In Louisiana, Union Tank Car seeks welders for new plant

If you're a welder in the Baton Rouge area, this one's for you...

The Louisiana Department of Labor and Union Tank Car Co. announced Friday that the employment process for job applicants for welder positions at UTC begins Tuesday, June 14. UTC is stressing that only welders are being recruited at this time. Other positions will be announced later.

The Chicago-based company Union Tank Car is building a railroad tank car manufacturing facility and expects to hire 850 workers for a variety of jobs once construction is completed in 2006. Applicants can apply on-line at the labor department Web site www.LAWORKS.net or at any of the department’s One-Stop offices, June 14 through June 30. The One-Stop addresses and phone numbers are listed on the labor department’s Web site.