Aerospace Paint Sprayer Defence Manufacturing

Location: Harborne

Bolton | 12-Month Contingent Work assignment | £21.63 £ 22.63 PAYE or £29.02 £ 30.38 Umbrella | 37 Hours Per Week Join one of the UK's leading defence engineering organisations and work on products that support critical defence programmes across land, sea and air. Working within a highly skilled Paint Department, you'll be responsible for the preparation, masking, spraying and finishing of complex defence products to exacting aerospace-quality standards.

What you'll do Apply primers, specialist coatings and topcoats Carry out paint spraying to approved manufacturing standards Complete inspection and quality checks Interpret engineering drawings and work instructions Support production delivery targets across key defence programmes What we're looking for NVQ Level 3 Surface Finishing (essential) plus either a BTEC, ONC, HNC or HND. Experience in industrial, aerospace, defence, automotive or similar manufacturing environments

Experience of masking, preparation and paint spraying Ability to work to quality and safety standards Experience following manufacturing instructions and technical drawings Why join? Competitive PAYE and Umbrella rates Long-term contract opportunity Overtime available Work on cutting-edge defence products Modern manufacturing environment Free onsite parking What happens now? If your application meets the initial selection criteria, a member of our talent acquisition team will contact you via email to arrange a structured screening call.

This conversation will explore your experience, technical background, and suitability for the role in more detail. Security Clearance :
British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by our clients Security Team. More about the role:
For more than 70 years, our client has been in a strong partnership with the UK military. They have accomplished numerous milestones in defence engineering and have provided essential defence capabilities to meet the requirements of the armed forces across land, sea, and air. This job is at our client's site in Bolton facility, one of the North West's leading manufacturing sites for at least 25 years.

The facility offers showers and bike racks and is near the motorway, with a petrol station outside. Amenities like an onsite canteen.