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Overview

NABRICO Marine Products is searching for a Lead Welder in our Caruthersville, MO barge plant. As a leading U.S. manufacturer of barges, NABRICO Marine Products produces tank and dry cargo barges for various products, allowing welders to see their work on waterways across the country.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a team of welders to achieve production goals.
  • Follow Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS).
  • Proficiently perform flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead fillet welds.
  • Proficiently perform flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead groove welds.
  • Inspect own welds to ensure all quality requirements are met.
  • Follow all safety rules and practices.
  • May be involved in safety committees or initiatives.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 3 or more years of FCAW weld experience.
  • Understand weld layout and processes.
  • Ability to read blueprints.
  • Satisfactorily pass vertical and overhead fillet welding as well as groove welding tests using manual and semi-automatic welding processes.
  • Demonstrate ability to carbon arc gouge and to use the oxyfuel cutting process.
  • Inspect own finished welds to meet quality standards.
  • Perform welding work while wearing all required personal protective equipment.
  • May require working above ground (15 ft or more).
  • Must be able to climb ladders or stairs to reach objects and be comfortable with heights.
  • May require working in narrow or confined workspaces for extended periods of time.
  • May require extensive kneeling, bending, walking and/or standing for long periods of time.

Additional Information

  • Night Shift
  • Location: Caruthersville, MO
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How this job compares in Caruthersville, MO

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Missouri currently run a median of $26/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$30/hr across 55 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 Caruthersville, MO

Caruthersville, MO is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Missouri as a whole we're tracking 93 other active welding openings from 66 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Missouri.

NABRICO Marine Products currently has 2 other openings live in Missouri, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Missouri at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Leonardo DRS (5), Aerotek (4), and Veterans Health Administration (4). 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 TIG and Flux-Core 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. Flux-cored (FCAW) runs a hollow wire filled with flux, combining MIG-like deposition rates with the outdoor tolerance of stick. It is the workhorse on heavy structural steel and shipbuilding, where thick sections and long welds reward speed.

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