Instructor - Welding

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Job summary

Delgado Community College in Louisiana is seeking a Welding Technology Instructor for a 9‑month unclassified faculty appointment. The role covers lecture, laboratory, and related courses in welding, with emphasis on NCCER and AWS SENSE standards.

The instructor will maintain safety, develop labs, assess student performance, and advise students on credentialing paths. The candidate should hold an associate degree or higher in Welding Technology or a related field and have hands-on welding

Qualifications

• Postsecondary welding instruction experience or equivalent required.
• Knowledge of SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW processes and welding theory.
• Ability to develop laboratory exercises and assess student performance.

Responsibilities

• Teach welding lecture, laboratory, and related technical courses.
• Integrate NCCER curriculum and AWS SENSE standards into instruction.
• Establish laboratory safety procedures and supervise equipment use.
• Develop and assess welding projects and tests; provide corrective feedback.
• Advise students on career readiness and credentialing.

Skills

Welding theory

SMAW welding

GMAW welding

FCAW welding

GTAW welding

Blueprint reading

Safety compliance

Instructional skills

Education

Associate degree or higher in Welding Technology or related field

Technical Diploma or Certificate in Welding

High school diploma with welding experience

Tools

Canvas LMS

NCCER credentialing system

AWS SENSE standards

Job description

College:DCC

Department:Academic Affairs

Sub department:Science and Mathematics

Type of Appointment:Unclassified - Faculty 9 month

Duties and Responsibilities

The Welding Technology Instructor will:

• Teach assigned welding lecture, laboratory, and related technical courses in accordance with approved course descriptions, student learning outcomes, master syllabi, College policies, and applicable industry standards.
• Provide classroom instruction, hands-on demonstrations, and supervised laboratory experiences in areas including:
  • Welding and shop safety
  • Welding fundamentals and terminology
  • Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)
  • Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)
  • Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW)
  • Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)
  • Oxyfuel cutting and related thermal cutting processes
  • Plasma arc cutting
  • Carbon arc cutting and gouging
  • Fillet and groove welds
  • Welding in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions
  • Plate and pipe welding, as applicable to assigned courses
  • Joint preparation, fit-up, and alignment
  • Welding symbols and blueprint interpretation
  • Basic metallurgy and weldability
  • Welding electrodes, filler metals, shielding gases, and consumables
  • Welding procedure specifications and applicable welding standards
  • Visual inspection and identification of common weld discontinuities and defects
  • Fabrication, measurement, layout, and related shop practices
• Integrate NCCER curriculum, competencies, module examinations, performance profiles, and credentialing requirements into instruction as applicable.
• Incorporate AWS SENSE standards and other applicable industry standards into course delivery and student skill assessment.
• Demonstrate proper setup, adjustment, operation, troubleshooting, shutdown, and maintenance of welding machines and related equipment.
• Demonstrate safe use of grinders, saws, cutting equipment, compressed gas systems, ventilation equipment, hand tools, power tools, and other welding and fabrication equipment.
• Maintain strict compliance with College safety procedures, OSHA requirements, hot-work practices, personal protective equipment requirements, and applicable industry standards.
• Establish and enforce welding-laboratory safety procedures and immediately address unsafe practices or conditions.
• Develop laboratory exercises and fabrication projects that require students to demonstrate measurable welding competencies.
• Evaluate student welds based upon appropriate visual and dimensional criteria and provide specific corrective feedback to improve welding technique.
• Prepare students for applicable NCCER, AWS SENSE, employer, apprenticeship, and industry certification or qualification examinations.
• Assess student performance through written examinations, laboratory assignments, welding performance tests, projects, demonstrations, and other appropriate methods.
• Maintain accurate student attendance, grades, performance records, credentialing documentation, and other required academic records.
• Maintain scheduled office hours and provide academic, technical, and career advising to students.
• Assist students in developing workplace competencies including attendance, punctuality, safety, productivity, teamwork, communication, problem-solving, and professional conduct.
• Maintain the welding laboratory in a clean, safe, organized, and industry-appropriate condition.
• Regularly inspect welding machines, leads, torches, regulators, cylinders, ventilation systems, booths, PPE, and other equipment and remove unsafe equipment from service.
• Maintain accurate inventories of welding machines, tools, equipment, gases, electrodes, filler metals, consumables, PPE, and instructional supplies.
• Assist with specifications, selection, purchasing, installation, and replacement of welding equipment and laboratory technology.
• Monitor consumable usage and assist with development of annual laboratory supply and equipment budgets.
• Participate in curriculum development, program review, student learning outcomes assessment, credential alignment, and continuous program improvement.
• Maintain currency in welding technologies, materials, processes, equipment, codes, safety requirements, and industry practices.
• Develop and maintain relationships with welding contractors, fabricators, shipyards, manufacturers, industrial facilities, construction companies, unions, apprenticeship programs, and other employers.
• Participate in Welding Advisory Committee activities and incorporate relevant employer feedback into program improvement.
• Assist with internships, apprenticeships, work-based learning, employer demonstrations, job placement, and other student employment activities.
• Participate in student recruitment, career fairs, welding demonstrations, SkillsUSA or similar activities, open houses, and other College outreach events.
• Participate in departmental, school, faculty, and College meetings and committees as assigned.
• Complete required professional development and College training.
• Utilize Canvas and other College-designated instructional and administrative technologies.
• Perform other duties consistent with the responsibilities of full-time faculty.

