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Job Title: Aircraft Painter** **Job Description

We are seeking a skilled Aircraft Painter to join our team. The ideal candidate will use engineering drawings to understand tasks and prepare aircraft surfaces for chemical and paint applications. This role requires attention to detail and a commitment to safety and quality.

Responsibilities

+ Interpret engineering drawings to identify tasks for preparing and painting aircraft surfaces.

+ Apply safety absorbent to hangar floor and spray aircraft surfaces with stripper to remove all paint.

+ Assist with moving aircraft to appropriate positions, unmask and re-mask areas to protect windows and other sensitive parts.

+ Remove stripper, excess paint, and contaminants using water, solvents, air blowers, and brushes.

+ Sand, grind, and polish aircraft surfaces, apply putty to body dents, and replace sealer in preparation for primer and paint application.

Essential Skills

+ 5 years of painting experience, which can be a combination of aircraft and automotive painting.

+ Proficiency in painting, aviation, paint preparation, spray gun operation, sanding, and repair.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

+ Experience with corporate jets.

Why Work Here?

Join a dynamic team where you can leverage your expertise in aircraft painting. Enjoy a supportive work environment that values skill development and professional growth.

Work Environment

Work at a facility in Wichita, KS, in a non-climate controlled environment where customers are present. The role involves working shifts from Monday to Friday, either from 6:42am to 3:12pm or from 3:12pm to 11:42pm. The dress code is casual, with jeans, a t-shirt, and tennis shoes being appropriate.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Wichita, KS.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $25.00 - $40.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job

classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be

subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits

available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision

• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital

• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available

• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)

• Short and long-term disability

• Health Spending Account (HSA)

• Transportation benefits

• Employee Assistance Program

• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Wichita,KS.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jan 30, 2026.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.