EWD Welding Instructor

Moraine Park Technical College; Fond du Lac (WI); On-site; USD 61,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Moraine Park Technical College is looking for a full-time EWD Welding Instructor. The role involves teaching various welding processes and requires an Associate degree along with relevant work experience. This position also requires flexibility to teach in diverse environments, including evening and weekend classes.

Qualifications

• Two years of paid work experience in welding.
• Teaching experience in post-secondary institutions is preferred.
• Knowledge of various welding processes.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and facilitate learning in assigned welding courses.
• Establish a professional learning environment.
• Participate in curriculum development and student recruitment.

Skills

Welding codes and procedures

Blueprint reading

Quality control

Diversity engagement

Education

Associate degree in a related field

Job description

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It’s no secret that Moraine Park Technical College has top-notch instructors helping to fuel our workforce with the skills our industry needs today and in the future; however, our behind-the-scenes employees set the foundation for the College and students. Each employee at the College is an integral part of the Moraine Park mission, and we work diligently to hire candidates with aligned values to help move the mission of Moraine Park forward.

Position Summary

Moraine Park Technical College is seeking a full-time Welding Instructor for our Economic and Workforce Development team on Fond du Lac Campus. The primary teaching responsibility for this position will be for classes in the Welding area, including various welding processes, blueprint reading, short-term training for boot camps students, incarcerated individuals and industry clients. This instructor may be asked to teach at various sites within the Moraine Park District to include campus, center and business locations, area prisons and may be required to teach on days, evenings and weekends.

The successful candidate will have an Associate degree in a related field (or equivalent experience or willing to obtain an Associate Degree from an accredited program. Progress toward an Associate Degree will be measured through the successful completion of a minimum of three (3) credits of coursework annually, beginning with the third year of employment.) and two years (4,000 hours) of paid work experience related to the program(s) being taught, including one year (2,000 hours) of related paid work experience that has been acquired within

the past five years. In lieu of this one year of recent experience, two years of post-secondary teaching experience in the appropriate occupational field within the past five years may be

considered. (Two years of post-secondary teaching experience means eight semesters of part-time teaching or four semesters of full-time teaching at an accredited institution.)

We will accept applications until the position is filled; however, applicants who apply by June 10, 2025 will be considered in our first review of applicants.

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Responsibilities

• Prepare for and facilitate learning in the assigned courses according to the College’s core values.
  
  
  

Establish a professional and safe learning environment. Set the classroom tone by modeling

appropriate workplace skills and behavior. Maintain a positive climate for learning by

performing classroom management and being aware of, monitoring, and enforcing the Student

Code of Conduct.

• Meet student learning needs by incorporating a variety of teaching methods and assessments.
• Maintain student confidentiality, records, and documentation as required by Family Educational
  
  
  

Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Submit grades within the expected timeframe.

• Provide timely verbal and written feedback to the students to ensure continued growth and
  
  
  

development.

• Participate in the development, implementation, evaluation, and updating of curriculum.
• Assist with student recruitment and proactively promote the College programs and services
  
  
  

offered.

• Promote retention and student success through the utilization of referrals to College services
  
  
  

and resources.

• Engage in internal and external College meetings and activities.
• Build and maintain ongoing relationships with K-12, Department of Corrections (DOC),
  
  
  

community, and industry partners beyond the classroom.

• Actively maintain proficient knowledge and skills in emerging trends and current occupational
  
  
  

practices. Complete annual professional development activities in areas of Faculty Quality

Assurance Standards (FQAS) competencies. Complete all required training.

• Assist with mentoring faculty.
  
  
  

Maintain equipment and supplies for the classroom and labs, as necessary to support the

assigned program area and future trends in industry. Work with the supervisor to identify

alternative funding sources, as needed.

• Maintain documentation for grant activities.
  
  
  

Experience & Qualifications(in addition to those listed in the summary above)

• Experience with welding codes and procedures, inspection, and testing.
• Experience with reading blueprints, interpreting welding requirements from symbols on
  
  
  

blueprints and setting up parts.

• Quality control experience.
• Experience with most of all of the following
• Oxy fuel cutting
• Shielded metal arc welding (all positions)
• Gas tungsten arc welding of aluminum, steel, and stainless-steel materials
• Plasma cutting
• Flux-core arc welding with self-shielded and gas-shielded wires (in any diameters)
• Gas metal arc welding with any diameter solid wire, including pulsed arc transfer
• Upon hire, must maintain and/or obtain Higher Learning Commission, Faculty Quality Assurance
  
  
  

System, and other agency requirements and licensure required to maintain individual and

program accreditation, if applicable.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with diverse populations by promoting and maintaining
  
  
  

an inclusive work environment and culture that is respectful and accepting of diversity.

Desired Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to speak and write in English and Spanish in professional settings.
• American Welding Society Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) and/or Certified Welding Educator
  
  
  

(CWE).

Other Position Requirements

• Forklift experience; may be required to obtain certification within 6 months of employment.
• Flexible scheduling may be required to include evenings and weekends.
• This position may require teaching and/or travel to other MPTC (Moraine Park Technical
  
  
  

College) campus locations, client/contract work sites, and/or Department of Corrections (DOC)

institutions.

• Must possess a valid driver’s license.
  
  
  

Hiring Range $61,430-$71,259 (pending board approval)

Starting July 2025

Workplace Flexibility Open campus

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Higher Education

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