Paint Shop Supervisor (Helicopters)

Gama Aviation Ltd; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aviation services company in Gloucester is looking for a Paint Shop Supervisor to oversee the new Rotorcraft Painting Facility. This role involves preparing and painting rotary aircraft and their components, supervising both contracted and permanent staff, and ensuring high standards within the paint shop. Candidates should have a recognized painting qualification and experience in similar industries. This position offers a great work-life balance with a 5-5-4 shift pattern and robust benefits package including pension and healthcare.

Benefits

Great work-life balance

Competitive Group Pension Scheme

Comprehensive Private Healthcare

Qualifications

• Experience working with aviation, automotive or similar industry.
• Relevant experience in a paint shop is essential.
• Must be physically capable of wearing a respirator.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, paint, and finish coating to aircraft and their parts.
• Supervise contracted/permanent painters.
• Participate in continuous improvement activities.

Skills

Visual inspections

Reading engineering drawings

Using measuring equipment

Maintaining painting equipment

Education

Recognised Painting Qualification

Job description

Gama Aviation are excited to announce that we are expanding our engineering and maintenance services at Gloucestershire Airport to include a Rotorcraft Painting Facility. We are actively recruiting a Paint Shop Supervisor to support this project. This role would suit somebody who has worked as a Paint Supervisor with the aviation, automotive or similar industry. As this is a new paint facility the requirement for this post will include the development of the painting processes to quickly transition and provide a fully operational aircraft painting service. Your primary role will be preparing and painting Rotary Aircraft, Main and Tail Rotor Blades, aircraft exterior and interior panels. In addition to this, you will be supporting wider Gama maintenance activities preparing and painting both Fixed wing and Rotary aircraft flight control surfaces and panels. This position includes the oversight of the Paint Facility, day‑to‑day operations and supervision of contracted manpower when required for paint projects. You will have a great deal of responsibility with endless opportunity for impact and freedom for initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, paint, and finish coating to aircraft, aircraft parts and assemblies.
• Paint removal from both metallic and composite aircraft.
• Touch‑up paint where required.
• Supervision of contracted/permanent painters.
• Participate in continuous improvement activities to improve operational processes and customer satisfaction.
• Daily upkeep of the Paint facility and Paint Storage areas.
• Maintain high standards of 5's / housekeeping, while ensuring safe working practices.
• Diagnose equipment malfunctions and determine need for adjustment or repairs.
• Mixing paint as per job specification and masking parts for preparation.
• Spray and blend in sections of the aircraft that have been removed for maintenance when they are re‑installed.

Qualifications

• Recognised Painting Qualification.
• Experience working with Aviation / Automotive or similar industry.
• Relevant experience working in a paint shop is essential.
• Able to perform visual inspections.
• Ability to read engineering drawings.
• Knowledge and experience of working to aircraft specification for surface treatments.
• The ability to use measuring equipment.
• Must be able to utilise and maintain painting equipment.
• Must be physically capable of wearing a respirator. Training will be given for the correct usage and care of respirators.

Gama Aviation is a hugely diverse business that offers much more than perhaps its name would suggest. Yes, we fly but we also save lives, provide mission critical intelligence, and build systems that deliver decisive advantage.

Benefits

• Great work life balance with a 5‑5‑4 shift pattern.
• Competitive Group Pension Scheme.
• Comprehensive Life Assurance.
• Comprehensive Income Protection.
• Comprehensive Travel Insurance.
• Comprehensive Private Healthcare (after successful passing of probation).
• Free Car Parking.
• 2 Paid Volunteering Days each calendar year (subject to line manager approval).
• Investment in Training, Qualifications and Professional Development.
• (Subject to insurance underwriting)