painter

supply chain coordinator

laborer

quality assurance inspector

aircraft mechanic

International Aerospace Coatings

This is a laborious job. After your orientation week, you're thrown into the grunt position with little training, there’s some attempt to get you trained, but it’s not something to count on. Advancement is rough. You will do some tasks constantly, but never do the others needed to advance. Communication throughout the company is lacking. You’ll have to go through many managers to get an answer, even then, it will most likely be the incorrect answer. Equipment is in a poor state. Many times I saw employees using lifts that were obviously too dangerous to use, but were left without any other options. There’s also a big disconnect between painters and managers, leads aren’t much help to bridge that gap. Systems are pretty outdated. The company is rigid in how they run things to an extent and will not accommodate to any needs you may come across. You will be expected to rush planes out, even if it means you are sacrificing safety, quality and resources. Maintenance is slow to complete repairs. This job practically follows a standard school schedule for the area so work ceases during the holiday weeks and summer. You’ll maybe get 30hrs a week during that time. The benefits are decent. You get two breaks. The people under a lead are generally great to work with. They were the highlight of my day. You get overtime. They seem to pride themselves on that a bit. Pay is low considering the work you do. If the pay starting was at least $20 and hour and raises were more than 10¢, it would be more tolerable to work here.

I learned a lot, both in skills as well as about myself at this nightshift job, and feel it truly advanced my life perspectives with a heavily diverse climate of employees. 

However, being a nightshift, there wasn't a lot of room for my personal life, as I would have to sleep during the day. 

But the thing that finally woke me from otherwise a wonderful job, was the management, unfortunately. I truly and honestly enjoyed everything, until the head manager lost control of his temper and fired the best employee there. Normally a kind guy, who goes out of his way to give us hours to earn bread on our tables. But when he fired the best employee there for missing some online training because we had no time during work hours to do it, myself and the majority of nightshift walked out in support of our coworker. 

The regular nightshift supervisor though, is a wonderful guy, professionally laid back. Has a very "I trust you to be an adult and get your work done properly, respect the work, I'll respect you." kind of demeanor. 

Not really meant for people who's personal lives conflict with that schedule, but otherwise 20/10. Not a lot of room to grow in the company, but plenty of room to grow your skills. 

A typical day of work would include starting at 6:00 a.m. for 1st shift with a safety meeting 1st and a non routine customer airline card to work and clock into When there is not a paint plane in the hangar non routines still give you hours to work when there is not an aircraft to work on since we are contractors. Management is OK, but it could be better due to training process and availabilty since our mananger is always gone and our lead is the only one on the floor.  The hardest part about this job is not being there and not having great attendance other than that it is a pretty flexible workplace and a great place to start off in the aviation field this is also a career that I am willing to advance in but I would recommend anyone that wants a Head Start in aircraft painting or Ava tion in general this is the place to work to get you on your feet.  The most enjoyable part of the job is the finished product and the reactions of our airline customers once they see the finished product when you can finally say while I actually pain in that aircraft with pride and integrity not many people can say that but you.

A typical day is one or two tasks to be completed on the plane within a certain time frame. Averaging a team of 8-12 people taking on different sections of the plane. 
- You learn something new every single day. There's a lot that goes into the entire process of painting a plane, from induction to send off.
- The management team is the highlight of the company in my opinion. They have your best interest and safety in mind above all else. They will never scrutinize you when trying your best and will always guide you to success in your given task.
- Workplace culture is superb. There is a sense of comradery and devotion to perfection in the craft. 
- The hardest part to me is as simple as learning something new. You may have done the task a hundred times but because its on a different section of the plane, it can be that much more difficult just because it's somewhere or something you haven't experienced yet. 
- The most enjoyable part is seeing everyone's work come together at the end of each step in the sanding/painting process. Watching the plane gradually change until it leaves the hanger doesn't ever get old. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
A lot of good people work there despite not being allowed to utilize their skills properly. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
A general manager who makes everything worse every time he interacts. Rather than doing things in a logical, safe, or consistent way he's only interested in his whims.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Not that bad but since speaking English isn't a requirement, building camaraderie can be really hard. 3/4 of the employees don't speak English. 1/2 of those who do, it's their 2nd or 3rd language so it's rough

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Come in, figure out the plan,  either sand, tape, clean, paint, or touch up,  lunch,  resume work, get to a stopping point, clean up,  clock out. Every day.  Only real difference each day is what you're doing to the plane.

IAC is the place your carrer goes to die. While the pay is higher than most transferable careers in the area, the pay is not adequate for the skills most bring to the table. Pay increases as you advance are pretty underwhelming. 
Insurance is expensive, vacation time is minimal and combined with your sick time.  So if you enjoy time off you better not get sick. 
Everyday you will have less and less required materials to use for your job. 
If the wind changes direction, expect your schedule to change as well. Thought you had the next two days off? Nope wind changed. Have a single day off and work 6 -10s with another schedule change just to have one day again. Many more issues here. 

The job was awesome if your not afraid of heights or hard work. Getting to work on aviation was a cool experience must people don’t get to. The safety for employees was awful all the first aid kits are empty and equipment was falling apart. Management is a joke. All of the leads have quit or threatened to quit multiple times while I was there within a five month period.  Ethical issues in the work environment. Leads giving job advantages in return for personal favors. Multiple employees would complain to the general manager about all of these issues. The response would be we would handle it or an investigation. Nothing would change or be addressed. Management lacks structure. I don’t know if it’s like this at all of the location or if it’s just Amarillo. 

IAC doesn’t care about you, they just need bodies on the floor to get the planes out the door as quickly as they can. 
In just a few months time there were well over 30 people who had come and gone from all levels of management, he’ll even the HR guy quit due to the amount of people going through the door.
Little if followed up on after  the initial orientation about health safety, and often when “safety tests” are done it is during a controlled environment, so of course the numbers and stats will look good.
Little room for advancement and there is a huge discrepancy in starting pay across the board.
Also if you have previous painting experience don’t expect to paint, they don’t care. 
If you like working in an unorganized, unmanaged, ignorant minded company then IAC is the place for you...

What is the best part of working at the company?
None. Slave drivers, constant revolving door of employees for reasons you will experience very quickly. You will be used and abused while the "painters" bark orders, make fun of the others and get away with everything. If you are a painter and go into this job, you will not paint for a long time. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
What I just said. Garbage place to work. Don't waste your time. There is better out there.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
I already answered that. Go somewhere else. There are better jobs that pay way better than this joke of a job.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Early morning, if you stop and rest your arms, you will get a talking to and a warning. This place suxx.

Corporate does not care about you one bit. You can get a perfect review and not even get a penny raise. Corporate is a who you know thing. The folks in Ireland take care of their own and treat everyone else poorly. They hire family into the corporate management world with poor experience. The USA CEO turn over rate is high because of how terrible corporate is. The facilities our out of date in Texas, California and Washington. I met great people in the Spokane facility but most of the corporate situation was a dumpster fire. The main HR person at corporate left which may be a saving grace for the company. Overall it’s a good place to start a careee in the painting/aerospace industry.

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