Finisher

About This Role

Who We Are: 

• CAE Vision: Our vision is to be the worldwide partner of choice in defense and security, civil aviation, and healthcare by revolutionizing our customers’ training and critical operations with digitally immersive solutions to elevate safety, efficiency and readiness. 

• CAE Defense & Security Mission: CAE's Defense and Security business unit focuses on helping prepare military customers to develop and maintain the highest levels of mission readiness. 

• CAE Values: Empowerment, Innovation, Excellence, Integrity and OneCAE make us who we are and we strive to make a difference in the world while helping each other succeed. 

What We Have to Offer: 

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance 

• A work environment where all employees are valued, respected and safe 

• Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver, take initiatives and make decisions 

• Recognition, professional development, advancement and having fun! 

Summary  

Prepares and finishes completed components and assemblies utilizing various methods such as chemical conversion coat, prime, paint, silk-screen, and part marking operations. Supports Mechanical Assembly team as required.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities  

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

• Reads manufacturing orders or receive verbal instructions regarding duties to be performed. 

• Interprets engineering drawings and parts lists to establish finishing, part marking, or other requirements for a components or assemblies. Also works from engineering change notices, engineering logs, CAE workmanship standards and various CAE manufacturing procedures documents. 

• Maintains paint shop equipment and chemicals. 

• Orders paint, chemicals, and other consumable paint shop items.  

• Performs prime and finish painting on components and assemblies. 

• Fabricates labels, banners, and signs using the large format paint shop printer using graphical software. 

• Fills and repairs damaged surfaces prior to final finish. 

• Sands, masks, and prepares components for final finish. 

• Operates bead blaster to prepare certain parts for finish.  

• Disassembles and replaces parts as required. 

• Marks identifying information and reference designators on parts 

• Interfaces with hardware engineering to establish best finish procedures for components. 

• Silkscreens ink line-work and nomenclature onto components as required. 

Qualifications and Education Requirements  

• High school diploma or general education degree. 

• Able to obtain a security clearance or already possess security clearance. 

• Post high school vocational training/certification desired. 

• Experience in paint/paint prep shop environment preferred. 

• Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.  

Preferred Skills  

• Finishing techniques required ability to mix, and apply all types of topcoat finishes to final product for a professional finish preferred. 

• Experience in bondo techniques and paint preparation and application preferred. 

• Sound understanding of military and commercial workmanship standards. 

• Basic computer skills are required for time reporting and work order processing. 

• Ability to perform work assignments with minimal supervision. 

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence.  

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.   

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations 

• Must have good oral and written communication skills 

• Background Corel Draw 2024 preferred 

• Background using Direct Color Systems 

• Knowledge in screen printing / silk screening 

Security Responsibilities  

Must comply with all company security and data protection / usage policies and procedures.  Personally responsible for proper marking and handling of all information and materials, in any form. Shall not divulge any information, or afford access, to other employees not having a need-to-know. Shall not divulge information outside company without management approval.  All government and proprietary information will be accessed and stored electronically on company provided resources.   

•  Incumbent must be eligible for DoD Personal Security Clearance.  

Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.  

Work Environment  

Work is performed in an environment where irritants such as noise from telephones, temperature, and lighting variations may exist, but there is little chance of injury, accident, or occupational health problems. 

• Work near moving mechanical parts over 2/3 of the time. 

• Fumes or airborne particles over 2/3 of the time. 

• Toxic or caustic chemicals over 2/3 of the time. 

• Risk of electrical shock 1/3 to none of the time. 

• Noise level is loud. (Example: manufacturing area) 

Physical Demands  

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.   

• Must possess manual dexterity and excellent hand eye coordination. 

• Ability to stand or walk over 2/3 of the time. 

• Use hands to finger, handle or feel over 2/3 of the time. 

• Reach with hands and arms over 2/3 of the time. 

• Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl under 1/3 to 2/3 of the time. 

• Talk or hear 1/3 to 2/3 of the time. 

• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds over 2/3 of the time. 

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds 1/3 to none of the time. 

• Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less, Jaeger 1 of .50mm letters @ 14” or better). 

• Distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more, Snellen Chart 20/50 or better). 

• Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors). 

• Ability to adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus). 

• Able to wear respirator/dust mask over 2/3 of the time or as required. 

Other Duties  

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for their job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.  

CAE USA Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to any protected characteristic, including disability and protected veteran status, as defined under federal, state, or local laws.  

Applicants needing reasonable accommodations should contact their recruiter at any point in the recruitment process.  If you need assistance to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [email protected]  

Position Type                       

CAE thanks all applicants for their interest. However, only those whose background and experience match the requirements of the role will be contacted.

CAE is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other  characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. At CAE, everyone is welcome to contribute to our success. Applicants needing reasonable accommodations should contact their recruiter at any point in the recruitment process.  If you need assistance to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [email protected].