignments and personal accountability for time management.
• Reliable and dependable work ethic and can adapt to changing work requirement.
• Able to read drawings/blue prints and can calculate dimensions in a thousandth of an inch.
• Knowledge of basic tools and uses good judgement when selecting the proper tool for the job.

AAA USA is an in-situ manufacturing company that offers specialized subcontracting and technical assistance services related to industrialization, production and supplier monitoring processes in the Aerospace and Transportation sector.With over 1,000 employees, AAA USA draws its strength from the AAA European Group, a major player in the industry for 25 years. The Group generates more than 350 million dollars of annual revenue and employs over 3,500 people throughout the world. Supported by the international expertise of the AAA Group, we offer our customers the benefit of a proven approach to deliver a high-quality finished product. Our In-situ approach that focuses on productivity, on-time delivery, quality and efficiency has given us a leading position at our clients’ facilities and operations.