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Powder Coater Racker- 1st Shift

Southco Inc

United StatesFull-time$17–19/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 1w ago

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Compensation
$17–19/hr
Location
United States
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Powder Coater Racker produces components through powder-coating operations, including auto and manual booths, masking, and burn-off. The associate follows standard work and instructions from the Powder Coat Shooter, assists with line setup and quality checks, and supports production across the Powder Coating area and other constrained work areas.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Line SetupBlueprint ReadingPowder CoatingRackingVisual InspectionPreventative Maintenance5SBurn-OffPower WashingSafety AwarenessQuality AwarenessBasic Computer SkillsStandingLifting

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED

Benefits

Paid Time Off
401(k) Match
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

About the role

This position is responsible for producing components from a variety of operations (auto and manual booths, masking, burn off, etc.). The associate is expected to always follow standard work and follow through with instructions provided from their Powder Coat Shooter.

Compensation: $17-$19

What you will be doing

  • Responsible to assist in setting up the line and using the appropriate control plan, blue print, Auto Booth/ Manual Booth sheet, job router, and work instructions,. Perform set-up tasks per set standard of the business system. Verify the status of the quality documents, parts and racks before beginning the set-up process.

  • Assist in maintaining the quality, quantity and standard work procedures throughout the Powder Coating area. Demonstrate the ability to proficiently rack and basic visual inspection of the various parts related to the powder coat process. Perform associated Powder Coat operations, work assignments from supervisor and flex to work in areas of constraint, such as Die Cast secondary, Assembly, etc.

  • Assist with Preventative Maintenance (PM) functions, per instructions from the Powder Coat Shooter.

  • Responsible to maintain excellent housekeeping practices (5S).

  • Performing the burn off, power washing of racks

About you

  • High School Diploma or GED

  • Safety and quality conscious

  • Ability to stand for an 8 hour shift.

  • Basic computer skills preferred.

  • Ability to lift up to 33 lbs.

How will we reward you

  • Competitive base pay

  • Generous time off – starting at 3 weeks of annualized PTO (first year is prorated based on start date), 9 company holidays plus 2 floating holidays

  • 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan – Company makes automatic 2% contribution of eligible pay plus matching contributions of 50% up to the first 6% of eligible pay you contribute.

  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts (HSA) beginning first day of employment; company funds a portion of HSA for high deductible health plans

  • Company paid Life & Disability Insurance including: Short term, Long Term, and Life

  • Great Tuition Reimbursement program to support undergraduate or graduate programs available to all employees

How this job compares

Set against the 2,025 open Production jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 30, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$17–19/hr
  • US median$20–22/hr925 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $18/hr, is 14% below the US median midpoint ($21/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Production hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 2,025 open Production jobs across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
Production postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 4 years (619 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 952 of the 2,025 open Production jobs (47%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 30, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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