Embarking on a career as a welder in New Orleans, 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, there are approximately 402,333 welders employed across the United States, with New Orleans offering numerous entry opportunities. The median annual salary for welders is $45,190, with experienced professionals earning over $108,000 annually. Apprenticeships and vocational training programs, supported by organizations like the AWS Foundation, help aspiring welders gain the necessary skills and certifications, leading to a stable and lucrative career in a city with high demand for skilled welding professionals.
About us National Maintenance & Repair of Louisiana, Inc. Our maintenance facilities include drydocks, on site machine shops, electrical shops, mechanics shops and welders. This enables us to provide services ranging from minor barge repairs and cleaning to new boat construction. We are an authorized Cummins Marine Engine Dealer and we can install new or rebuild your existing engines. National Maintenance & Repair of Louisiana, Inc. Providing complete towing, fleeting, harbor, repair, and new construction services for the marine industry. WELDERS, FITTERS, FABRICATORS, CUTTERS JOB DUTIES: Certified mechanics, welders and technicians are available for timely repairs in the machine, electrical, and propeller shops. Through their Cummins distributorship, NMR, Inc. offers new engines and a full line of parts. Our extensive fleet of harbor boats offer a wide range of harbor and towing services. WELDERS, FITTERS, FABRICATORS, CUTTERS perform numerous activities required in repair, maintenance, and rebuilding of marine boats and barges. WELDERS, FITTERS, FABRICATORS, CUTTERS work 8 plus hour shifts in groups of 1 to 6 people depending upon job requirements and performing welding activities in all positions, climbing ladders and scaffolds, lifting heavy equipment including chain hoists and large wrenches from floor to waist to overhead, swinging 16lb sledgehammers in awkward positions, and performing gripping activities with both hands in utilization of cutting, burning, and welding activities. WELDERS, FITTERS, FABRICATORS, CUTTERS must possess the ability to work in awkward positions and function in a shipyard environment which includes extreme weather temperatures and air pollutants produced with welding, burning, blasting, and painting. NMR, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer Reasonable accommodation or disability assistance in submitting applications, please email [email protected] Job Type: Full-time Pay: $16.00 - $25.00 per hour Benefits: • 401(k) • Dental insurance • Health insurance • Health savings account • Life insurance • Paid time off • Referral program • Vision insurance Schedule: • 10 hour shift • 12 hour shift • 8 hour shift • Day shift • Holidays • Monday to Friday • Night shift • On call • Overtime • Weekends as needed People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply Work Location: In person
See More Details >>We are looking for experienced Welders for a marine manufacturer located in New Orleans. This is a direct-hire opportunity with room for growth. ELIGIBLE FOR $1,500 SIGN-ON BONUS Pay: $22.25 - $34.25 / hour depending on level with quarterly increases Note: Level will be determined based on relevant experience, scope of role, skills, etc. Job Duties: • Welding of aluminum materials in all positions. Must be able to work from standing, sitting, lying, and kneeling positions. Some work must be accomplished with the use of mirror welding. • Tack welding (kneeling, standing, sitting, lying, overhead burning of steel, dragging torch line). • Use of jacks, porta-powers, and come-a-longs. • Operation of cranes, forklifts • Use of power tools (gougers, skill saws, cut saws, grinders). Requirements: • 1-3 years of related experience • Demonstrated skills based on the results of the welding test.
