Boeing Defense, Space, and Security is seeking an Aircraft Painter to support Operations in Mesa, AZ. This position prepares, paints, and finishes coating to aircraft, parts, and assemblies. Lay out paint schemes and designs. Performs specialized paint assignments. Identify nonconforming detail parts, assemblies and processes. Work with engineering to improve manufacturing processes.

Primary Responsibilities

• Apply primer and finish coats, including stripping and other detail work. Touch up primer and finish coats, including color matching and blending. Lay out paint schemes and design templates.
• Apply markings to parts and aircraft using several methods including silk screens and maskant aids. Designs templates.
• Work from detailed blueprints, fabrication, assembly outlines, sketches, patterns, and written or verbal instructions to plan material requirements, the sequence of operations and fabricate to predetermined configurations.
• Set up and operate such typical shop equipment as paint mixers, steam cleaner power washers, Positector or other paint measuring equipment, stencil maker, ID printers, and other general shop equipment and tools to complete work assignments.
• Estimates labor and material costs of aircraft painting according to customer specifications.
• Develops application plans and methods.
• Provide guidance and training to new or lesser skilled paint operation personnel.
• Performs work in both FOD critical and FOD sensitive environments, ensures all assemblies and detail parts are free of Foreign Object Debris (FOD) and non-conformances issues. Check units for compliance using hand held precision measuring equipment, such as wet gauges and scales.
• Report all non-conformances to manufacturing supervision or corrective action representative.
• Prepare rejection tags noting deviations from specifications on dimensions, finishes, material, processes, or quality when required.
• Follow all safety procedures and reports unsafe conditions to safety officials or manufacturing supervision.
• Reports job status and restraints to coworkers and supervision.
• Identifies production inefficiencies and suggests potential improvements to product or process.

Basic (Required) Qualifications

• Knowledgeable and skilled in painting processes and techniques and common shop practices.
• Knowledgeable and able to interpret blueprints, sketches and written and verbal instructions.
• Knowledgeable and able to apply shop math.
• Knowledgeable and able to use computer systems for office and shop applications.
• Skilled in listening and interpersonal participation, and able to work with others as part of a team which includes giving and receiving feedback, and assisting others in completion of tasks.
• Able to meet the physical requirements to be certified by Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) to use a respirator.
• Able to complete and maintain all required training and certifications needed to do your job efficiently.

Typical Education & Experience

• This job requires a minimum of a high school education and 1 to 3 years of work related
• experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Other Relevant Information and Requirements

This position must meet Export Control compliance requirements, therefore a “US Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 is required. “US Person” includes US Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

This position does not offer relocation. Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense.

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.