Aircraft Tech B - Paint Prep (Contract)
- Location
- Columbus, MS
- Listed
- 3 days ago
About the role
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About the role
Airbus Helicopters is looking for an Aircraft Technician B (Contract) to join our Paint team based in Columbus, MS.
You will be part of the team to perform surface preparation, taping of components for paint and priming/painting of aircraft and aircraft subassemblies.
This position is a temporary (contract) position with no specific time period but could be extended or shortened as needed. Contractors are employed by a 3rd party vendor and placed on assignment to Airbus in America.
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
On the eastern border of Mississippi you’ll find Columbus, home to our Helicopter manufacturing and assembly lines and Center of Excellence for the entire North America region. It’s here that we produce the UH-72A Lakota Helicopters for the U.S. Army in addition to the H-125 aircraft for civil and commercial customers.
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
- Prepare surfaces for painting by sanding, masking, filling and washing.
- Perform taping of surfaces and areas where paint will not be applied.
- Maintain responsibility to keep scrap at minimum levels.
- Maintain shop cleanliness as directed by leads and or supervisors by sweeping, vacuuming, wiping down as necessary.
Your boarding pass
- Minimum of six (6) months related experience; experience shall consist of surface preparation for paint or painting of industrial, automotive or aviation products.
- Must be able to apply directives given in surface preparation and layout taping.
- Aviation related paint experience preferred but not required.
Physical Requirements
- Onsite: 100%
- Vision: able to see and read computer screen and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings.
- Hearing: able to hear to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on production floor including safety warnings or alarms.
- Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications.
- Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts.
- Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.
- Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.
- Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools.
- Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on computer.
- Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving and taping of components and subassemblies.
- Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on production floor or while working on aircraft.
- Travel: N/A
- Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces.
- 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
Company
Airbus Helicopters, Inc.
- Employment Type: Agency / Temporary
- Experience Level: Entry Level
- Remote Type: On-site
- Job Family: Painter
By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus.
Equal opportunity and legal notices
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.
Note
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.
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This assignment description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.
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