Aircraft - Processor/Painter/Coater

Job ID: 676094BR
Date posted: Sep. 12, 2024

Description:Have the ability to prepare aircraft surfaces, mask, prime, apply finish coatings, and anti-corrosion chemical treatment. Performs a variety of operations to prepare and/or execute correct finish on sheet metal and extrusion parts. Displays ability to plan, layout, interpret blueprints, sketches to all engineering specifications; determine sequence of operations, number of required pieces and method of setup. Uses a variety of tools and precision measuring instruments. Makes standard shop calculations relating to preparation and/or cure times. May monitor and verify quality with statistical process or other control procedures. May input data as required. Performs other duties as required.

This position is for a coater supporting F-35 Canopy program.
Have the ability to prepare aircraft surfaces, mask, prime, apply finish coatings, and anti-corrosion chemical treatment. Performs a variety of operations to prepare and/or execute correct finish on sheet metal and extrusion parts.
Application of low observable coatings and materials, including fastener & gap filler, and boot installation.
Cleans, sands, prepares, treats, hand rolls, and mask acrylic/sheet metal surfaces
Displays ability to plan, layout, interpret blueprints, sketches to all engineering specifications;
determine sequence of operations, number of required pieces and method of setup.
Uses a variety of tools and precision measuring instruments.
Makes standard shop calculations relating to preparation and/or cure times.
May monitor and verify quality with statistical process or other control procedures.
Will input data as required.
Performs other duties as required
be able to stoop, bend, kneel and squat when working on and inside the canopy
Basic Qualifications:
3 years of relevant or like experience in composite laminate layup and/or applying primer, low observable, & topcoat materials on F-35 canopies.

High school diploma or GED equivalent.

Experience with surface preparation and coatings/painting and/or anti-corrosion chemical application and treatment.

Experience reading Blue-Print/work order specifications.

Experience using use hand tools (i.e. sanding tools, cutting blades, brushes, scales, templates, and various other hand.
Desired Skills:
Previous knowledge or experience using low observable materials
Excellent communication skills
Familiar with Microsoft Office products (Outlook) and work order software such as Solumina.
Critical thinking & problem solving abilities

F35 Coating Experience.
Clearance Level: None
Other Important Information You Should Know
Expression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.
Ability to Work Remotely: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.
Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.
Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week
Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.
Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. They're dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about.

As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin's vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers' toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.
Experience Level: Hourly/Non-Exempt
Business Unit: AERONAUTICS COMPANY
Relocation Available: No
Career Area: Manufacturing
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First

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