Thermal Spray - Coating Technician

Thermal Spray - Coating Technician

Cincinnati, OH

Shifts Available: 

2^nd Shift: 4/10-hour shifts Monday-Thursday (10% Shift Differential)

Weekend Shift: 3/12-hour Shifts Friday – Sunday (11% Shift Differential; start times include 4am-4pm, 5am-5pm or 6am-6pm)

Build an Aviation Career You’re Proud Of

At StandardAero, we use our ingenuity and know-how to find solutions for the simple to the most complex challenges in aviation. Together, we get the job done and done well. Our stability, resources, and respectful culture supports you in building a solid career with a great team you can count on day in and day out for the long term.

As a Thermal Spray Coating Technician, you’ll set-up and operate spray systems to apply Thermal Spray coatings to parts.   

What you’ll do:

• Selects, prepares solutions or coatings according to formulas and specifications and creates spray recipes and sequences for spraying.


• Plans, develops, writes, revises, documents, tests, implements and controls programs for robots as applicable.


• Operates blasting equipment to clean and prepare the surface of materials and components.


• Prepares and masks parts with fixtures, rubber, tape, tafa, antibond or metal masks prior to coating.


• Sets up and operates various types of manual, semi-automatic and/or robotic spray systems to apply substances to parts.


• Removes masking, cleans overspray and washes parts.


• Inspects surfaces visually for defects and compliance with specifications using micrometers, calipers, elcometers, profilometers, or related devices prior to and after applying coating.


• Cleans and maintains spray/coating equipment, fixtures and blast cabinets.


• Participates in continuous improvement of cell processes.


• Cross trains in other complementary skills and seeks endorsements for those skills as needed to support production requirements.


• Moves between production assignments that utilize multiple skills endorsements as needed to support production requirements.


• Participates in the cross training of other technicians as needed to support production requirements.


• Responsible for observing all applicable safety requirements and reporting immediately any unsafe practices/conditions.


• Carries out other duties as assigned

Basic Qualifications:

• 1+ years of experience with Thermal Spray or Plasma Spray Coatings


• 1+ years of experience working with precision measuring instruments such as calipers and micrometers. 


• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds (unassisted) for approximately 25% of the average work day.

Desired Skills:

• Possess a strong mechanical aptitude. 


• Ability to read, understand and interpret blueprints.

Benefits that make life better:

• Comprehensive Healthcare


• 401(k) with 100% company match; up to 5% vested


• Paid Time Off starting on day one


• Bonus opportunities


• Health- & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts


• Short- & Long-Term Disability


• Life & AD&D Insurance


• Learning & Training opportunities