Job Title: Painter - no experience required

Date Posted: 2026-10-17T19:04:50

Location: Cardiff, South Glamorgan, GB, CF10 1, Any

Organisation: The Army, United Kingdom

Salary: £27,282 a year (after training)

Job Description

Work on building projects around the world.

As a full-time soldier, entry-level Painter in the British Army, you'll:

Add finishing touches to buildings including headquarters, hospitals and military bases

Master trades including plaster boarding, painting and tiling

Become an expert in skills like glazing and scaffolding

Carry out work on a variety of military and civilian projects

Study for qualifications including a NVQ Level 2 and 3 in Building and Structural Finishing (Military Engineering)

Qualifications

Be between 16 years 6 months and 35 years 6 months

Have a GCSE Grade A-C/9-5 or Scottish National 5 in Maths, English Language and one other subject

Be able to pass a basic fitness test

Benefits and Training

Set yourself up for life.

From the start of your training, you'll earn £27,282 a year which will go up as you progress in your career.

From your first day of training, you'll be gaining transferrable skills - skills that could set you up for life. You don't need to know how to do the job before you get here, because we'll give you all the training you need.

Step 1 is your initial military training teaching you how to be a soldier which will be basic military training if you're a Junior Soldier and adult basic training if you're a Regular Soldier. Step 2 will be 12 weeks at the Royal School of Military Engineering where you'll learn military engineering skills including demolition and bridge building. Step 3 will be 24 weeks of technical training at the Royal School of Engineering learning about dry lining, painting, wall and floor tiling, planning and site safety.

You'll also receive 30 days' annual leave every year (plus bank holidays and extra leave after operations), free medical and dental care, cheaper living costs, and free gym and sports facilities. And unless you're away on operations or training exercises, you'll normally work 8.30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.

You'll even get to travel the world, taking part in the Army's adventurous training, and spending dedicated time playing the sports you love.

Closing Statements

Get skills, get qualified, get confident.

You Belong Here.

JBRP1_UKTJ

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The Army
United Kingdom
£27,282 a year (after training)
Work on building projects around the world.

As a full-time soldier, entry-level Painter in the British Army, you'll:

Add finishing touches to buildings including headquarters, hospitals and military bases
Master trades including plaster boarding, painting and tiling
Become an expert in skills like glazing and scaffolding
Carry out work on a variety of military and civilian projects
Study for qualifications including a NVQ Level 2 and 3 in Building and Structural Finishing (Military Engineering)

To qualify, you must:
Be between 16 years 6 months and 35 years 6 months
Have a GCSE Grade A-C/9-5 or Scottish National 5 in Maths, English Language and one other subject
Be able to pass a basic fitness test.

Set yourself up for life.

From the start of your training, you'll earn £27,282 a year which will go up as you progress in your career.

From your first day of training, you'll be gaining transferrable skills - skills that could set you up for life. You don't need to know how to do the job before you get here, because we'll give you all the training you need.
Step 1 is your initial military training teaching you how to be a soldier which will be basic military training if you're a Junior Soldier and adult basic training if you're a Regular Soldier. Step 2 will be 12 weeks at the Royal School of Military Engineering where you'll learn military engineering skills including demolition and bridge building. Step 3 will be 24 weeks of technical training at the Royal School of Engineering learning about dry lining, painting, wall and floor tiling, planning and site safety.
You'll also receive 30 days' annual leave every year (plus bank holidays and extra leave after operations), free medical and dental care, cheaper living costs, and free gym and sports facilities. And unless you're away on operations or training exercises, you'll normally work 8.30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.

You'll even get to travel the world, taking part in the Army's adventurous training, and spending dedicated time playing the sports you love.
Get skills, get qualified, get confident.

You Belong Here.
JBRP1_UKTJ

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