Job Description

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Boeing Commercial Airplanes is looking for Decorative Painters to join our Seattle and Renton, WA team to apply exterior finish to commercial aircraft.

Position Responsibilities:

• Commitment to adhere to work area best Safety practices.
• Compliance to applicable laws, regulations, and company policies.
• Commitment to First Pass Quality.
• Perform painting Boeing commercial aircraft to include but not limited to free-form painting, full aircraft paint, gradient fade (layout only, not painting), blend fade painting and decal applications to achieve commercial livery requirements.
• Develop sequence, plan and implement all elements necessary to insure quality processes for complete painting and finishing of multiple, in sequence, commercial aircraft.
• Prepare the exterior surfaces of airplanes for painting by cleaning, stripping, abrading, and chemically treating as necessary, masking, then apply the paints and finishes and touch-up details.
• Make necessary patterns, preform layout and apply prescribed decorative paints and finishes to interior and exterior of commercial aircraft.
• Blend finish on areas being reworked by proper removal of paint, surface conditioning, thinning and application of new paint.
• Clean and adjust spray equipment as required and insure that equipment is functioning correctly.
• Ensure cleanliness and proper preparation of surfaces to be painted and apply protective finishes required.
• Develop and follow standard work.
• Ability to maintain required certifications.

The position must meet Export Control compliance requirements, therefore a “US Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 is required. “US Person” includes US Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• 1+ years of painting/finishing/coatings experience.
• 1+ years of manufacturing/production experience.
• This position requires an individual when working at heights to utilize fall protection equipment that has weight limitations.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• 3 or more years of experience finishing and painting Aircraft, Automotive or Marine.
• Ability to interpret engineering specifications, drawings, and other technical data.
• Experience working from heights and using fall protection equipment.
• Proven ability to work in a dynamic team environment.

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility. Note: Basic relocation will be offered for eligible internal candidates

Shift:

This position is for 2nd Shift.

Drug Free Workplace

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

This is an hourly position governed by the International Association of Machinist (IAM-751) Collective Bargaining agreement.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.