Credentialed Shipboard Welder

Position Overview

Credentialed Shipboard Welder at The Dutra Group. Non-supervisory, certified U.S. Coast Guard welder required to work aboard vessel, performing welding, brazing, cutting, fabrication, and metal working under direction of ship captain.

• Use various welding equipment and materials to repair or fabricate metal structures such as ship hull, piping, pumps, winches, motors, shafts, weirs, and superstructures.
• Read simple plans, schematics, or blueprints and use measurement tools (squares, levels, tapes, electronic gauges) to fabricate or repair with precision.
• Work with gas or electrical equipment and weld materials including steel, aluminum, and other metals.
• Perform designated security duties as part of deck crew.
• Work 28‑day tours with 2 paid travel days and 26 days off.
• Cooperate with deck team to meet project goals and deliverables.

• Ordinary Seaman Merchant Marine Credential with current U.S. Coast Guard medical certificate.
• Security awareness training as part of deck crew.
• Effective communication and understanding of instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Physical presence on ship and ability to work outside in challenging elements (heat, cold, rain, snow, wind).
• Ability to lift and move up to 50 pounds and perform required physical activities (stand, reach, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb pilot ladder).
• Reasonable accommodations available for individuals with disabilities.

Pay Rate: $505.77 per day. Competitive daily rates and generous benefits, including living and working conditions aboard vessel.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER / VETERANS / DISABLED