Aircraft Painter/Prepper

All individual activities are carried out in compliance with type-specific specifications such as construction documents, standards, regulations, occupational and environmental protection guidelines, etc.

• Leading and coordinating employees (within the shift)
• Organize/monitor workflows and manufacturing processes
• Creation of documents (e.g. test protocols, incoming findings, work plans, etc.)
• Carrying out incoming findings on aircraft and components
• Document (in paper form) and check your own and others' activities within the framework of the Documented Worker Examination
• Painting/application of primers/topcoats of various paint systems/manufacturers using high-pressure spray guns, low-pressure spray guns and electrostatic spraying processes
• Application/positioning (gluing/painting) of customer-specific layouts
• Application/positioning of labels (e.g. technical labels, etc.)
• Carrying out demanding polishing work, manually and using polishing machines
• Carrying out touch-up painting work using brushes and spraying tools
• Operating and maintaining systems (e.g. paint shops, ventilation systems, etc.)
• Covering/masking (manually) of aircraft/components (e.g. Challenger, Global express, etc.) with cover piers, foils, etc.
• Carrying out grinding work on aircraft/components (e.g. Challenger, Global express, etc.) using grinding equipment (e.g. eccentric grinding machines, etc.)
• Carrying out paint stripping work
• Application/removal of chemical paint strippers manually or by means of high-pressure sprayers
• Cleaning of aircraft/components manually using (in)organic solvents and cleaning rags, etc.
• Application of corrosion inhibitors using spray tools or manually with cleaning rags
• Carrying out filler and filler work using fillers and spraying tools
• Application/insertion of sealants (seal) by means of compressed air guns, brushes, etc.
• Carrying out simple maintenance and cleaning operations