Aircraft Painter

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. Apply now to join a role where your expertise directly supports aircraft presentation.

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