Arcosa Marine Products, Inc., is searching for a Senior Level Welder for our Bossier City, LA plant. 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. Arcosa’s Inland Barge Group is comprised of Arcosa Marine Products, Inc., a leading manufacturer of barges used to transport cargo on U.S. inland waterways. Arcosa Marine Products manufactures dry cargo barges, including flat-deck and hopper barges, that are used to transport a variety of products including grain, coal, and aggregates. Arcosa Marine Products also manufactures tank barges that carry petroleum, fertilizer, ethanol, chemicals, and other liquid cargoes. It is the largest U.S. manufacturer of fiberglass hopper barge covers used primarily on grain barges. Additionally, Arcosa Marine Products provides a full line of deck hardware to the marine industry, including hatches, castings, and winches for towboats and dock facilities. 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 (flux-core weld) experience • Must demonstrate the ability to satisfactorily pass vertical and overhead groove weld test using FCAW-G • Ability to understand weld size requirements • Ability to understand weld quality acceptance criteria • 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 Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
See More Details >>KLX Energy Services LLC provides a broad range of technical solutions and equipment to our customers. We provide the right people, best equipment and most convenient locations to deliver expert energy services for every phase of the wellsite. This includes drilling, completions, re-fracing, production, workover, and plug and abandonment. From technical services and wireline to rentals and accommodations, we keep our customers operations running economically, effectively and safely. At KLX, you'll work side-by-side with devoted professionals. You'll enjoy the benefits of a strong and evolving company; such as excellent compensation and benefits packages, limitless opportunities for professional growth, and a voice in shaping our future. All while working in an environment that emphasizes teamwork, integrity, and professionalism. We are currently seeking a Welder for our Bossier City, Louisiana location. PURPOSE: Designs, fabricates, joins, and repairs equipment, fixtures, and structures by using various welding techniques. ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILTIES: • Plans and performs welding assignments to include fabrication, maintenance, joining, and cutting of ferrous and nonferrous metal parts and structures using a variety of techniques • Analyzes plans, drawings, work samples, specifications, and work orders to determine work requirements and sequence of welding assignments; performs a variety of welding processes such as gas, arc, brazing, silver soldering, soft soldering and the like on a limited variety of materials such as stainless, aluminum, steel, copper, brass, exotics, etc • Performs layout operation, develops fixtures on one-of-a-kind units, and selects optimum welding processes; operates drill presses, power saws, grinders, metal lathes, and other welder equipment and hand tools • Monitors and report inventory levels; recommends supplies and materials to be ordered • May perform related work such as flame cutting, bending, forming, beveling notching template making • Performs MIG, TIF, and Stick welding as well as Brazing (Carbide welding) and plasma cutting • Pipe fitting MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Education: High School Diploma/Equivalent Work Experience: 0-2 years Related Experience: • May have experience in lieu of education or any equivalent combination of education and experience • Valid driver's license and acceptable driving history PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Education: Associate's Degree Degree Field (s): Welding Work Experience: 2-4 years Related Experience: • Previous carbide experience • Previous carbide experience • Working knowledge of welding techniques PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Precise hand/eye coordination: Constantly Basic keyboarding or other repetitive motions: Frequently Operation of heavy equipment or operation of vehicles: Occasionally Lifting/pushing objects weighing over: 50 lbs: Frequently Climbing and working in awkward and cramped positions: Frequently Other (please specify): • Ability to: • Walk and stand on concrete and uneven surfaces • Ability to stand for long periods of time, reaching, lifting, bending, and / or working under conditions of restricted movement • Exposure to inclement weather, bright lights, loud noise, dust, gas, fumes, and/or hazardous materials EOE/Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
See More Details >>At Sabre Industries, we connect and power America’s communities with world-class utility and telecom solutions. We reliably build a better world together; one customer, one team, and one community at a time. Our teams live out the organization’s core values of integrity, commitment, innovation, and connection. That’s how we continuously exceed our high standards of enterprise excellence—by creating a space for our engaged employees to thrive. With consistent hiring opportunities nationwide and countless career levels, chances are the next big step on your career path starts here. We work with our employees to create customized career paths and development in all facets of the organization. People will always be our greatest asset and we place emphasis on enhancing the lives of our employees. Essential Duties: • Ability to plan, organize, pay attention to details and multi-task in a fast-paced work environment. • Works Independently with minimal supervision once assignments or responsibilities outlined and delegated. Displays a strong sense of ownership for work. • Flexible and Adaptable: Copes with ambiguity, change, and uncertainty effectively. Not hesitant to resolve lack of clarity, structure, or definition of outcomes then moves ahead. • Actively seeks and supports continuous improvement activities in process efficiencies, costs and effectiveness of work. • Knowledge of general safety guidelines and Sabre’s quality expectations and application in the workplace. • Must work well with others. • Regular