My client in Oxfordshire is hiring for a dedicated on-site Aircraft Painter to help keep aircraft looking their best-safely, accurately, and to specification. You'll work in a Part 145 environment, delivering minor paint touch-ups and local resprays, while also overseeing contracted activity off-site to maintain quality standards.
What you'll be doing
- Complete minor paint touch-ups and local resprays on-site to an excellent aesthetic finish
- Supervise third-party contractors undertaking full or partial resprays off-site
- Carry out immediate corrosion treatment and apply preventive coatings
- Perform in-service livery touch-ups, including registration changes and logo repairs
- Refinish components such as cowlings, panels, and manufactured parts
- Rectify paint defects before release to service-avoiding visible brush marks or "orange peel"
- Store paint correctly in the hangar and keep it compliant with regulation
- Select and order the correct paints in line with maintenance or modification documentation
- Control tooling, equipment, paint facilities, and materials to maintain strict compliance
- Act as a nominated subject matter expert (SME), owning quality, process control, methods and material usage
- Travel between sites when required, with flexibility for normal and occasional out-of-hours repairs
What you'll bring
- Strong compliance mindset for secure control of paints, processes, and painting techniques
- Proven ability to achieve high-quality finishes and resolve complex surface defects without "patchwork" results
- Excellent communication and supervisory capability to oversee external paint contractors
- Confidence working independently and flexibly to minimise operational downtime
- An accredited painter background with industry training and proven experience in either automotive or aircraft painting
- Ability to complete an occupational health assessment (chemicals handling, heavy lifting, and lone working conditions)
Additional information
- If you want to broaden your skills, there's potential to diversify into hands-on aircraft engineering involvement and development
- Desired: prior experience in an EASA/UK CAA Part 145 maintenance environment and H&S certifications for hazardous material handling and curing environments
Benefits
They offer a competitive base salary and a robust suite of benefits designed to support your health, wealth, and lifestyle:
- Holiday Allowance: We value loyalty and work-life balance; your annual leave entitlement grows with you, rewarding your commitment with an extra day of leave for each year of service (up to an additional 4 days)
- Health: Private Medical Insurance (Bupa). You also have the flexibility to add family members to your policy at an additional cost. Other options include Health-care Cash Schemes and Den-Plan.
- Future Wealth: up to 8% Company Pension contribution, when you contribute 6%.
Plus Yearly Share Incentive Plans, and Discretionary Group Bonuses.
- Everyday Savings: Access to exclusive shopping discounts, including a cashback card to help your money go further.
- Lifestyle: Bikes to Work scheme (up to £3,000), Mydrive car purchase scheme, and Technology purchase schemes.
- Added Protection: Benefit from Personal Accident Insurance, Health-care Cash Schemes, and professional Financial/Legal advice.
If you're proud of a flawless finish and take compliance seriously, we'd love to hear from you.
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Aircraft Painter in Harwell employer: Manpower
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