See More Details >>Supervisory and skilled journeyman level duties in welding, brazing, heating and cutting metals, using acetylene and electric arc welding equipment; and related work as required. EITHER: Three (3) years of full-time experience as a welder, or apprentice welder. OR: Completion of a recognized welding training course* and one (1) year of full-time experience as a welder or apprentice welder. • Prior to appointment, the hiring agency is required to verify education claimed by the applicant to qualify for this classification. If selected for hire, applicants must provide original documents of their qualifying credentials to the hiring agency prior to their start date in this job classification.A rating of training and experience, weighted 100%. All related previous experience will be considered for qualification purposes; however, credit on the rating of training and experience will only be given for experience gained within the last ten (10) years. This is an original entrance examination. THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, GENDER, AGE, PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, CREED, CULTURE, OR ANCESTRY. REQUESTS FOR ALTERNATE FORMAT OR ACCOMMODATIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO SHANA PARKER AT (504) 658-3516 OR TTY/VOICE AT (504) 586-4475 or (504) 658-4020. DOMICILE REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYMENT: Domicile requirements are currently waived for the purpose of application. However, all new full time employees hired into this classification on or after January 1, 2013 must be domiciled in Orleans Parish within 180 days of hire. Airport and public safety employees are excluded from this provision. BACKGROUND CHECK: The hiring department will conduct interviews of qualified individuals prior to requesting a criminal background check, and no job application submitted prior to such interview shall inquire into an applicant’s criminal history. If this position is subject to a background check for any convictions related to its responsibilities and requirements, employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation including criminal history. Criminal history will not automatically disqualify a candidate. APPLICATIONS: Applications will not be accepted if received after the closing date or after the stated maximum number of applications has been received, as specified on this announcement. All minimum qualification requirements for examinations must be met by the final filing date unless otherwise specified on this announcement. PAPER APPLICATIONS must be submitted on the official application form AND MUST BE RECEIVED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CITY CIVIL SERVICE, 1340 POYDRAS STREET, SUITE 900, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, BEFORE THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON THE FINAL FILING DATE. DELAY IN THE MAIL: The Department of City Civil Service cannot be responsible for failure of the applicant to receive an admission slip to an examination or for failure of the Department to receive material mailed by the applicant. Applicants should notify the Department of City Civil Service in writing of any address changes. The minimum age limit is 18 years for any class of work requiring hard physical labor, operation of or proximity to hazardous machinery, exposure to hazardous chemicals, or participation in any other processes or procedures which are prohibited or limited by the Louisiana State Child Labor Law. WORKING TEST PERIOD: Effective August 1, 2023, the working test (probationary) period for all positions in the classified service is one year. SUBSTANCE ABUSE TESTING: The City of New Orleans has a comprehensive program of substance abuse testing. Candidates for employment for certain positions where the health, welfare and/or safety of the public, co-workers and the individual employee is at risk will have to undergo pre-employment substance abuse screening. Candidates for all other original entrance positions will have to undergo an unannounced substance abuse screening during their working test period. For further information, see Civil Service Rule V, Section 9. A MEDICAL EXAMINATION is required for all original entrance probationary appointments to ACTIVE classifications, and may be required for re-employment, promotions and/or transfers. A MEDICAL SCREENING, which may result in a medical examination, is required for all original entrance probationary appointments to non-active classifications. GOOD MORAL CHARACTER is required of all applicants. Any applicant may be disqualified if his/her character or past employment record is found to be unsatisfactory as determined by the Department of City Civil Service. Forgery, misrepresentation of facts, or cheating on examinations is punishable by disqualification, fine and other penalties. IMPORTANT: Applicants who are licensed to drive should have a current license on their person for purposes of identification during all phases of an examination. In lieu of such license, the Department of City Civil Service may require that applicants have some form of picture identification. VETERANS PREFERENCE: On original entrance examinations, veterans (as defined in Article X, Section 10(2) of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana), disabled veterans, certain spouses and parents of veterans shall receive additional credit if claimed as provided on the Veterans Preference claim form which can be obtained in this office. To obtain credit, this form must be submitted with the required proof (at the minimum, a DD214) before the final filing date. HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND GENERAL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA (GED) must be issued by a state Department of Education or an institution recognized by a state Department of Education. Certificates of completion, high school diplomas and GED from institutions not recognized by a state Department of Education, and high school diplomas from foreign countries are not acceptable. ACCREDITED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES: An accredited college or university is an institution that is accredited as a college or university by an organization that is recognized by the USDE (United States Department of Education). College diplomas from foreign countries will be accepted if the applicant submits a statement of educational equivalency from one of the evaluation services accepted by the Department of Civil Service. A list of the accepted evaluation services can be found on the National Association of Credential Evacuation Services (NACES) website (www.naces.org). EXPERIENCE: Applicants will not receive credit for unpaid work unless specified on the job announcement. Partial credit only will be given for related part time employment. Civil Service reserves the right to determine which degrees, education, or other credentials are related or closely related. Experience credit will be granted for related provisional appointments (internal applicants). PROFESSIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE: The Civil Service Department defines this experience as experience gained in a position that required a Bachelor's Degree upon entrance. OFFERS OF EMPLOYMENT OR PROMOTION: Prior to appointment, the hiring agency is required to verify education, driver's license, and/or professional licenses/certifications claimed by the applicant to qualify for this classification. If selected for hire, applicants must provide original documents of their qualifying credentials to the hiring agency prior to their start date in this job classification. Offers of employment or promotion are required to be withdrawn for applicants who are found to have misrepresented their credentials during the application process. Revised 1/91, 4/03, 7/05, 2/07, 8/10, 2/12, 8/15, 6/16, 1/17, 1/19, 2/23, 8/23.
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