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About The Position

Requirements

• Excellent hand/eye coordination, practical skills, and attention to detail.
• Excellent vision (corrected or uncorrected) including normal color vision.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to work alone or as a member of a team, with good cooperative skills.
• Ability to utilize necessary safety equipment such as grade D air hoods/masks, Tyvek suits, neoprene gloves, and safety eyewear.
• Ability to stand for prolonged periods with limited movement.
• Ability to troubleshoot, analyze, and correct basic equipment problems and technical considerations relative to coating defects.
• Ability to analyze parts/product to determine the best technique or method for maximizing transfer efficiency of coatings to minimize waste and provide the highest levels of acceptable quality.
• Ability to successfully apply all common aerospace primers and topcoats in both functional and decorative applications to a wide variety of substrates and product configurations.
• Minimum (3) years practical experience specific to the spray application of multiple functional and decorative aerospace primers and topcoats on a variety of substrates and on simple to complex product configurations (geometries).
• Experience with the application of spatter finish textures, dry-film lubricants, conductive coatings, intumescents, and Teflon finish systems.
• Detailed familiarity with Conventional HVLP paint spray equipment in pressure, gravity, and siphon-fed variants, as well as conventional and airless ID pots, pumps, and guns.
• General standard education including the ability to read and write in English.

Nice To Haves

• NESHAP Operator Certification Training IAW 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart HHHHHH. (PCI will provide for relevant training/testing as necessary to ensure compliance).

Responsibilities

• Reviewing and assimilating work instructions specific to paint type, dimensional tolerance, and thickness considerations.
• Loading, adjustment, and light maintenance of conventional HVLP coating equipment in remote pressure, siphon, and gravity-fed variants.
• Setup and operation of conventional and airless ID pots, pumps, and guns.
• Successful application of multiple solvent and water-reducible primers to a wide variety of substrates and all product and part configurations from simple to complex geometry.
• Successful application of multiple functional and decorative topcoats to a wide variety of substrates and all product and part configurations from simple to complex geometry.
• Understanding and maintaining best safety practices in accordance with prescribed directives.
• Sharing best practices and technical skills with others as necessary.
• Maintaining terminal equipment in good working order throughout the production cycle.
• Controlling wet/dry film coating thicknesses IAW noted prescribed requirements.