Fabricator: Reloading Components (Manufacturing Exp Preferred)
Location
Ponderay, ID
Wage
$18 – $21/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
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Posted on October 5, 2026
Job Description
Overview
This entry level position requires basic math skills, knowledge, speed and attention to detail with quality production in mind. The employer will train new employees in the unique methods used to fabricate various reloading components and tools in a machine shop environment.
Requirements
- Basic math skills
- Knowledge of quality production
- Willingness to follow company directives
- Background check required
- Must not have legal restrictions against handling firearms
- Must be 18 years or older
- Drug test required
- Driver's license required
Benefits
- PTO
Additional Information
- Hours are Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm
- Work location is in person
- Must be able to commute to Ponderay, ID
Employment Type
- Full-time
Compensation
- $18.00 - $21.00 per hour
Benefits
PTO
How this job compares in Ponderay, ID
Pay in context
At roughly $20/hr, this posting comes in about 37% below the $31/hr median for welding jobs across Idaho, where the middle half runs $24–$35/hr across 24 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 13% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.
The local market in Ponderay, ID
This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Ponderay, ID, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Idaho as a whole we're tracking 36 other active welding openings from 30 employers. Browse welding jobs across Idaho.
The most active employers in Idaho at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are MasTec Industrial, a MasTec Company (2), Phoenix Industrial, Inc., a MasTec Company (2), and Jobot (2). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Fabricator: Reloading Components (Manufacturing Exp Preferred) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.