What are the responsibilities and job description for the Welder - Dustpan Dredge position at Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Co.?
Job Description
Dredge Welder position on a dredge operating on the lower Mississippi River. Primary dredging season is spent between Baton Rouge, LA and New Orleans, LA, with winter maintenance in Memphis, TN. Successful applicant must be available for consistent duty and will report primarily from Memphis, TN south.
Welder must have experience working as a welder in a marine environment. The position involves severe duty marine conditions, including inclement weather. Welder must communicate and work well with others, including tender boat and dredge personnel, and must have safe work experience and be familiar with recognizing and mitigating hazards in the workplace. Welder must have a good understanding of, and the ability to perform, maintenance and repair welding as well as fabrication in a difficult outdoor and marine environment, including welding overhead and on or in pipe.
Position reports daily on the dredge and includes either nights or days, with some shift rotation. The schedule includes days, nights, weekends and time off. A typical hitch is a 12 hour shift for 14 days straight, followed by 7 days off.
Pine Bluff Sand and Gravel offers a competitive benefit package with employer participation, including health, dental, vision and life insurance. Employees are eligible to participate in the 401(k) retirement savings plan after a waiting period.
Requirements
- Experience in field or maintenance welding, as opposed to shop welding
- Fitting and fabrication experience
- Ability and willingness to work a 12 hour shift for 14 days straight, followed by 7 days off
- Ability and willingness to work outside the scheduled hitch as conditions require and regulations permit
- Flexibility and willingness to work on other vessels, job sites or locations within the company as needed
- Ability and willingness to perform manual labor, including lifting items weighing at least 125 pounds
- Ability to climb ladders and stairs and to perform repetitive bending and stooping when required
- Must complete a post-offer physical and a functional capacity test with a physical therapist after acceptance of the offer, to evaluate the ability to meet the physical standards of the position
- Must be comfortable working over and adjacent to water and willing to participate in water rescue
- Must be motivated and a self-starter, with the communication and interpersonal skills to work closely with dredge personnel
- Must possess a valid driver's license
- Ability to provide reliable transportation to and from the job site
Pine Bluff Sand and Gravel is an Equal Opportunity Employer and takes Affirmative Action for Females/Veterans/Minorities/Disabled. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, contact ApplicantAssist@pbsgc.com or call 1-888-870-8296.
Please note: This employment position may be considered a Safety Sensitive Position related to the operation of equipment or working in proximity of operating equipment, working over or adjacent to water, working at a height, or a particular assignment regulated by license, credential, or contract which stipulates the position or work as Safety Sensitive.