Production Artist B

Purpose of Position

Processes and applies inks, decals, silk screening operations, and surface finishes to component surfaces per design and manufacturers requirements to produce final surface coatings and finishes to manufactured simulator products.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Cleans and prepares surface for screening and/or filling.
• Examines printed object for defects and corrects defects when needed.
• Performs silk-screening operations for required items using inspection glasses for extreme detail and precision.
• Applies paint using HVLP spray guns.
• Able to color match and perform detailed touch-up work using paints and inks.
• Studies illustrations, drawings, and photographs to plan artwork requirements and layout.
• Determines size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy, selects style and size of type, and arranges layout based upon available space and design constraints.
• Design artwork layout for products using Adobe Illustrator.
• Keys artwork log information into computer equipment.
• Maintains all associated equipment.

Minimum Education

High School diploma or equivalent (GED).

Minimum Experience

One-year technical school or two years related experience.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

Adobe Illustrator, basic PC skills, Type Fonts, Adobe Acrobat and Photoshop, Print RIP software and vinyl plotter design software.

EQUIPMENT KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

Standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers. Experience with automated silk-screening equipment, photographic process equipment and paint equipment helpful

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

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

REASONING ABILITY:

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

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met and or encountered by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee regularly is required to use hands to finger, handle, or grasp and reach with hands and arms. The employee regularly is required to stand. The employee must occasionally lift and or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision excellent color vision and ability to adjust focus. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.