Paint & Coating Technician; Internal Repair - 1st Shift; Onsite

Job Summary

Join Pratt & Whitney’s Columbus Engine Center as a Paint & Coating Technician and play a critical role in restoring and protecting some of the world's most advanced jet engine components. In this hands‑on position, you will prepare, mask, blast, coat, and finish engine parts using specialized processes and equipment while ensuring compliance with strict aerospace quality and safety standards.

This is a 1st Shift position:
Monday – Thursday 5:00 am – 3:30 pm.

• Prepare jet engine components for coating through cleaning, masking, blasting, and surface preparation processes.
• Apply coatings and finishes in accordance with engineering specifications, customer requirements, and approved work instructions.
• Set up and operate blast booths, spray equipment, and other coating-related tools and equipment.
• Perform self‑inspections and peer inspections to ensure coating quality, process compliance, and adherence to established standards.
• Inspect finished components, verify coating thickness and quality, and troubleshoot coating defects as needed.
• Complete required documentation and support Safety, Quality, and Delivery objectives in a fast‑paced aerospace manufacturing environment.

Must Have

• High School Diploma or GED.
• 1+ years of mechanical experience in manufacturing, maintenance, automotive, aviation, military, or a related technical field.

Preferred

• Experience with industrial paint, coating, masking, grit blasting, or surface preparation processes.
• Knowledge of coating inspection methods, including thickness measurement, adhesion testing, cure verification, and troubleshooting coating defects.
• Experience using precision measuring instruments, including micrometers, calipers, and coating thickness gauges.
• Ability to read and interpret operation sheets, process instructions, and basic technical drawings.

• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance.
• Short‑term disability, long‑term disability and parental leave.
• 401(k) match.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Employee assistance program.
• Employee Scholar Program (No waiting period!).
• Paid time off including 3 weeks of vacation, 5 personal sick days, 12 paid government holidays, and a holiday shutdown for the week between Christmas and New Year.

Onsite:
Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance workers, as they are essential to the development of our engines.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.