Education / Experience :
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- Two (2) years experience in wood finishing.
- Experience in aerospace industry preferred.
- Basic knowledge of cabinet finishing processes and products.
Position Purpose :
- Under general supervision, prepares and applies finishes to aircraft furniture using aircraft specifications, designs and engineering drawings with a high level of safety, quality, detail and productivity.
- Assists team members with greater experience to enhance techniques supportive of quality workmanship.
Essential Functions :
- Works under general supervision to prepare furniture for finish and disassembly using blueprints, aircraft specifications and design / engineering drawings.
- Performs high quality repairs to various finished surfaces in the shop and aboard aircraft.
- Cleans and polishes blemishes as needed to prepare the aircraft for delivery.
- Applies finish to furniture using spray equipment and other manual / mechanical methods.
- Uses various types of sandpapers, polishes, adhesives, masking mediums, solvents, finish materials, hand tools and various power tools to disassemble and finish furniture
- Complies with all safety, 5S, and housekeeping policies.
- Uses personal protective equipment to protect aircraft interior (PTP).
- Uses the material tracking system to create parts demand, track squawks and to sign-off work.
Additional Functions :
- Works with lead and higher skilled technicians to develop and implement process improvements that increase safety, reduce, cost, cycle time, and man-hours using Lean Six-Sigma and other process improvement techniques.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Other Requirements :
- Possess a working knowledge of Gulfstream inspection and process specifications.
- The ability to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
- Able to climb ladders and stairs, work in small restricted areas, lift up to 40 pounds and work any shift..
- Must be computer literate..
18 days ago