Painter (Atlanta Airport)

Description

The Aviation Equipment Painter prepares, paints, coats, and refurbishes metal, composite, and plastic equipment and components to meet established quality and finish standards. This position operates spray equipment, paint booths, curing ovens, and related tools while following manufacturer specifications, production requirements, and applicable safety and environmental procedures. The Aviation Equipment Painter also performs surface preparation, coating application, equipment maintenance, in-process inspections, material inventory activities, and equipment handling using a forklift as required.

Essential Responsibilities

• Prepare metal, composite, and plastic surfaces for painting by cleaning, sanding, masking, and performing media blasting as required
• Mix and apply paints, primers, and coatings in accordance with manufacturer specifications, work instructions, and job requirements
• Operate High Volume Low Pressure (HVLP) and conventional spray equipment and adjust application settings based on equipment and part specifications
• Apply coatings uniformly and consistently to achieve required finish and quality standards
• Operate and maintain paint booths, curing ovens, spray equipment, and related tools and equipment
• Monitor environmental conditions, including humidity, drying times, and curing requirements, throughout the painting process
• Conduct in-process inspections and document results in accordance with established procedures and quality requirements
• Clean and maintain painting equipment, work areas, paint booths, and related facilities
• Assemble and disassemble equipment as needed to facilitate painting, refurbishment, and related production activities
• Monitor inventory levels of paint, thinners, coatings, and related materials and communicate replenishment needs
• Operate a forklift to safely transport equipment, materials, and supplies as required
• Perform production, fabrication, refurbishment, and related activities based on operational requirements
• Follow company safety procedures, quality standards, environmental requirements, and applicable regulations
• Perform other duties as assigned to meet departmental and organizational needs

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age?
• Possess and?maintain?a valid U.S. driver’s license with an acceptable motor vehicle record?in accordance with?company standards?
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States?
• Ability to?maintain?reliable transportation to and from the assigned work location?
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime as operational needs require?
• Ability to?maintain?regular and reliable attendance?
• Ability to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening and applicable background checks, including federal fingerprinting,?in accordance with?regulatory requirements?
• Ability to access all areas of the airport necessary to perform job duties, including secured areas, in compliance with airport and federal regulations?
• Ability to obtain and?maintain?any required government security clearance; employment is contingent upon successful completion of all applicable background checks and clearance requirements as?determined?by the contracting agency?
• Knowledge of spray painting techniques, including proper spray gun operation, adjustment, cleaning, and maintenance
• Knowledge of common coating systems, including enamels, polyurethane, epoxy, and lacquer

Preferred Qualifications

• Forklift operating experience preferred; ability to successfully complete required training
• Previous experience in industrial, automotive, aviation, or equipment painting
• Experience managing Ground Support Equipment (GSE) maintenance operations
• Experience working in airport, aviation, military, transportation, or industrial maintenance environments
• Knowledge of aviation fuel safety practices and operational compliance standards

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to read and interpret paint specifications, work instructions, and technical documentation
• Ability to operate and maintain paint booth equipment in accordance with established environmental, drying, and curing requirements
• Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks efficiently
• Ability to read, interpret, and apply safety rules, operating instructions, maintenance guidelines, and procedural manuals?
• Ability to effectively communicate in English as?required?to perform job duties and support safe operations in the airport environment, including during emergencies or situations requiring a shared language for safety?
• Ability to interpret and carry out written, verbal, and diagram-based instructions?
• Basic proficiency?with computer systems and common workplace software applications???

Physical and Environmental Requirements

This position requires sustained physical effort and consistent exposure to outdoor and potentially hazardous?work environments. The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job, with or without reasonable accommodation.?

Mobility and Access

• Ability to climb up and down stairs and ladders with 50+ steps and work at heights of 50?feet or more, including high, precarious places?
• Ability to get in and out of vehicles of varying sizes and heights?
• Ability to drive and?operate?vehicles and equipment of?various sizes, including automated?lifts up to 26 feet?

Lifting and Carrying

• Frequently lift and carry up to 30 pounds overhead
• Occasionally lift up to 70 pounds to waist level
• Ability to shovel materials such as snow, sand, dirt, gravel, or rocks as needed

Standing and Movement

• Ability to sit, stand, walk, bend, squat, kneel, crawl, twist, climb, and balance for extended periods of time
• Perform repetitive physical movements, including bending at the waist and knees, and sustaining awkward or physically demanding positions
• Capable of climbing and standing on step ladders while performing overhead work, such as connecting fueling hoses

Manual Dexterity

• Use hands and fingers to handle, grip, and operate tools, equipment, and controls

Sensory Requirements

• Hear and respond to verbal instructions, environmental sounds, and audible alarms
• Maintain the following vision capabilities
• Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)
• Distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more)
• Color vision (identify and distinguish between colors)
• Peripheral vision (see up/down and side-to-side while focused on a central point)
• Depth perception (assess distance and spatial relationships)
• Ability to adjust focus (sharpen vision at various distances)

Environmental and Working Conditions

• Work outdoors in all weather conditions, including extreme heat, cold, rain, snow, and wind
• Tolerate frequent exposure to
• Moderate to high noise levels (with use of appropriate hearing protection)
• Fumes, airborne particles, and hazardous substances, materials, or waste
• Work near or around
• Moving mechanical parts
• High-voltage equipment
• Hydraulic and pneumatic systems operating under high pressure

Drug-Free Workplace Act

FSM Group, LLC is a drug-free workplace. Employment is contingent upon compliance with company

substance-abuse policies and may include pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, as permitted by law.

EEOC/ADA, but also OFCCP, VEVRAA, and Section 503 expectations

This job description outlines the general nature and level of work required for the position and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act, and applicable state and local laws, qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.

FSM Group, LLC provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the application, interview, and employment process. If you need an accommodation to apply for a position, participate in the interview process, perform essential job functions, or access other employment benefits, please contact jobs@fsmgroup.us.

Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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