Welders needed in Rhode Island
Its interesting how the market is hotting up for welders, as it seem some companies on Rhode Island are crying out for welders. Below are a couple of excerpts from www.projo.com.
“Absolutely. Big time,” said Ken Aurecchia, business manager for Local 51, the plumbers, pipefitters and service technicians union, when asked if there was a shortage of welders in Rhode Island.
Joe Matarese, human resources manager for Senesco Marine at Quonset Point, said his company has had to import welders from out of state. “We’re building five vessels right now, and to keep up with that demand we need more welders. We need to import welders from Mississippi and Alabama, because we can’t find the local ones we need,” he said.
Matarese said Senesco is using 146 welders, and 75 of them are contract employees from outside Rhode Island.
“There is a shortage, particularly when it comes to getting the quality welders we need. There are some people who know how to weld, but not the kind of work we need,” Matarese said. So Senesco is starting a six-week training program for new welders that will start with six students.
“It’s a basic welding program. But when it comes to the technicalities of what we need to do, we’re going to be very specific … hopefully, we’ll get six people who can start right away,” Matarese said.
Robert A. Hamilton, communications director for Electric Boat, said the company is not hiring new welders at the moment. But because Congress recently authorized building two new submarines a year, instead of just one, starting in 2011, he anticipates Electric Boat will need more welders soon.
Some good leads there, so if you are in the UK looking to make a move it looks like the states will have a lot to offer!
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