Painter Finish

Lockheed Martin; Marietta (AL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Lockheed Martin is seeking an Aircraft Painter to prepare surfaces, mix paints, and apply primer, finish, and protective coatings to aircraft parts and assemblies. You will read work orders and drawings to determine paint types, colors, coats, and areas to be painted, while maintaining quality and safety standards.

The role requires at least one year of spray painting experience (aircraft or auto body) and familiarity with decals and stencils.

Qualifications

• One year of production spray painting experience (aircraft or auto body).
• One year’s experience in decals and spraying stencils, or other equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Mixing paints to specified proportions and to obtain proper consistency for application.
• Performing preparatory duties such as cleaning and preparing surfaces for painting and masking as needed.
• Laying out, masking, and spraying primer, finish, and coatings on surfaces of parts and sub-assemblies.
• Making adjustments to painting equipment to control spray pattern, density, and splatter.
• Spray painting interior surfaces of major aircraft assemblies and components.

Skills

Spray painting

Engineering drawings

Process specifications

Decals application

Tools

Spray painting equipment

Job description

Standard Job Description

ou will be the Aircraft Painter for the team which is responsible for setting up various types of spray painting equipment and applying primer, finish, and protective paint and paint‑like coatings to parts and subassemblies.

What You Will Be Doing

As the Aircraft Painter, you will be responsible for obtaining paint types, colors, number of coats, and areas to be painted from work orders, engineering drawings, and process specifications.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Mixing paints to specified proportions and to obtain proper consistency for application
• Performing incidental preparatory duties such as cleaning and preparing surfaces for painting and masking to skin breaks or other physical references
• Laying out for, masking, and spraying all types of primer, finish, and protective coatings on surfaces of detail parts and of sub-assemblies
• Making operating adjustments to painting equipment to control spray pattern, density, and splatter as required
• Spray painting crew, equipment, passenger, stowage, and wheel-well compartments, and other interior surfaces of unstuffed major aircraft assemblies

What’s In It For You

We are committed to supporting your work-life balance and overall well‑being, offering flexible scheduling options. Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here.
Do you want to be part of a company culture that empowers employees to think big, lead with a growth mindset, and make the impossible a reality? We provide the resources and give you the flexibility to enable inspiration and focus - if you have the passion and courage to dream big, work hard, and have fun doing what you love then we want to build a better tomorrow with you.

Who You Are

The ideal candidate will be a highly skilled and experienced painter with a strong knowledge of spray painting techniques and equipment. You will have excellent problem‑solving skills, the ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and process specifications, and the ability to work with decimals, fractions, and proportions.

Further Information About This Opportunity

MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN - This position is located at a facility that requires special access.Work schedule 3x12 - Fri/Sat/Sun (Mon-Thur Off)

Basic Qualifications

A Candidate is required to have the following minimum level of experience: 1. One year of production spray painting experience, either aircraft or auto body. (ability to operate spray painting equipment and use acceptable spray painting techniques).

OR2.

One year’s experience in the application of decals and spraying stencils, or other equivalent experience.

Desired Skills

Commercial or Military Aircraft painting.

Pay Information

• $22.08 - $47.70

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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only.
Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered:

Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short‑Term Disability, and Long‑Term Disability.

• Additional specific benefits are dependent upon the business unit and the collective‑bargaining agreement.
• Annual short‑term and/or long‑term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
• For (Washington state applicants only) Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.