Required Education

• Option 1 – Postsecondary Degree
  Associate degree or higher in Welding Technology, Welding Engineering Technology, Industrial Technology, Advanced Manufacturing, or a closely related technical field and at least three years of directly related professional welding experience;
• Option 2 – Technical Credential
  Technical Diploma, Certificate of Technical Studies, recognized apprenticeship completion, or comparable postsecondary credential in welding or a closely related field and at least four years of directly related professional welding experience;
• Option 3 – Occupational Experience
  High school diploma or recognized equivalent and at least five years of directly related, progressively responsible professional welding experience.

Required Experience

At least five years of directly related, progressively responsible professional welding experience.
Qualifying occupational experience should demonstrate substantial hands‑on welding responsibilities in industrial, commercial, construction, manufacturing, fabrication, shipbuilding, pipeline, petrochemical, energy, maintenance, repair, or a comparable professional environment.
The candidate must demonstrate proficiency appropriate to assigned courses in the major welding processes used by the Delgado Welding Program, including SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, and GTAW.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Thorough knowledge of welding theory, practices, processes, terminology, equipment, and applications.
• Knowledge and demonstrated proficiency in SMAW welding.
• Knowledge and demonstrated proficiency in GMAW welding.
• Knowledge and demonstrated proficiency in FCAW welding.
• Knowledge and demonstrated proficiency in GTAW welding.
• Knowledge of welding in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.
• Knowledge of groove and fillet welds and common joint configurations.
• Knowledge of plate welding and pipe welding principles and practices.
• Knowledge of oxyfuel, plasma arc, and other applicable thermal cutting processes.
• Knowledge of welding‑machine setup, polarity, amperage, voltage, wire‑feed speed, shielding gas selection, and other process variables.
• Knowledge of electrodes, filler metals, shielding gases, base metals, and their appropriate applications.
• Knowledge of welding metallurgy, heat input, distortion, preheat, interpass temperature, and other factors affecting weld quality.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, welding symbols, and welding procedure specifications.
• Knowledge of fabrication, layout, measurement, fit‑up, and dimensional tolerances.
• Knowledge of common weld discontinuities, defects, causes, corrective actions, and visual inspection techniques.
• Working knowledge of applicable AWS welding standards and codes.
• Working knowledge of OSHA standards and accepted welding‑shop safety practices.
• Knowledge of compressed gas cylinder storage, handling, and use.
• Knowledge of ventilation, fume control, fire prevention, hot‑work procedures, electrical hazards, and PPE requirements.
• Ability to diagnose welding problems and explain the relationship between welding‑machine settings, technique, material preparation, electrode or filler selection, and resulting weld quality.
• Instructional Skills
• The successful candidate must possess the ability to:
  Translate advanced welding knowledge and field experience into understandable classroom and laboratory instruction.
  Demonstrate welding techniques safely, accurately, and effectively.
  Explain both the theoretical principles and practical application of welding processes.
  Observe student welding techniques, diagnose problems, and provide specific corrective instruction.
  Develop hands‑on exercises that progressively build student proficiency.
  Evaluate student welds objectively against established performance criteria.
