Spray Painter

ST ENGINEERING AEROSPACE SERVICES COMPANY PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

ST Engineering’s Aerospace Services segment seeks an experienced spray painter to perform precision painting and coating on aircraft surfaces at our Singapore facilities. You will prepare surfaces, inspect finishes, and coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure timely, high-quality results.

Key responsibilities include mentoring junior painters, maintaining equipment, and ensuring compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations.

Qualifications

• Proven spray painting experience in aerospace or similar technical environment.
• Ability to read technical drawings and specifications.
• Strong commitment to safety standards and regulatory compliance.
• Experience supervising and mentoring junior painters.

Responsibilities

• Execute precise spray painting and coating applications on aircraft surfaces, ensuring quality and adherence to specifications.
• Prepare surfaces prior to painting, including cleaning, sanding, masking, and priming.
• Inspect surfaces for defects and carry out corrective actions to meet standards.
• Coordinate painting schedules with maintenance, engineering, and quality teams.
• Supervise and mentor junior spray painters on techniques, safety, and quality.

Skills

Aircraft exterior painting

Leadership

Reading technical drawings

Collaboration

Safety standards

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Execute precise spray painting and coating applications on various types of aircraft surfaces, ensuring consistent quality and adherence to specifications.
• Prepare surfaces prior to painting, including cleaning, sanding, masking, and priming, to guarantee optimal finish durability and adherence.
• Inspect aircraft surfaces for defects or imperfections and carry out corrective actions to meet regulatory and company standards.
• Work closely with maintenance, engineering, and quality teams to coordinate painting schedules and ensure seamless service delivery.
• Supervise and mentor junior spray painters, providing guidance on techniques, safety protocols, and quality requirements.
• Maintain equipment and spray painting facilities in compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations.
• Document work progress, paint usage, and maintenance reports accurately and timely.

Skills and Experience

• Proven experience as a spray painter in the aerospace sector or a similar technical environment, with demonstrable expertise in aircraft exterior painting.
• Excellent understanding of aircraft materials and coatings, including knowledge of paint curing processes and environmental considerations.
• Strong commitment to safety standards and practices within aviation maintenance operations.
• Capable of reading and interpreting technical drawings and specifications related to paint work.
• Leadership qualities with experience in supervising and training teams.
• Good physical stamina and manual dexterity to perform tasks in various aircraft environments.
• Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams and communicate effectively.

ST Engineeringis a global technology, defence and engineering group with a diverse portfolio of businesses across the aerospace, smart city, defence and public security segments. The Group harnesses technology and innovation to solve real-world problems, enabling a more secure and sustainable world. Headquartered in Singapore, it has operations spanning Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the U.S., serving customers in more than 100 countries. ST Engineering reported revenue of over $12b in 2025 and ranks among the largest companies listed on the Singapore Exchange. It is a component stock of MSCI Singapore, FTSE Straits Times Index and Dow Jones Best-in-Class Asia Pacific Index

About Commercial Aerospace business

ST Engineering’s Commercial Aerospace business is a world-class Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) service provider with proven solutions for practically every stage of an aircraft life cycle. With 50 years of reputable track record in aviation, backed by a highly experienced team of engineers and technicians across facilities in Asia Pacific, the U.S. and Europe, we know what it takes to keep the world flying safely.