Aircraft Painter – Technician A (Contract)

About the role

Airbus Helicopters is seeking an Aircraft Painter – Technician A on a contract basis to join its Columbus, MS facility. The role involves preparing aircraft components and airframes for painting and applying coatings in line with Airbus manufacturing procedures.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare all surfaces by sanding, masking, filling, washing and removing dents.
• Apply corrosive‑preventative treatments, primers and finish coats to metal and composite components.
• Perform brush touch‑ups, clean striping lines and remove overspray to meet customer acceptance criteria.
• Read and interpret blueprints, Bills of Material and technical data to ensure correct coating application.

Required profile

• Minimum four years of experience in aircraft painting and paint preparation on metal and composite/fiberglass components.
• Ability to read and work from blueprints and BOMs.
• Familiarity with common aviation tooling.
• Physical ability to work 100 % onsite, with adequate vision and hearing for production floor safety.

Required skills

• Aircraft painting and surface preparation.
• Application of primers, finish coats and corrosive‑preventative treatments.
• Blueprint and BOM interpretation.
• Use of aviation‑specific tooling.

What we offer

• Access to Airbus Leadership University with over 10 000 e‑learning courses.
• Opportunities for accelerated development programmes and national/international mobility.
• Flexible working arrangements where possible.