and on-time attendance. • Work in your shift as scheduled. Position Requirements: • Uses the Flux Cored Arc Welding process to tack weld various small components to round or formed shafts to make a pole assembly for the welder to weld. The pole assembly generally consists of a round tube or formed shaft, baseplate, hand hole, arm mounting simplex, tenon top, vangs, step lugs, ladder clips, and/or other small parts. • Works in Large Pole department on individual fitter station to assemble pole assembly. Assist material handler in loading round tube or formed shaft on individual fitter station. • Reads and interprets drawings to determine parts needed to assemble pole assembly. Locate and gather Storeroom Personnel staged parts needed for assembly from parts staging area. Frequently pushes, pulls, and lifts up to 50 pounds. • Reads and interprets drawing to assure proper location of various small part attachments. Layout various locations on round tube or formed shaft based upon interpretation of drawings and specifications. • Uses measuring tape, level, square, and angle finders to measure distances and angles. Adds, subtracts, multiplies, and divides feet, inches, fractions, and decimals. Uses table to convert fractions to decimals and decimals to fractions. • Uses plasma torch and oxy-fuel torch to cut steel. Uses jigs made at Sabre/Texas for laying out vang slots and for cutting holes in shafts for inserting hand hole rims, arm mounting simplex, couplings, and other small parts. Wear protective goggles or welding hood to protect eyes from harmful rays. • Moves around round tube or formed shaft as necessary to get into proper position to accurately measure and assemble components described above including standing on elevated platform when necessitated by the size of the shafts. • Uses motorized grinders, motorized buffers, stone grinders, and drills to help assemble pole assembly according to prescribed specifications, codes and drawing. Wears protective face shield and safety glasses to protect eyes and face. • Adjusts welding machine to achieve desired results within parameters of established welding procedures. Changes tips, ceramic cups, and electrodes in plasma torch as needed to achieve desired cutting results. • Finish weld various products of the unit to keep the product moving through the large pole department in a timely manner. Reads and interprets weld symbols. • Uses oxy-fuel torch to preheat parts prior to welding. Read codes and specifications to determine proper temperature and uses instruments provided to measure temperature. • Uses chipping hammer, wire brush, motorized grinder, and motorized wire brush at various times to clean welded areas. • Uses pneumatic drills and magnetic drills to drill and ream various sizes holes in poles as required by the drawing. • Wears protective equipment, including safety glasses, insulated welding gloves, welding cap, leather sleeves, and/or cape, and welding hood for protection against hot metal, arc rays, grinding debris, and other potentially. • Performs visual inspecting and identifies material discrepancies to assure welds have been completed satisfactorily in compliance with applicable drawings and specifications. Uses a weld gauge to measure weld size. • When called for by the drawings and specifications, must produce full-penetration welds as defined by American Welding Society code. Uses air-arc gouger to remove weld defects, and rewelds to meet specifications. • Uses overhead crane to load finished poles into bolsters for transportation out of the pole assembly area. • Welds other products in other areas, using either Flux-Cored Arc Welding or Gas Metal Arc Welding process. • Assist and instructs other welders and fitters when needed to overcome deficiencies in quality and/or productivity. • High School diploma or GED equivalent preferred. • Must have knowledge of basic shop mathematics, addition, subtraction, fractions, multiplication and decimals. • Proficiency in reading complex prints and specifications. • Must know how to properly use a weld gauge. • Read and write. Physical Requirement: • Must be able to stand 100% of scheduled shift. Lifting, pushing, prying, and dragging heavy materials. • Must be capable of bending, stooping, crawling under or over and occasional climbing of stairs/ladders heights up to 6 or 7 feet. • Abnormal level of noise due to grinding, chipping, hammering requires hearing protection (ear plugs) be worn at all times. • Must possess adequate dexterity and stamina to sustain expected production effectively. • Must be able to work in fast-paced work environment. • Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds. • Must be able to perform physical activities that require considerable use of arms and legs and moving entire body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, bending, twisting and handling of materials. • Position requires manual dexterity, arm-hand steadiness and a safety-minded individual. At Sabre Industries, we invest in your future with a competitive benefits program. As a full-time employee, you are eligible for: • Medical, Dental & Vision coverage • 401(k) with Company Match • Continuing Education & Tuition Reimbursement • Life and Disability Coverage • Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays • Health and Wellness Resources • Employee Discounts Sabre Industries is an Equal Opportunity Employer: M/F/Vets/Disabled/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity
See More Details >>Embarking on a career as a welder in Bossier City, LA, typically begins with technical training, which can range from 6 months to 2 years, providing both theoretical knowledge and practical skills. According to the American Welding Society, the welding industry is poised for significant growth, with an estimated 320,500 new welding professionals needed by 2029. In Bossier City, the median weekly wage for welders is approximately $1,720, with experienced welders earning up to $3,056 per week. Training programs offered by local trade schools and welding associations, such as the American Welding Society, help aspiring welders secure apprenticeships and entry-level positions, leading to a rewarding career with competitive wages and opportunities for advancement.
