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Job Description

Overview

Nexhaul Trailers is a leading Trailer Manufacturer located in Rocky Mount, VA, with over 20 years of experience in manufacturing trailers. The company values its employees and offers a supportive work environment focused on quality craftsmanship and innovation.

Responsibilities

  • Learn to build trailer frames, gates, headers, and walls for cargo trailers.
  • Opportunity for advancement in other areas of the company.

Requirements

  • Mig Welding experience.
  • Proficient with a Tape Measure.
  • Must be trainable.
  • Must be able to follow company safety protocol.
  • Must pass initial drug screening.
  • 1 year of MIG welding experience preferred.

Benefits

  • Competitive wages
  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Work schedule is Monday through Thursday from 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM.
  • Pay starts at $19 per hour and is incentivized to earn more.
  • Location is Rocky Mount, VA 24151.

Benefits

Competitive wages
401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Rocky Mount, VA

Pay in context

At roughly $19/hr, this posting comes in about 39% below the $31/hr median for welding jobs across Virginia, where the middle half runs $25–$41/hr across 94 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 2% 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 Rocky Mount, VA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Rocky Mount, VA, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Virginia as a whole we're tracking 163 other active welding openings from 82 employers. Browse welding jobs across Virginia.

The most active employers in Virginia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Innovative Refrigeration Systems, Inc. (14), General Dynamics NASSCO (10), and Atlantic Constructors, Inc. (8). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Virginia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Newport News at $40/hr, Norfolk at $30/hr, and Chesapeake at $27/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work.

See all manufacturing welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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