Senior Restoration Preparation Assistant - Paint Shop

Job Purpose

At Aircraft Appearance Centre, we elevate your aircraft's look with expert livery, precision paintwork, and impeccable interior finishes. Our advanced paint facility boasts a fully automated, climate-controlled hangar that accommodates aircraft up to the Airbus A380.

From stunning exterior designs to flawless interior detailing, our skilled team ensures your aircraft stands out with exceptional quality and precision. Trust Aircraft Appearance Centre to make every flight a visual masterpiece.

Assist the team in the restoration of the interior/exterior finish of the aircraft/cabin. Ensure all damage to the finish interior/exterior surfaces will be assessed and restored in accordance with laid down procedures.

In this role; you will:

• Maintain a safe and clean working environment in order to minimize safety hazards. Through the correct use of the approved paint products and ensuring the work area is kept safe and clean.
• Ensure all required tooling and consumable spares are available to carry out the restoration. Where tooling and spares are unavailable, should notify the manager on shift to procure the same.
• Conduct routine preparation and polishing, whenever delegated by supervisor without supervision.
  
  

Aircraft Appearance Centre

• Carry out paint work relating to the preparation, painting and finishing of panels, structures and components removed from the aircraft in accordance with the approved process and documentation.
• Prepare the coating system for the paint technicians, making them ready to use when required. Job holder should be fully aware of the ambient conditions and the right ratios of the different paint materials used.
• Conduct post painting activities, by supervising the entire housekeeping and cleaning process of the hanger, paint equipment and telescopic platforms.
• Restore the interior finish of the cabin to the highest standard.
  
  

Qualifications & Experience

To be considered for this role, you must meet the below requirements:

• Engineering: 1+ Year
• Vocational or Diploma (12+2 or equivalent): Higher / National Diploma or Apprenticeship in Engineering, Automotive or a related industry or equivalent training with a reputable airline or an approved maintenance organisation.
  
  

Knowledge/skills

• Experience in Aviation or Automotive Workshops.
• Must have knowledge of maintenance safety, human factors and general aircraft engineering practices.
• Must have knowledge of Aircraft Manuals, General Repair Manuals and Engineering drawings pertaining to rework, paint finishes and application of markings.
• Must have knowledge of different coating systems with their relevant data sheets in the areas of mixing, induction times, and viscosity.
• Details of Safety Sensitive role Yes/No
• Working at height YES
• Exposure to hazardous energy systems YES
• Heavy lifting YES
• Working in areas with motorised mobile equipment YES
• Work in confined spaces YES
• Contact with contaminations materials (Humans/Animals/Chemicals) YES
• Contact with dangerous good YES
• Work in an extremely noisy environment YES
• Work in heat YES
• Working with pressurised substances YES
• Exposure to fixed protruding sharp objects YES
• Exposure to contact with moving/falling objects. YES
• Airport driving permit YES
• Driving a vibrating equipment Other ( please specify)
  
  

Salary & Benefits

Join us in Dubai and enjoy an attractive tax-free salary and travel benefits that are exclusive to our industry, including discounts on flights and hotels stays around the world. You can find out more information about our employee benefits in the Working Here section of our website www.emirates.com/careers. Further information on what’s it like to live and work in our cosmopolitan home city, can be found in the Dubai Lifestyle section.