Location: Amarillo, Texas
Company: International Aerospace Coatings (IAC)
Pay: Competitive hourly rate + benefits (based on experience)
Shifts: Both Day and Evening Shifts Available
Are you a general laborer or helper and want to learn how to prep & paint aircrafts while being paid? This is a great opportunity to gain skills in this unique industry with hands on training.
Why work for IAC:
$1,500 Sign-On Bonus
Competitive Pay & Benefits
- Paid on-the-job training with a career progression program designed to produce the world’s best aircraft painters
- PTO starting at 80 hours in a full year worked
- Paid holidays
- Overtime available
- 401K with 4% match, dollar to dollar with the Roth option
- Employee referral program
- Choice of four medical plans including PPO and HSA plans starting at $19.39 twice a month
- Company-paid life insurance and employee assistance program
- Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits including medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, accidental death, supplemental life, and pet insurance.
- Benefits start the first of the month after 60-days of employment
- Work is conducted inside aircraft hangers, so we are not out in the weather
Here are some of the things you will learn while being paid:
- The best aviation industry paint prepping practices including preparing surfaces for painting and protecting surfaces and components from chemical erosion during the paint stripping and sanding process. Including sealing and masking surfaces and components to prevent damage.
- Fundamentals of aerospace coating (painting) applications by top aerospace painters.
- Application of livery markings (paint design).
- Equipment operation, such as boom lifts.
- The basic safety protocol for working on/around aircraft.
- Learn to properly use and disposal of chemicals and materials according to OSHA regulations.
Job description
This is an exciting paid training program where you will learn the skills to become an apprentice aircraft painter. You don’t need any experience just a willingness to work hard and learn the process.
This is a fun and exciting field to be a part of, just take a look at some or our time-lapsed videos of aircrafts being painted at www.iac.aero.
If you have painting experience, you could start at a higher rate. Entry level rate starts at $17.00. Our career progression program offers opportunities for frequent pay increases with training completion.
You do need to pass an Airport FAA background check, a drug test and a fit-for duty physical prior to employment!
IAC is the global leader in aircraft painting, interiors, and graphics. With nine (9) state-of-the-art facilities across the USA and Europe, IAC has capacity for 22 lines of aircraft and processes 1000+ paint events per year.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $17.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- On-the-job training
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Can you pass a rigorous drug screen and airport security process?
Ability to Commute:
- Amarillo, TX 79111 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Amarillo, TX 79111: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
