Job Description

Our client based in the Fareham area is looking to recruit an experienced Paint Sprayer.

Purpose of the role:

The Painter is accountable for producing a high quality paint finish to a variety of aerospace components and assemblies which meet the required aerospace standards. The role works within structured routines using reference materials

Specific Responsibilities:

• Responsible for following written instructions and procedures, and interpreting specifications to achieve the correct standards (including all preparation and finishing)
• Application of chromate conversion coatings, paint-stripping, refurbishment and remedial work including hand masking
• Operate low bake curing oven
• Active involvement in improvement initiatives
• Ensuring production output is achieved with minimal supervision
• Ensuring supervision is aware of any quality problems or equipment failure
• Participate and contribute to daily start up meetings with local team and supervision

Prep work

• Ensure the spraying equipment is correctly prepared for the finishing operations
• Mask to drawing requirements to ensure that correct finish is achieved
• Ensure correct and effective application of pre-treatments and cleaning processes
• Ensure rubbing down and surface preparation on refurbishment and remedial work
• Ensure all paint materials are mixed correctly for colour and consistency and recorded for paint traceability in accordance with work instruction sheets
• Preparation for materials ready for paint

Inspection

• Responsible for inspecting and certifying that the quality of work is to the required specification and workmanship standards.
• Carrying out viscosity checks
• Be able to perform paint thickness and adhesion checks and record information in accordance with required Standards.
• Quality check all finished jobs

Safety

Provide and maintain a safe working environment:

• Adhere to procedures or systems in place for risk assessment, COSHH, personal protective equipment and other relevant safety regulations and procedures to ensure a safe system of working
• Correct use of PPE including Air fed breathing apparatus.

House Keeping

• Clean and maintain all spray equipment, spray booths and associated equipment.
• Return all tools and equipment to the correct location on completion of the activities
• Leave the work area and components in a safe and appropriate condition, free from foreign objects / debris on completion of the activities
• Ensuring the standard of housekeeping in the paint shop is maintained to a high level.

Key Skills, Experience and Competencies required:

• Must be familiar with manual preparation and application of coatings to aerospace standards including pre-treatment, primer, undercoat and finish coats.
• Must be able to using various two-pack and air drying paint systems including: High and Low solids epoxy, polyurethane, water-based, acrylic and etch primers.