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Act on behalf of the Lead in their absence and provide assistance and work direction to other painters.\n\nDUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:\nCoat surfaces of aircraft with paint, lacquer, epoxy, resin, or other material, spray guns, and other devices and ensure high quality final parts.\nPrepares, paints, and finishes coating to aircraft, parts, and assemblies including set up the equipment used to paint aircraft components.\nPrepare composite and metal surfaces, sanding, water break testing as well as tape testing.\nPrep, mask, etch, plate, prime of composite components and parts.\nPerforms detail touch ups.\nMust be able to utilize and maintain painting equipment and support with overall shop cleaning and maintenance.\nMark and cut tape, woven material, honeycomb, adhesive and similar materials following templates, guides or specific dimensions and sequences following specific instruction.\nRoute, drill, trim and sand to blueprint dimensions and tolerances.\nMaintain records as required.\nSupport quality process by maintaining work area in an orderly condition by returning tools, equipment and material to storage areas.\nResponsible for observing all laws, regulations and other applicable obligations wherever and whenever business is conducted on behalf of the Company.\nExpected to work in a safe manner in accordance with established operating procedures and practices.\nAdditional Functions: Other duties as assigned or required.\nWe recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.\n\nJob Qualifications\nTypically requires High School diploma or equivalent and five or more years of related experience.\nMust be customer focused and desirable knowledge of safety practices, OSHA, tool, equipment and materials used in the field.\nKnowledge of surface preparation, material and techniques for surface finishing.\nMust possess ability to read and interpret drawings to understand customer requirements.\nPhysical ability to lift to 50 lbs. and ability to work from ladders.\nInterpersonal skills and written communication skills to work as a team.\nBe able to interface with employees and upper management from other departments and effectively communicate status of job and estimated completion dates.\nJob Category\nManufacturing\nExperience Level\nMid-Level (3-7 years)\nWorkstyle\nOnsite\nFull-Time/Part-Time\nFull-Time Hourly\nPay Range Low\n56,180\nPay Range High\n83,518\nTravel Percentage Required\n0% - 25%\nRelocation Assistance Provided?\nNo\nUS Citizenship Required?\nYes\nClearance Required?\nNo","company":"Generalatomic","rawCompany":"generalatomic","city":"Poway","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-04-14T11:25:17.812Z","occupations":[{"code":"47-2141.00","title":"Painters, Construction and Maintenance","slug":"painters-construction-and-maintenance"},{"code":"51-9123.00","title":"Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers","slug":"painting-coating-and-decorating-workers"},{"code":"51-9124.00","title":"Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders","slug":"coating-painting-and-spraying-machine-setters-operators-and-tenders"}],"industries":[{"code":"336413","title":"Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing","slug":"other-aircraft-parts-and-auxiliary-equipment-manufacturing"},{"code":"336411","title":"Aircraft Manufacturing","slug":"aircraft-manufacturing"},{"code":"332812","title":"Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers","slug":"metal-coating-engraving-except-jewelry-and-silverware-and-allied-services-to-manufacturers"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Composite Painter","description":"General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. 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Act on behalf of the Lead in their absence and provide assistance and work direction to other painters.\n\nDUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:\nCoat surfaces of aircraft with paint, lacquer, epoxy, resin, or other material, spray guns, and other devices and ensure high quality final parts.\nPrepares, paints, and finishes coating to aircraft, parts, and assemblies including set up the equipment used to paint aircraft components.\nPrepare composite and metal surfaces, sanding, water break testing as well as tape testing.\nPrep, mask, etch, plate, prime of composite components and parts.\nPerforms detail touch ups.\nMust be able to utilize and maintain painting equipment and support with overall shop cleaning and maintenance.\nMark and cut tape, woven material, honeycomb, adhesive and similar materials following templates, guides or specific dimensions and sequences following specific instruction.\nRoute, drill, trim and sand to blueprint dimensions and tolerances.\nMaintain records as required.\nSupport quality process by maintaining work area in an orderly condition by returning tools, equipment and material to storage areas.\nResponsible for observing all laws, regulations and other applicable obligations wherever and whenever business is conducted on behalf of the Company.\nExpected to work in a safe manner in accordance with established operating procedures and practices.\nAdditional Functions: Other duties as assigned or required.\nWe recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.\n\nJob Qualifications\nTypically requires High School diploma or equivalent and five or more years of related experience.\nMust be customer focused and desirable knowledge of safety practices, OSHA, tool, equipment and materials used in the field.\nKnowledge of surface preparation, material and techniques for surface finishing.\nMust possess ability to read and interpret drawings to understand customer requirements.\nPhysical ability to lift to 50 lbs. and ability to work from ladders.\nInterpersonal skills and written communication skills to work as a team.\nBe able to interface with employees and upper management from other departments and effectively communicate status of job and estimated completion dates.\nJob Category\nManufacturing\nExperience Level\nMid-Level (3-7 years)\nWorkstyle\nOnsite\nFull-Time/Part-Time\nFull-Time Hourly\nPay Range Low\n56,180\nPay Range High\n83,518\nTravel Percentage Required\n0% - 25%\nRelocation Assistance Provided?\nNo\nUS Citizenship Required?\nYes\nClearance Required?\nNo","datePosted":"2026-04-14T11:25:17.812Z","dateModified":"2026-04-14T11:25:17.812Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Generalatomic","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Poway","addressRegion":"CA","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"dab4564ade63084f4031885a"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/dab4564ade63084f4031885a"}}