Apprentice Aircraft Painter

**ABOUT COULSON AVIATION**

**Coulson Aviation** is a global aerial firefighting company that operates in Canada, the USA, Australia, and South America.

**Coulson Aviation** operates with a fleet of large aerial firefighting aircraft consisting of both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. With our fleet, we can run rapid aerial fire suppression, including initial attack and extended attack protocols.

**Coulson Aviation** is a part of the** Coulson Group** of companies. We are a financially stable and growing organization that has been in business for 63 years.

Due to our company growth and expanding footprint, we are looking to add to our team and hire an **Apprentice** **Aircraft Painter** to work on our aircraft and ground fleet.

**WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR**:
Coulson Aviation is expanding and looking to add an **Apprentice** **Aircraft Painter** **to its paint and finishing department.

This full-time position is based at Coulson Aircrane Ltd.’s airport facility in Port Alberni, BC.

**Compensation **for this position will fall between** $22.00 - $30.00/hour, **depending on experience and education.

**Responsibilities**:

- Reports to the Paint Manager to assess current needs of the day and determine which project(s) and location(s) will require attention
- Preparation, priming, and painting of aircraft components, parts, and panels
- Parts degreasing, sanding, and masking
- Mixing paint
- Equipment operation
- Spray gun operation
- Working with stencils, decorative items, CG images, etc.
- Works with scrapers, solvents, sandpaper, acids, and other refinishing products
- Painting of aircraft parts while adhering to procedure and specifications
- Use appropriate painting and polishing techniques and other related skills to complete assigned tasks

**Requirements**:

- 1 year of experience working in similar type of role or industry (paint or autobody shop would be preferred)
- Hardworking and passionate about your chosen career path
- Good communication skills, able to take direction well, work independently and with a team

**Preferred Requirements**:

- Previous experience working in the automotive or aviation industry would be considered an asset
- Current enrollment in a Painter and/or Decorator program, or completion of an Automotive Refinishing Program is highly preferred

This full-time position is based at Coulson Aircrane Ltd.’s airport facility in Port Alberni, BC.

**In addition to an hourly rate of $22.00 - $30.00/hour, we offer employer paid benefits and a 5% matching pension plan.