Welder III

NABRICO Marine Products; Caruthersville (MO); On-site; USD 54,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

NABRICO Marine Products is seeking a Senior Welder for our Caruthersville, MO barge plant. You will apply welding processes to join, surface, fabricate, and repair metal parts according to layouts, orders, blueprints, and schematics using manual, auto and semi-automatic welding equipment.

You will follow procedures, perform 1F–4F welds and 1G–4G groove welds, inspect your welds for quality, and adhere to safety rules.

Qualifications

• Two+ years FCAW welding experience.
• Ability to read blueprints and layouts.
• Ability to pass welding tests (vertical/overhead fillet and groove).
• Demonstrated carbon arc gouge and oxy-fuel cutting skills.
• Inspects own welds to ensure quality.
• Wears PPE including respirator as required.
• May require working at heights (15 ft+).
• Able to climb ladders or stairs to access objects.
• May work in narrow or confined spaces for extended periods.

Responsibilities

• Follow Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS).
• Perform 1F–4F fillet welds and 1G–4G groove welds.
• Inspect welds to ensure quality standards.
• Follow all safety rules and practices.
• Possibly participate in safety committees or initiatives.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

FCAW welding

Blueprint reading

Welding tests (vertical/overhead)

Quality inspection

Safety compliance

Climbing heights

Manual/automatic welding

Oxy-fuel cutting

Carbon arc gouge

Confined spaces

Tools

Manual welding equipment

Semi-automatic welding equipment

Oxy-fuel cutting equipment

Job description

NABRICO Marine Products is searching for a Senior Welder in our Caruthersville, MO barge plant.

NABRICO Marine Products is a leading U.S. manufacturer of barges that transport dry and liquid cargoes on inland waterways.

NABRICO Marine Products manufactures tank barges that carry petroleum and other refined products, chemicals, fertilizer, ethanol, and other liquid cargoes. NABRICO Marine Products also manufactures dry cargo barges, including flat‑deck and hopper barges that transport a variety of products, such as grain, coal, and aggregates.

Our Welders get to see the products they’ve built on waterways across the country. As a Senior Welder, you’ll apply appropriate welding processes to join, surface, fabricate, and repair parts of metal or other weldable materials according to layouts, work orders, blueprints, schematics, and sketches using manual, auto welding, and/or semi‑automatic welding equipment.

What You’ll Do

• Follow Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS)
• Proficiently perform flat (1F), horizontal (2F), vertical (3F), and overhead (4F) fillet welds
• Proficiently perform flat (1G), horizontal (2G), vertical (3G), and overhead (4G) groove welds
• Inspect your own welds to make sure all Quality requirements are met
• Follow all safety rules and practices
• May be involved in safety committees or initiatives
• Perform other duties as assigned

What You’ll Need

• Minimum of 2 years of FCAW weld experience
• Understand weld layout and processes
• Ability to read blueprints
• Satisfactorily pass vertical and overhead fillet welding as well as groove welding tests using manual and semi‑automatic welding processes
• Must demonstrate ability to carbon arc gouge and to use the oxy‑fuel cutting process
• Must be able to inspect own finished welds to meet quality standards
• Must be able to perform welding work while wearing all required personal protective equipment including, but not limited to, a filtering face piece and/or tight fitting respirator
• May require working above ground (15 ft or more)
• Must be able to climb ladders or stairs to reach objects; comfortable with heights
• May require working in narrow or confined work spaces for extended periods of time
• May require extensive kneeling, bending, walking and/or standing for long periods of time