Aviation Painter

Contact us to discuss your aircraft painting requirements.

• Skills-based progressive pay rates
• Paid time-off
• Health insurance
• 401(k)

Must be eligible to work in the United States

MAAS delivers specialist aircraft painting services to all sectors of the aviation industry. We are an active, successful, and growing company that offers a rewarding working environment, and we are looking for aspiring professional aircraft painters to join our team! We believe our highly skilled teams across the world achieve excellent results every day and are the largest contributors to the success of our business.

In General, the Aviation Painter is responsible for the direct hands-on labor necessary to complete the aircraft painting process to company and customer specifications.

The Aviation Painter is directly responsible for the following essential duties:

• Compliance of all health, safety, and environmental policies, procedures, and processes, including the proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Cleaning and preparing the operational areas of the site for aircraft painting activities.
• Staging the aircraft for the aircraft painting activities prior to the commencement of the aircraft painting process.
• Masking activities to protect the “not-to-paint” areas of the aircraft.
• Pre-paint preparation of the “to-paint” areas of the aircraft, including but not limited to cleaning, paint removal and sanding and abrading as may be required by process.
• Positioning of stencils and other production aids which facilitate the aircraft painting in accordance with customer specifications.
• Mixing paints.
• Painting with electrostatic and HVLP equipment.
• Reads and interprets aircraft paint drawings and follows them accurately to accomplish paint job and ensures regulatory, emergency, and other customer placards are correct.
• Reads instructions and all cautions/warnings/notes information as necessary for proper and safe completion of assigned work.
• Installing mandatory and technical marking to the aircraft by paint or sticker decals as required.
• Ensures proper cleaning and maintenance of spray guns and other painting equipment.
• Additional and secondary duties supporting aircraft painting activities, such as cleaning technical areas, organizing production materials, etc. may be assigned from time to time.
• Able to lift, crawl, kneel, bend and rotate without restrictions.
• Ability to walk / stand and climb stairs for majority of shift
• Able to climb and walk-up industrial scaffolding in multiple sections.
• Must be able to wear respirator and other required PPE during shift.
• Must be able to move around the office and plant throughout the day and reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel or crouch occasionally.
• Must be able to use fingers, hands, writs to grab and hold heavy equipment.
• Must have the ability to climb in a safe manner (climbing as a minimum includes stairs, scaffolding, ladders, and ramps.
• Ability to see clearly with or without lenses.
• Ability to hear clearly with or without aids.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
• Able to operate manlift, scissor lift and forklifts.
• Exposure to chemicals (proper PPE and training provided).
• Able to work safely at heights and/or confined spaces.

We are looking for hard-working, reliable, team-focused, and ambitious candidates seeking a unique and fulfilling career in the aircraft painting industry.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Start your career journey with MAAS! To apply for a position at one of our facilities in Europe or the United States, please follow the links below to connect with our recruitment teams.