Aircraft Painter

**Description:** You 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 currently 4x10, may go to 3x12/. GAhourly **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/)/. OR 2/. One year's experience in the application of decals and spraying stencils, or other equivalent experience/. **Desired Skills:** Commercial or Military Aircraft painting/. **Clearance Level:** None **Other Important Information You Should Know** **Expression of Interest:** By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match/. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings/. **Ability to Work Remotely:** Onsite Full/-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility/. **Work Schedules:** Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees/. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed/. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits/. **Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer/. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics/.** **The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 /- 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration/.** Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours/. Our customers tackle the hardest missions/. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision/. They're dangerous/. Critical/. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives/. Those are the missions we care about/. As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin's vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers' toughest challenges/. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U/.S/., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories/. **Experience Level:** Hourly/Non/-Exempt **Business Unit:** AERONAUTICS COMPANY **Relocation Available:** No **Career Area:** Manufacturing **Type:** Full/-Time **Shift:** First

Created: 2026-04-02