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Overview

As a tanker trailer technician for cargo tank repair and testing, your primary responsibilities are to perform external visual, internal visual, pressure, and leak tests on DOT specified tankers, including Hazardous Material certified tanks such as vac trucks, hydro excavators, oil tankers, and more.

Responsibilities

  • Perform external visual, internal visual, pressure, and leak tests on DOT specified tankers.
  • Conduct tank testing on Hazardous Material certified tanks.
  • Inspect tanks and trailers to align with DOT standards.
  • Diagnose failures and make repairs on mechanical, electrical, or other systems on trailers.
  • Provide tank service and repair.
  • Repair air brake systems.
  • Utilize knowledge of ABS systems.
  • Perform TIG/MIG welding on aluminum, stainless, or carbon materials.

Requirements

  • Must be at least 18 years of age.
  • Valid driver’s license.
  • Legally eligible to work in the United States.
  • Able to pass a background check.
  • Able to pass a drug screen.
  • Ability to perform physical requirements of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.
  • Must provide own tools that are adequate to perform job functions.
  • 1 year of experience in tank valve repair or replacement (preferred).
  • 1 year of experience in tanker air systems repair (preferred).
  • 1 year of experience in tank trailer repair (preferred).
  • 1 year of experience in trailer brake system repair (preferred).
  • 1 year of experience in trailer electrical lighting repair (preferred).
  • 1 year of experience in trailer suspension repair (preferred).
  • 1 year of MIG welding experience (preferred).
  • 1 year of TIG welding experience (preferred).

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Schedule: Monday – Friday, 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM.
  • 40 hours of pay minimum with 1.5 pay after 40 hours.

Benefits

401k
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Geismar, LA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Louisiana currently run a median of $29/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$35/hr across 34 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Geismar, LA

Geismar, LA is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Louisiana as a whole we're tracking 109 other active welding openings from 65 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Louisiana.

The most active employers in Louisiana at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Worley (6), Turner Industries (6), and GrayWolf (5). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and TIG work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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