Hands-on entry into plastics fabrication, permanent role under qualified tradesmen.
The role
Industrial Plastics is hiring a Junior Plastics Fabricator for our Brisbane workshop. This is a permanent, full-time role for someone with practical aptitude who wants to build a trade in plastics fabrication under DVS 2207 qualified welders, but isn’t coming in as a formal first-year apprentice.
Good fit if you have some prior trade or workshop experience, mechanical fitting, boiler-making, welding, CNC operating, manufacturing, or hands-on construction work, and you want to specialise in industrial plastics fabrication.
What you will do
- Working alongside qualified plastics fabricators on tank, pipework, ducting and process-equipment fabrication.
- Learning DVS 2207 plastics welding, butt-fusion, electrofusion, hot-gas, hot-plate, IR. Path to full DVS qualification.
- CNC routing, sawing, brake-forming, thermoforming, drilling and edge-finishing.
- Reading drawings, taking dimensions, inspection check-offs.
- Receiving, dispatch, materials handling and oversize-load preparation.
What we look for
- Some prior trade, workshop or hands-on manufacturing experience, doesn’t need to be plastics-specific.
- Practical, hands-on attitude and care about quality of finish.
- Reliable, on-time, finishes what they start.
- Australian work rights and the ability to commute to Hemmant, eastern Brisbane.
- Year 12 or equivalent preferred but not essential. Trade aptitude matters more than qualifications.
What we offer
- Permanent full-time position, day shift, Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm AEST.
- On-the-job training under DVS 2207 qualified welders.
- Wage above apprentice rates, reflecting your prior experience.
- Path to full DVS 2207 welder qualification and senior tradesperson role.
- Modern 2,000 m² Hemmant workshop, overhead crane, butt welder, CNC, materials inventory, hardstand for hydro testing.
- Long-term career, plastics fabrication is in steady demand across Australian mining, water treatment, food and energy.
How to apply
Send a brief CV (or a written summary of relevant work / school experience), your contact details, and a sentence on why you want this role. Email [email protected] with the role title in the subject line.
Veterans encouraged to apply for all positions.
Or call 1300 465 888, Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm AEST.