Yager Materials - Welder (Marine)

Job Description

Yager Materials Provides a competitive compensation package:

• Group medical/pharmacy insurance options with company funded health care spending accounts
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• A 401k account with company contribution and matching contribution
• A robust Wellness program with financial rewards
• Company-paid life insurance and short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Options to purchase additional life insurance (employee, spouse, and child) and additional employee long-term disability insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid holidays and paid vacation time
• Tuition benefits including professional certifications
• Employee referral program
  
  

Yager Marine a division of Yager Materials is currently seeking applicants for Welder position at our barge construction facility. Welders responsibilities include but not limited to cutting, welding, grinding, fabricating, lay out work, fitting, overhead crane/forklift operation, etc. Welders are required to work and weld in horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.

Requirements

• FCAW (NR232) .072 welding experience required (1st Class Welder)
• SMAW (6011, 7018, 7024) welding experience required (2nd Class Welder)
• Ability to operate chemtane/oxygen cutting torch
• Ability to operate air arc gouger
• Ability to read and understand blueprints
• Ability to read tape measure
• Over-Head Crane operating experience preferred
• Must work well in a team-oriented environment
• Ability to follow both written and verbal instructions
  
  

About The Team

With over 100 years of experience, Owensboro, KY has been home to Yager Materials. During this time, Yager has grown to become a premiere producer and service provider within the community and the various yards supplied along the Ohio River. In 2019, Yager Materials merged with Carmeuse Lime & Stone to leverage each company’s strengths to provide our customers with the superior construction services and further diversify our construction portfolio.

• Construction Services - Yager has the experience, equipment, and innovative technology to handle all of your construction needs, as small as renting a vehicle to constructing highways for the public and private sector.
• Asphalt - Offering environmentally friendly asphalt paving service using hot and warm mix technologies and offering high recycle capabilities.
• Aggregate - A leading supplier of construction stone, derrick stone, rip-rap, decorative stone, gravel and sand.
• Ready-Mix Concrete - Foremost concrete provider in Western Kentucky, supplying concrete for commercial, residential, and public projects.
• Marine - Utilizing our state of the art facility, we build and repair traditional and specialized barges.
  
  

Yager Materials is dedicated to maintaining a workplace that fosters equal opportunity and creates a diverse and inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation or gender identity. If you require particular assistance with any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, you can submit your request by sending an email to [email protected]. This option is reserved for people requiring adaptation due to a disability. The information received will be processed by Carmeuse and then directed to a local recruiter who will provide assistance to ensure the proper consideration of the application or hiring process.