Technician III - Silicone Paint

Job description

The Aerospace Painter – Technician III is a mid-career skilled painter responsible for performing advanced surface preparation, masking, coating application, and finishing operations on aerospace hardware. This role requires technical painting fundamentals plus the ability to independently interpret drawings, support process improvements, and contribute to efficient, high-quality production. Silicone Paint Technician III works with minimal supervision, supports cross-functional manufacturing operations, and helps maintain a safe, compliant, and organized paint environment while contributing technical experience to improve processes, tooling, and operational performance.

The Operations Strategic Capabilities Unit plays a fundamental role in enabling efficient business and program execution – from strategic capital investments, industrial operations and an efficient supply chain, to state-of-the-art manufacturing and test operations and top-notch facilities management.

What You’ll Do:

• Key Responsibilities:
• Aerospace Painting & Surface Preparation:
  • Perform surface preparation, cleaning, detailed masking, paint mixing, coating application, and curing operations for silicone and other aerospace coatings.
  • Apply primers, topcoats, and specialty aerospace coatings, including silicone coatings, in accordance with technical specifications and process instructions.
  • Operate paint booths, spray equipment, curing ovens, and associated tooling, including robotic paint application systems.
  • Verify material usage, mixed ratios, and application parameters meet required standards for silicone and other coatings.
  • Inspect completed work to ensure coating quality, coverage, and specification compliance.
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