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Overview

JST is looking for a Plastic Fabricator to assist in building custom wet processing and precision cleaning equipment for the semiconductor, biomedical, and advanced manufacturing industries. This role involves producing, welding, and finishing plastic parts according to engineering drawings, specifications, and company quality requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Review work orders, blueprints, and technical drawings to determine fabrication requirements.
  • Fabricate, weld, and finish plastic components to meet established quality standards.
  • Operate woodworking equipment, handheld power tools, and plastic welding equipment safely and effectively.
  • Use measuring tools to verify component dimensions and ensure completed work meets specifications.
  • Follow established quality procedures and manufacturing guidelines throughout the fabrication process.

Requirements

  • Plastic welding experience is beneficial but not required.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints and engineering drawings.
  • Technical education or comparable hands-on experience is a plus.
  • Ability to maintain quality and accuracy while meeting production deadlines.
  • Familiarity with measuring instruments and power tools.
  • Candidates with experience in plastic fabrication and welding, woodworking, finish carpentry, or trim work, and precision welding are encouraged to apply.
  • Ability to safely lift, carry, push, or pull materials weighing up to 50 pounds.
  • Ability to stand, walk, and remain on your feet throughout the work shift.
  • Ability to climb, balance, bend, kneel, crouch, and reach with hands and arms as needed.
  • Ability to grasp, handle, and safely operate hand tools, power tools, and equipment controls.

Benefits

  • Competitive pay based on experience
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • Company-paid life insurance
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage
  • PTO
  • Paid parental leave
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Employee referral program

Additional Information

  • Schedule: Monday–Friday | 6:00 AM–2:30 PM

Benefits

Competitive pay based on experience
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
Company-paid life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability coverage
PTO
Paid parental leave
Tuition reimbursement
Employee referral program
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How this job compares in Meridian, ID

Pay in context

At roughly $22/hr, this posting comes in about 19% below the $27/hr median for welding jobs across Idaho, where the middle half runs $23–$35/hr across 32 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 22% 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 Meridian, ID

Meridian, ID is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Idaho as a whole we're tracking 47 other active welding openings from 40 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. 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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