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Overview

We are seeking an experienced Welder or Welder-Mechanic with at least 5 years of hands-on welding and fabrication experience to join our team. The ideal candidate will be skilled in welding, metal fabrication, trailer and truck body repairs, and general repair work.

Responsibilities

  • Perform trailer body repairs including sidewalls, floors, roofs, corner rails, top and bottom rails, floor beams and cross members, and side, freezer, and liftgate steps.
  • Repair and replace trailer landing legs and associated components.
  • Repair straight truck bodies and structural components.
  • Diagnose and repair hydraulic liftgates.
  • Fabricate custom parts, brackets, hooks, and components as needed.
  • Repair and weld rear axle/banjo housings.
  • Replace and paint tractor and truck hoods.
  • Replace and paint bumpers on tractors and straight trucks.
  • Maintain a clean and safe work environment.
  • Complete work efficiently while meeting quality standards.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of welding and fabrication experience.
  • Experience working on commercial trucks and trailers preferred.
  • Ability to safely operate welding, cutting, grinding, and fabrication equipment.
  • Ability to read measuring tools and perform precise fabrication work.
  • Strong attention to detail and workmanship.
  • Ability to lift heavy materials and work in a shop environment.
  • Valid driver's license preferred.
  • Mechanical repair experience is a plus.

Benefits

  • Competitive pay
  • Health Insurance
  • Vision
  • Dental
  • Life Insurance
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Schedule: Sunday to Thursday 9pm - 5am

Benefits

Competitive pay
Health Insurance
Vision
Dental
Life Insurance
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Newark, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $38/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $40/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across New Jersey, whose middle half runs $31–$40/hr across 14 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 29% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Newark, NJ

Newark, NJ currently has 8 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 7 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 118 other active welding openings from 72 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Newark, or widen the search to New Jersey.

The most active employers in New Jersey at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Rhoads Industries (13), Gpac (9), and Department of the Navy - Agency Wide (7). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within New Jersey, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Camden at $41/hr and Somerdale at $27/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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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. Welder/ Fabricator figures were last recalculated when this page was built.