Cabinet Finisher III (Contract)

Summary

The Cabinet Finisher III performs advanced finishing, staining, painting, polishing, and repair of high-end aircraft cabinetry to meet customer specifications, quality standards, and production schedules. This position serves as a technical resource within the finishing team by applying advanced finishing techniques, troubleshooting complex finishing issues, and mentoring less experienced cabinet finishers. The Cabinet Finisher III demonstrates a commitment to craftsmanship, safety, continuous improvement, and operational excellence while supporting the production of world-class aircraft interiors.

This is a temporary position employed through an agency.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform advanced finishing operations including staining, sealing, spraying, sanding, buffing, polishing, and repairing aircraft cabinetry and veneer components.
• Mix stains, paints, catalysts, and finishing materials to achieve precise customer-approved color matches and finish specifications.
• Apply polyester, satin, and specialty finishes using approved techniques while maintaining consistent quality and appearance.
• Sand between finish coats and perform flat sanding, buffing, and polishing to achieve high-gloss and satin finishes.
• Mask components as required to ensure proper paint and finish application.
• Monitor finish thickness and application quality to ensure compliance with engineering specifications and customer requirements.
• Inspect completed work for defects, identify finish imperfections, and perform repairs or touch-ups to achieve production quality standards.
• Clean and prepare finished products for final inspection and delivery.
• Consistently produce high-quality workmanship that meets company, customer, and regulatory standards.
• Interpret production schedules and prioritize work to support manufacturing deadlines and operational objectives.
• Meet established productivity, efficiency, and labor hour goals while maintaining quality expectations.
• Assist in identifying process improvements that enhance product quality, efficiency, and workflow.
• Ensure work is performed in accordance with company procedures, work instructions, and quality requirements.
• Serve as a technical resource for Cabinet Finishers I and II by sharing knowledge, demonstrating best practices, and providing hands-on guidance.
• Support the onboarding and training of new team members in finishing techniques, equipment operation, quality expectations, and safe work practices.
• Assist in troubleshooting complex finishing challenges and recommend effective solutions.
• Promote a collaborative team environment by sharing expertise and supporting the development of team capabilities.
• Properly operate, maintain, and perform routine care of spray equipment, finishing tools, and related production equipment.
• Follow all company safety policies, environmental requirements, and hazardous material handling procedures, including proper use of required personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area in accordance with established housekeeping and 5S standards.
• Immediately report safety concerns, equipment issues, or quality concerns to supervision.
• Maintain regular and reliable attendance and punctuality.
• Other duties as assigned.

Competencies:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Greenpoint Core Competencies

• Adaptability – Adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands, and accepts constructive criticism/feedback and changes approach or method to best fit the situation.
• Communications – Expresses ideas and thoughts effectively in verbal and written form, exhibits good listening and comprehension, and keeps others informed and uses appropriate communication methods.
• Dependability – Responds to requests for service and assistance, follows instruction and responds to management direction, takes responsibility for own actions and doing the best job possible, keeps commitments, and maintains reliable attendance.
• Initiative – Sets and achieves challenging goals, demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles, measures self against standard of excellence, recognizes and acts on opportunities, and takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.
• Teamwork – Balances team and individual responsibilities, exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views, gives and welcomes feedback, contributes to building a positive team spirit, and puts success of team above own interests.
• Work Quality – Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, displays commitment to excellence, looks for ways to improve and promote quality, applies feedback to improve performance, and monitors own work to ensure quality.

Job Core Competencies (CHOOSE 3-4 from GTI Competencies List)

• Cooperation – Establishes and maintains effective relations, exhibits tact and consideration, displays positive outlook and pleasant manner, offers assistance and support to co-workers, works cooperatively in group situations and works actively to resolve conflicts.
• Written Communications - Writes clearly and informatively, edits work for spelling and grammar, varies writing style to meet needs, and presents numerical data effectively.
• Oral Communications – You speak clearly and persuasively, you listen and get clarification, you respond well to questions, you demonstrate group presentation skills, and you participate in meetings.

• Job Knowledge – Competent in required job skills and knowledge, exhibits ability to learn and apply new skills, keeps abreast of current developments, requires minimal supervision, displays understanding of how job relates to others, and uses resources effectively.

Summary of Education, Experience & Certification

Minimum of high school diploma or equivalent. Requires a minimum of 4+ years of progressive cabinet finishing experience, preferably in VIP aircraft interiors or comparable high-end woodworking/manufacturing environments.

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