**Date Posted:** 2025-03-19 **Country:** United States of America **Location:** HAL02: Aerostructures-Foley 1300 West Fern Ave, Foley, AL, 36535 USA **Position Role Type:** Onsite Collins Aerospace is looking for **Painter I** professionals that will support our Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) facility. You will oversee the finishing of aircraft components that are essential to aerodynamics, noise reduction, airflow efficiency, and landing deceleration. Your work will contribute to the delivery of airplane technology to the largest manufacturers in the world. **What you will do:** + You will be working onsite at our Foley, AL Location + Read and interpret blueprint specifications, SRM’s and shop orders to determine area to be sealed and painted. + Stir mixture with shaker machine or mix by hand. + Apply cleaning solvent or other solution to interior and exterior surfaces. + Clean and roughen the surface of objects to be coated. + Apply paint primers, clear coat, sealants or adhesives. + Complete seal and water testing of components. + Install and seal small detail parts or small sub-assemblies. + Dispose of hazardous material. + Mask area for application. + Application of Stencils and Decals + Perform all other duties as assigned. **Qualifications You Must Have** **:** + High School Diploma, In the absence of a HS Diploma or GED, 2 years of relevant experience is required. + U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee or asylee) or eligible to obtain necessary export authorizations required + https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62 **Qualifications We Prefer:** + Prior paint or processor experience is a plus along with blueprint and/or specification reading skills. + Able to read, write, speak and understand work instructions both verbal and written, perform basic math calculations and conduct self-inspection / audit. + Able to work varying shifts, including but not limited to nights, weekends, holidays, rotating shifts, and overtime as required + Ability to use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): safety glasses with side shields, hearing protection, protective clothing, arm sleeves, dust mask, gloves (rubber or latex) and other PPE as needed for 8+ hours per day. **What We Offer:** + Medical, dental, and vision insurance + Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees + Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option + Tuition reimbursement program + Student Loan Repayment Program + Life insurance and disability coverage + Optional coverages you can buy: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection + Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits + Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning + Adoption Assistance + Autism Benefit + Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions + Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program + Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits + Bright Horizons, child and elder care services + Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program + **_And more! _** **Learn More & Apply Now!** Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market. Our Advanced Structures team leverages advanced materials and additive manufacturing to develop complex interior and exterior solutions. These solutions ensure structural integrity of the aircraft, help aircraft take off and land, stay trim in the air, move forward, carry cargo and conduct rescues. We delight our customers with superior products and best-in-class service. Our global team is committed to continuous improvement – we work hard to make our solutions lighter-weight, stronger and more technically advanced, so that plane travel can be safer, more affordable and more sustainable in the years to come. We are looking for the best and brightest to fly and land with us! **WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE.** * Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role. **Onsite:** Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products. _Regardless of your role type, collaboration and innovation are critical to our business and all employees will have access to digital tools so they can work with colleagues around the world – and access to Collins sites when their work requires in-person meetings._ Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance. This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply. RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window. _RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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