Shipyard Welder

CGB Enterprises Inc; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 35,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Paid leave (holidays, vacation, sick)

Wellness programs

Recognition programs

Community involvement opportunities

Job summary

CGB Enterprises, Inc. is seeking a skilled welder to design, fabricate, repair, and maintain metal sheet structures on rigs, ships, and barges.

The role involves welding components to repair boilers, holds, and other metal structures, with emphasis on precision and safety. Responsibilities include reading blueprints, setting up and operating welding equipment, inspecting finished pieces, and ensuring adherence to specifications.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Experience with mechanical maintenance and general tools knowledge.
• Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to read and understand measurements and follow directions.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, measure, adjust and test metal work pieces per specs.
• Read blueprints or production schedules to determine instructions.
• Assemble, align and clamp work pieces for bonding, heat-treat or soldering.
• Set up, operate and maintain welding equipment.
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment and follow safety procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Read blueprints

Read measurements

Basic math

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Welding equipment

Hand tools

Job description

Thank you for your interest in joining our team! At CGB, you can contribute to meaningful work, grow professionally and personally, and belong in a place where everyone has a voice. Founded in 1969, CGB Enterprises, Inc. is known as an innovative and progressive leader in the grain and transportation industries. Today, CGB operates an enterprise with over 100 locations and nearly 2,000 U.S. employees overseeing a diverse family of businesses that provide an array of services for producers and logistics services for an international base of customers. The combination of our assets provides a growing organization that is celebrating over 50 years of strength and stability!

Do you have experience with Shielded Metal Arc Welding? Have you worked at a Shipyard or do you enjoy working outdoors around the water? If so, this could be a great fit for you! CGB offers competitive salary, great benefits and amazing 401K match! This job is primarily responsible for designing, fabricating, repairing, and maintaining metal sheet structures on rigs, ships, and barges. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, welding together metal components to repair broken or cracked parts in crane buckets, ship holds, etc.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, measure, adjust and test completed metal work pieces to ensure conformance to specifications.
• Read blueprints, work orders or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
• Assemble, align and clamp work pieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat‑treat, or solder fabricated metal components.
• Set up, operate, and maintain welding machines/equipment that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
• Heat and grind metal parts and components using hand tools, torch, or other welding equipment.
• Fabricate and fit substrates as required.
• Monitor the welding, burning and fitting process to ensure parts are not overheated or damaged.
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment by complying with all safety procedures, rules and regulations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Here’s what you’ll need to be considered:

• Education Required –High School Diploma or equivalent
• Preferred – Experience Required – Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Intermediate to advanced level of understanding of mechanical maintenance, knowledge of machines and tools, including the designs, uses, repair and maintenance. General knowledge of many types of tools.
• Effective interpersonal, oral and written communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of people within and outside the organization.
• Basic mathematical skills, i.e., add subtract, multiply and divide.
• Ability to read and understand measurements.
• Ability to follow direction and to use logical thought process to interpret oral and written instructions and recommend alternative solutions to mechanical problems.
• Ability to complete documentation requirements.
• Ability to work well both independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to use tools appropriate for assigned task.
• Ability to remain focused on exceptional customer service, both internally and externally.

Work Locations and Transportation

Employees located in Louisiana must have reliable transportation to get to and from work sites; work site location will depend on business needs and will typically be in the following parish(es): Ascension Parish, Jefferson Parish, Plaquemines Parish, Orleans Parish, St. Charles Parish, St. James Parish, St. John the Baptist Parish, West Baton Rouge Parish.

Physical Demands & Requirements

• Ability to lift/push/pull 50 lbs.
• Ability to climb, crawl, stoop, kneel and squat occasionally.
• Ability to use manual dexterity (i.e., grasp, manipulate and assemble small objects). Arm/hand steadiness and multi-limb coordination.
• Ability to climb stairs and climb ladders to significant heights.
• Ability to work around water.
• Ability to grasp and reach frequently.
• Ability to understand and communicate verbally, in person and over two‑way radio.
• Ability to work outside in extreme weather conditions.
• Ability to perform work in confined spaces.
• Ability to work in an environment with high dust levels around grain and other bulk products.
• Ability to meet requirement of and utilize all applicable PPE, when applicable.
• Uses near, far and peripheral vision and depth perception for task(s) being performed.
• Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.
• Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
• The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.

Environmental Conditions

The work environment described here are meant to be representative of those an employee would normally encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. The physical environment requires the employee to work both inside and outside in heat/cold, wet/humid, and dry/arid conditions. Frequently required to use personal protective equipment. Travel, 5%-20% travel may be required at some facilities. This may include off‑site training and/or work at alternate locations.

Pay & Benefits

The expected base pay range for this role is: $25.68 - $33.24. Pay amount does not guarantee employment for any particular period of time.

• an outstanding 401(k) retirement plan with company contributions
• medical
• prescription drug
• dental
• vision
• life, & disability benefits
• flexible spending accounts
• paid leave (holidays, vacation, sick)
• wellness programs
• recognition programs
• community involvement opportunities
• and much more!

Equal Opportunity

CGB Enterprises, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal links in English or Spanish are listed here.

Also, we are unable to legally hire anyone who is not eligible to work in the United States nor are we able to sponsor visas.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this position. It should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.

Operating within the diverse family of businesses at CGB Enterprises, Inc. are Consolidated Grain and Barge Co., River Bend Transport, River Bend Brokerage, AgriFinancial, CGB Marine, CGB Soybean Processing, Consolidated Terminals and Logistics Company, and North Dakota Soybean Processors, LLC.