Parts Cleaner

Build an Aviation Career You’re Proud Of

Build your career with integrity by working at a company that doesn’t just treat you like a number. You’ll get the tools to do things right in a clean and safe work environment and the trust to fix any issue that comes your way. Our on-the-job training and team of experts mean you’ll be set up for success.

Take charge of our day-to-day operations, so we remain the trusted source for aviation repair and maintenance. Work with your team to implement the right processes and practices across our organization to help ensure flight and product efficiency.

As a Parts Cleaner, you’ll operate metal cleaning equipment such as vapour blasters, wheelabrators, deburrers and blast cabinets using a variety of blast media to remove excess welds, rust, scale, and other material from surfaces of metal parts, castings, and other metal products.

What youll do: 

• Operates metal cleaning equipment such as vapor blasters, wheelabrators, deburrers and blast cabinets using a variety of blast media to remove excess welds, rust, scale and other material from surfaces of metal parts, castings and other metal products.
• Performs in process cleaning, air drying and buffing.
• Identifies and segregates ferrous, non-ferrous and titanium parts for specific cleaning processes.
• Immerses metal products in chemical cleaning and stripping solutions.
• Performs mechanical cleaning of parts such as grit blasting, vapor blasting and glass beading.
• Prepares and masks surfaces prior to cleaning.
• Prepares parts for non-destructive testing.
• Cleans and maintains cleaning tanks and equipment, monitors chemicals through titration checks.
• 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.
• Model behaviors consistent with good quality, health and safety, and environmental management practices.
• Carries out other duties as assigned.

What youll need: 

• Thorough knowledge of ferrous and non-ferrous materials.
• Thorough knowledge of titrating chemicals.
• Working knowledge of material safety data sheets and the handling of hazardous materials/chemicals.
• Working knowledge of related company instructions, company processes, MSDS labels and original equipment manufacturer manuals for cleaning and related processes.
• Working knowledge of production management computer systems.
• Regularly required to stand for prolonged periods.
• Ability to lift up to 20 pounds. 
• Flexibility to work day or evening shift as needed. 
• Must be authorized to work in the US.

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