Welder C - Westwego, LA

Welder C - Westwego, LA

Position Summary
The Welder C performs advanced welding, fitting, fabrication, inspection, and repair work supporting ARTCo's mid-stream stevedoring operation in Waggaman, LA. This position maintains and repairs crane/rig equipment, mobile equipment, crane buckets, and related assets while supporting safe and reliable operations.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities
The Welder C completes welding, fabrication, equipment inspection, repair, and required safety documentation with the ability to perform assigned repairs independently.

Welding, Fabrication & Repairs
Perform welding and fabrication work on rig, crane, mobile equipment, and associated components.

• Perform vertical, horizontal, and overhead welding on various materials.
• Fabricate and fit metal for deck bumpers, handrails, mobile equipment, cages, crane buckets, and other projects or repairs.
• Perform gauging, pin removal/installation, brazing, soldering, lancing, piercing, and basic fitting and welding.
• Read blueprints and complete repairs accurately without assistance or daily supervision when assigned.
• Assist with crane and mobile equipment repairs and rig equipment for lifting by crane.

Equipment Inspection, Safety & Documentation
Support equipment readiness and safe work execution through inspections, required safety processes, and accurate documentation.

• Inspect rig/crane equipment for welding repairs, including mobile equipment, crane barge, and crane bucket, and complete inspection forms.
• Perform LOTO procedures, execute JSAs, and use air-monitoring meters to analyze required holds and work areas before work begins.
• Complete JSAs, LOTO records, inspection forms, daily logs, requisition forms, and other required documentation.
• Operate mobile equipment and man-lifts within certification and maintain clean, work-ready areas throughout the shift.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Technical Competencies
Successful candidates will demonstrate strong welding and fabrication skills, sound safety practices, and the ability to independently complete repairs in an industrial and marine environment.

• Proficiency in vertical, horizontal, and overhead welding; gauging; pin installation; fitting; and welding.
• Proficiency fabricating/fitting metal, reading blueprints, and performing brazing, soldering, lancing, piercing, and rigging activities.
• Computer proficiency sufficient to complete JSAs, LOTO records, inspection forms, daily logs, and requisition forms.

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions
Work is performed in an active industrial and marine environment around crane/rig and mobile equipment.

• Safely perform assigned welding, fabrication, inspection, and repair work while following required JSA, LOTO, air-monitoring, housekeeping, and equipment-operating procedures.

Performance Expectations
Success requires safe, accurate welding/fabrication, reliable repairs, complete documentation, and clean work areas.

Required Qualifications

• Proficiency in vertical/horizontal welding, gauging, pin installation, fitting, and welding.
• Demonstrated proficiency fabricating and fitting metal to execute projects and repairs.
• Trained in air-monitoring meters and required computer-based safety/work documentation.
• Certified to operate mobile equipment and man-lifts; must pass the required welding test to become a Certified Welder.
• Must successfully complete the applicable pre-employment background check.

Benefits
ADM offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employees’ health, financial well-being, career growth, and work-life balance.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options
• Prescription drug coverage
• Employee Assistance Program
• Company-paid life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Competitive pay
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Weekly Pay
• Tuition reimbursement and development opportunities
• Internal career growth opportunities across ADM and ARTCo operations

Why Join ADM / ARTCo
ADM’s American River Transportation Company is a key part of ADM’s transportation and logistics network, supporting the movement of agricultural products and other materials through inland river operations. ARTCo provides barge, towing, harbor, fleeting, and related marine services across major river systems, including the Mississippi River.

Before applying for an exempt, non-exempt or hourly job opportunity, you are expected to initiate a discussion and share your intentions with your supervisor.  * If you’ve been in your current position for more than 18 months, supervisor approval is not required.  * If you’ve been in your current position for less than 18 months, verbal supervisor approval is required.  
​Hiring Manager- Mitchell Moore   ​
Recruiter- Abby Richard 
 

Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours.

If hired, employees will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

The pay for this position is expected to be:

About ADM

At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We’re a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over. Learn more at www.adm.com.