By  Dawn Kent — The Birmingham News

 A model of the Airbus A320 Neo is seen prior to the announcement on Monday that Airbus will construct its first production plant in the U.S. to build the planes at the Brookley Aeroplex in Mobile. (Press-Register, Mike Kittrell)

 BIRMINGHAM, Alabama ( July 5) — Several companies have announced new hiring plans in the past week, including aerospace giant Airbus, which will build a 1,000-job aircraft factory in Mobile.AIDT (Alabama Industrial Development Training) will provide hiring services and pre-employment training for Airbus. The agency will  post vacancies for project management and related support roles during the third quarter of this year and will begin recruiting in the fourth quarter.

The application process for hourly and maintenance workers will begin next year.

For those interested in applying now, send a cover letter and resume to airbus@aidt.edu. The resume should specify the name “Airbus Alabama” and the type of role for which the applicant is best suited.

Resumes will be reviewed according to the recruiting schedule. Updates on hiring for the plant will be available at www.airbus.com and www.aidt.edu/airbus.

In addition, Honda’s auto factory in Talladega County has announced plans to add more than 100 engineers, managers and other professionals in the most recent round of hiring to support the upcoming launch of the Acura MDX.

For more information, visit the careers page at www.HondaAlabama.com. The plant currently employs about 4,000 people.

Meanwhile, just across the state line in West Point, Ga., the on-site transmission supplier for Kia’s Georgia auto plant, Powertech America, is adding a third shift and 143 jobs.

The Kia plant, which produces a lineup that includes the Sorento SUV and the Optima sedan, added a third shift in 2011. The facility has about 3,000 workers.

Powertech began holding job fairs last month and plans to start the third shift in January. With the new jobs, the company’s work force will total 454 people.

Applicants should send their resume to jobs@powertechamerica.com.

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