Welder - Dustpan Dredge

PBSGC Marine Group•Alexandria, LA

17h•Onsite

About The Position

The Dredge Welder works aboard a dredge operating on the lower Mississippi River. The primary dredging season is spent between Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and New Orleans, Louisiana, with winter maintenance in Memphis, Tennessee. The successful applicant must be available for consistent duty and will report primarily from Memphis south. This position requires marine welding experience and work in severe-duty marine conditions, including inclement weather. The welder performs maintenance and repair welding, fitting, and fabrication in difficult outdoor and marine environments, including overhead welding and welding on or in pipe. The role requires daily reporting on the dredge and includes day or night shifts with some rotation. A typical hitch consists of 12-hour shifts for 14 consecutive days, followed by seven days off. The schedule includes days, nights, and weekends, and employees may need to work outside the scheduled hitch as conditions require and regulations permit. The welder works closely with tender boat and dredge personnel and must recognize and mitigate workplace hazards. The position may be considered safety-sensitive because it can involve operating equipment or working near operating equipment, over or adjacent to water, at heights, or on assignments governed by safety-sensitive licensing, credentials, or contracts. Pine Bluff Sand and Gravel offers a competitive benefits package with employer participation, including health, dental, vision, and life insurance. Employees may participate in the 401(k) retirement savings plan after a waiting period.

Requirements

Experience working as a welder in a marine environment.
Experience in field or maintenance welding rather than shop welding.
Fitting and fabrication experience.
Ability and willingness to work a 12-hour shift for 14 consecutive days, followed by seven 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 company locations as needed.
Ability and willingness to perform manual labor, including lifting items weighing at least 125 pounds.
Ability to climb ladders and stairs and perform repetitive bending and stooping when required.
Must complete a post-offer physical and a functional capacity test with a physical therapist to evaluate ability to meet the position’s physical standards.
Comfort working over and adjacent to water and willingness to participate in water rescue.
Motivation, self-direction, and communication and interpersonal skills to work closely with dredge personnel.
Valid driver's license.
Reliable transportation to and from the job site.

Responsibilities

Perform maintenance and repair welding in a marine environment.
Perform fitting and fabrication work, including overhead welding and welding on or in pipe.
Work safely in severe-duty outdoor and marine conditions, recognizing and mitigating workplace hazards.
Communicate and work effectively with tender boat and dredge personnel.
Work on other vessels, job sites, or company locations as needed.
Perform manual labor, including lifting items weighing at least 125 pounds.
Work scheduled day or night shifts, including some shift rotation, weekends, and 12-hour shifts during a 14-day hitch.