
Paint Set-up and Racking
Ponderay, IDJob$19/hrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
The Paint Set-up and Racking role supports the Paint Department by preparing parts for priming and painting, coordinating rack orientation with painters, and handling parts between coats. The position also includes touch-ups, occasional masking support, and learning production flow. It is a first-shift role on a 9/80 schedule, with a starting wage of $19 and benefits including health, dental, vision, retirement matching, and paid time off.
Skills & qualifications
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Qualifications
Benefits
Full job description
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Rack or hang parts prior to priming or painting.
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Work with painters to determine best orientation for racking or hanging of parts to ensure efficient painting.
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Remove primed or painted parts from racking.
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Rotate or Re-rack parts in between coats of prime or paint.
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Touch-up primed or painted parts.
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Back-up for masking or de-masking as required.
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Learn production flow through Paint Department.
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Read and follow detailed work instructions, operating procedures, drawings and blueprints.
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Maintain a clean work area.
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Ability to work both independently or under direction as the job requires.
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Good Manual dexterity
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Manufacturing or painting experience is a plus.
This is a 1st shift position, - we are currently doing a 9/80 schedule (1st week 6 am to 3:30 pm. - M-Th + 6 am to 2:30pm Fri then 2nd week 6 am to 3:30 pm. - M-Th and Fri off)
Starting wage: $19 - range depending on experience
Benefits:
- 401(k), 401(k) matching, Dental insurance, Flexible schedule, Health insurance, Life insurance, Paid time off, Referral program, Vision insurance.
Company Details:
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Cygnus, Inc. is a one-stop manufacturer of high-quality precision aerospace sheet metal and machined parts including a full range of assembly capabilities and special processes.
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The Company's strength, based on the “Cygnus Code of Ethics,” has proven as a significant competitive advantage over its competitors with emphasis on Teamwork, Trust and Communications, Total Quality Assurance, Customer Service, and Wise Use of Resources.
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The Company has a long-standing reputation for being “The Supplier of Choice” with its major OEM customers winning numerous “Supplier of the Year” and Excellence Awards over the past 32 years.
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The Company employs approximately 80 employees in its 44,000 sq. ft. facility located in an ideal quality of life, small, Pacific Northwest resort community with year-round outdoor activities that include spectacularly scenic hiking, boating, sailing, fishing, hunting, golfing, skiing, and snowmobiling.
Cygnus, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. Cygnus strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.
Cygnus complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act, and all applicable state or local law.
Cygnus, Inc participates in E-verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
How this job compares
Set against the 3,424 open Manufacturing jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$19/hr
- US median$22–25/hr1,017 hourly ranges
This rate, $19/hr, is 21% below the US median midpoint ($24/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Manufacturing hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 11 open Manufacturing jobs in Idaho and 3,424 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- Manufacturing postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 7 years (1,888 postings).
- Education
- 855 of the 3,424 open Manufacturing jobs (25%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 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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