Welder

2/22/2026

The Repair Field Welder will perform various barge repairs and welding tasks as determined by inspections, ensuring all work adheres to safety standards and procedures. Key duties include fitting and fabricating materials, completing critical welds on structures like tank shells and draft sills, and ensuring all welds pass USCG regulations.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

1,001-5,000 employees

Language

English

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About The Company

At VLS, we address your company’s most significant hurdles with waste management and compliance through sustainable solutions. With our high environmental standards, we build trust in the communities where we work. We strive to limit waste, injury, and environmental impact while driving positive relationships with government agencies and building loyalty among everyone involved in our solutions. Our environmental services can make your company more efficient and compliant and contribute to a sustainable future. Choose VLS for waste management, marine services, and railcar cleaning.

About the Role

VLS Environmental Solutions, LLC, is a recognized leader in providing sustainability solutions, with three divisions providing industry-leading services. With a mission to innovate solutions to meet clients' sustainability goals, VLS has over 1,200 employees in 40+ locations across North America.

Waste Services

VLS Waste Services provides customized waste processing solutions for hazardous and non-hazardous industrial and commercial waste, including landfill diversion and sustainability programs, solidification of liquid waste, recycling, wastewater treatment, and waste sequestration.

Railcar Services

VLS Railcar Cleaning and Repair Services division provides specialty cleaning services for difficult-to-clean products, including chemicals, hardened materials, and pressurized gases, and comprehensive repair services for certified full-service repairs, tank car qualifications, and maintenance.

Marine Services

VLS Marine Services division offers state-of-the-art barge cleaning, repair, and gas-free facilities for various chemical solvents and downstream petroleum products.

Qualifications

The Repair Field welder will perform duties in a safe manner, to include, but not limited to various barge repairs and welding as determined from inspections.

Is safety minded and pushes safety throughout the shop. Ensures all employees are compliant with all safety rules, procedures, and regulations.
Is a qualified welder per VLS welding procedures. Able to set welding machine for proper use and welds in all positions. Fits and fabricates materials for cars or special projects. Completes welding on critical jobs such as tank shell material, draft sill, and tank attachments.
Is qualified to weld barge inserts or cracks and all welds shall consistently pass USCG regulations.
Shows ability to supervise and assist in directing employees and workflow.
Continuously completes tasks in the specified amount of time.
Assist supervisor and/or leadmen in training and direction of assigned subordinates.
Instructs others in welding techniques and safety.
Completes welding requirements on critical jobs such as center filler, center sill and draft sill.
Examines welding for bead size and other specifications.
Cleans or degreases welding joint or workpiece.
Repairs broken or cracked parts and fills holes.
Prepares broken parts for welding by grooving or scarfing surfaces.
Chips off excess weld, slag, and spatter.
Understands and complies with all safety regulations.
Has a basic understanding of the USCG regulations, customer requirements and VLS requirements as the pertain to repairs for Barges.
Has the ability to travel to all Marine locations.

Key Skills

WeldingSafety ComplianceFittingFabricationUSCG RegulationsSupervisionTrainingWelding TechniquesWeld ExaminationDegreasingRepairScarfingSlag RemovalBarge RepairWelding Machine Setup