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Paint Aircraft Technician A

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Columbus, MS Full Time
POSTED ON 10/24/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/22/2026
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Airbus is committed to providing reasonable accommodations as an Equal Opportunity Employer to applicants with disabilities. If you require assistance or an accommodation to complete your application, please contact us at USCareers@airbus.com Notice: Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal Notice: Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination (English) Aviso: Transparencia en el Pago No Discriminación (Spanish) Job Description: Airbus Helicopters is looking for an Aircraft Paint Tech A to join our team based in Columbus, MS. You will prepare all components and airframe surfaces for painting and perform the painting of the components and airframes IAW Airbus manufacturer procedures These are essential roles so a signing bonus is available for qualified new hires joining Airbus Meet the team: From building to servicing the next generation of aerospace, our team focuses on quality, productivity and efficiency. We ensure the highest quality of care and safety is built into each aircraft we assemble and maintain. Our team members make it happen. How we care for you: Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program. Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages. Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000 e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility. At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and accessibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking. Your working environment: On the eastern border of Mississippi you’ll find Columbus, home to our Helicopter manufacturing and assembly lines and Center of Excellence for the entire North America region. It’s here that we produce the UH-72A Lakota Helicopters for the U.S. Army in addition to the H-125 aircraft for civil and commercial customers. Your challenges: Primary Responsibilities : 1. Paint Preparation: 45%

  • Prepare all surfaces for paint by sanding, masking, filling, washing and removal of dents
  • Apply corrosive preventative treatments, primers, and finish coats of special Material 2. Paint: 45%
  • Mix and/or tint paint as required
  • Perform layout of paint schemes as specified by the customer
  • Apply paint materials to all prepared surfaces according to manufacturer instructions
  • Complete Aircraft for customer acceptance by brush touch-up, cleaning striping lines and removal of overspray 3. Documentation: 10%
  • Perform on a daily basis releasing and updating time sheet. Sign off work clearly and legibly in a timely manner, using adequate description of work being performed. All necessary blocks on the Discrepancy sheets need to be filled out as required. Work needs to be signed off using correct referenced, AMM, Engineering Dispositions, and Repair Design Approval Sheets (RDAS). Complete tool box audit sheets on a daily basis at the end of the shift.
  • Complete forms and records pertaining to completion of assigned work. Additional Responsibilities : Other duties as assigned by shop lead: Your boarding pass: Education : Required
  • High School diploma or equivalent Preferred
  • Some Trade School Experience : Required
  • Minimum of four (4) years of Painting and Paint preparation on metal and composite/fiberglass components. Preferred
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