Finishing Operative Paint Spraying

23 hours ago


Denham, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom MARTIN BAKER Full time

Location

Denham, Middlesex

Salary

Competitive with benefits

Application Deadline

Friday, January 23, 2026

Job Summary

Why work for Martin-Baker

A career in aerospace with a British engineering firm that is saving lives worldwide. When you work at Martin-Baker, you're providing pilots with their last form of defence.

Martin-Baker is the world's leading manufacturer of ejection seats, helping to protect aircrew in the world's most advanced military aircraft. Our mission is simple - to save aircrew lives.

What you'll be doing

Join us on this mission as a Finishing Operative at our Denham site. We have an impressive finishing plant at our Denham site and this role will be focused with Paint Prepping and Spraying tasks. You'll be undertaking applying paint, trimagard, lacquered and dry film lubricant finishes using various spraying equipment to a variety of components. You'll have the opportunity to be fully involved with the painting strategy, the team is proud of quality levels involved with their finishing processes which contribute to the success of ejector seats produced onsite, to ultimately save lives.

Aspects of the role include to:

  • Checking and cleaning surfaces before applying a variety of sprayed finishes i.e. gloss, matt, primer and topcoats to components using a hand spray gun ensuring that coatings are applied to the technical specification
  • Setting and operating ovens to the required temperature and durations. Ensure batch traceability of paint etc.
  • Masking detail components to drawing / specifications using tapes, plastic plugs and bungs as required.
  • Unmasking components, checking paint surfaces for damage or omissions removing all tapes, plugs and bungs with scalpels and probes and touching in any damage as required.
  • Inspecting painted finish by visual and automated techniques. Measure paint thickness, gloss level to ensure conformance.

Characteristics & Skills

  • Demonstrable experience paint spraying and surface preparation processes.
  • Experience of reading and interpreting engineering drawings and technical specifications.
  • Full understanding of health and safety and COSHH regulations relating to hazardous substances.
  • Experience of working in manufacturing organisations.

At Martin-Baker you'll have the opportunity to work alongside experts who will help you to obtain a wide understanding of an engineering business, and you'll develop new skills and gain a strong industry experience.

Your benefits in detail

  • Highly competitive 9% non-contributory pension scheme
  • 4x salary Life Assurance (18+)
  • Personalised training and development plan.
  • Healthcare Cash Plan.
  • 25-days annual leave plus bank holidays.
  • Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.
  • Workplace Nursery Benefit.
  • Cycle to work scheme.
  • Subsidised Canteen.
  • MB Discounts Platform

We believe in equal opportunity. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone is respected. We want you to be able to do your best work.

Martin-Baker is a signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, showing our support and commitment to our Armed Forces and their families, proudly supporting those who serve.

All candidates will be treated equally and fairly, regardless of their background, or any characteristic protected by law. Candidates will be selected entirely on their skills and competencies and in alignment with each role's specifications and / or requirements. All published adverts will be aligned with the Company's Diversity and Inclusion commitment.

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government's Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). For more information and guidance please visit https://martin-



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