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Squid's Rod Shop is a professional builder of street rods, classics, customs, and muscle cars. Originally operated as Rutter's Rod Shop, our history dates back to 1998. Our Hickory, NC based shop is fully climate controlled and equipped with top quality equipment. Our in house show room, machine shop, fabrication shop, and body/paint facility are equipped to build custom cars at the highest level.

Squid’s Rod Shop is believes that people make the difference in any successful business, so we are committed to offering industry leading benefits including:

- Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance with the employee's premium covered 100% by the company
- 401k with 100% company matching up to 6% of employee's salary
- Paid time off
- Four-10 hour day workweek
- Employee discounts with many of our vendors
- Competitive wages dependent on experience



Squid's Rod Shop is always looking to hire the top candidates in their field, below are are some of our current openings:

  • Final Assembly Technician Applicants must be responsible for all mechanical work including: wiring, plumbing, chassis, powertrain and mechanical troubleshooting. Candidate must have attention to detail, good communication, self motivation, and must be able to work as a team. This position is for an experienced technician in the custom car/truck industry with knowledge of modern powertrains. (Entry level positions are not available at this time.)
    Competitive salary based on experience

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  • Fabricator Applicants must be responsible for utilizing in house fabrication equipment to create and modify custom body, chassis, and suspension components to build customer's dream vehicle. Candidate must have attention to detail, good communication, self motivation, and must be able to work as a team. This position is for an experienced fabricator in the custom car or motorsports industry with extensive knowledge of sheet metal and hard fabrication. (Entry level positions are not available at this time.)
    Competitive salary based on experience

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