  Develop lesson plans, demonstrations, instructional materials, projects, examinations, and other assessments.
  Teach students with varying levels of academic preparation, welding experience, and learning needs.
  Maintain effective classroom and welding‑laboratory management.
  Integrate industry expectations and workplace behaviors into technical instruction.
  Use technology appropriately to support instruction and student learning.
  Establish a laboratory culture in which safety, quality, productivity, professionalism, and accountability are continuously reinforced.
• Professional and Administrative Skills
• The successful candidate must demonstrate:
  Effective oral and written communication skills.
  Strong interpersonal and student‑development skills.
  Strong organizational, planning, and problem‑solving abilities.
  Ability to manage multiple courses, welding laboratories, projects, equipment, supplies, and deadlines.
  Ability to maintain accurate academic, safety, equipment, inventory, and industry‑credential records.
  Basic computer proficiency and the ability to utilize Microsoft Office, Canvas or another learning‑management system, electronic communication, and College information systems.
  Ability to work collaboratively with faculty, staff, administrators, employers, advisory committee members, apprenticeships, unions, and community partners.
  Ability to establish effective professional relationships with students from diverse educational and occupational backgrounds.
  Ability to participate effectively in curriculum development, program review, assessment, recruitment, retention, and institutional service.
  Commitment to remaining current with advances in welding technology, welding codes, equipment, safety requirements, and industry practices.
  Commitment to student success and workforce preparation.

Required Licenses or Certifications

• Possess appropriate current welding qualifications, certifications, or documented industry credentials relevant to the welding processes to be taught, or demonstrate equivalent competency through the College's practical skills assessment.
• Obtain and maintain NCCER Craft Instructor Certification and other NCCER credentials necessary to deliver and document NCCER training within the timeframe established by the College, normally within 90 days of employment.
• Obtain OSHA 10‑Hour Construction or General Industry certification within 90 days of employment if not already held.
• Obtain and maintain any additional instructor, evaluator, proctor, or credentialing authorization necessary for the College to administer NCCER, AWS SENSE, or other industry‑based certifications included in the Welding curriculum.

Preferred Education

• Preference may be given to candidates possessing one or more of the following:
• Associate degree or higher in Welding Technology, Welding Engineering Technology, Industrial Technology, Advanced Manufacturing, or a related discipline.
• Technical Diploma or Certificate of Technical Studies in Welding.

Preferred Experience

• NCCER Welding credentials.
• NCCER Craft Instructor Certification.
• American Welding Society Certified Welding Educator (AWS CWE) certification.
• American Welding Society Certified Welding Inspector (AWS CWI) certification.
• Current AWS welder performance qualifications.
• OSHA 30‑Hour Construction or General Industry certification.
• Experience with AWS SENSE curriculum and credentialing.
• Experience with NCCER Welding Levels 1 and 2 curriculum and credentialing.
• Experience welding structural steel, plate, and pipe.
• Experience with SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, and GTAW in multiple positions.
• Industrial pipe welding experience.
• Experience in shipbuilding, petrochemical, refinery, energy, manufacturing, structural fabrication, or industrial construction environments.
• Knowledge of applicable AWS and ASME welding codes and standards.
• Experience with welding inspection and quality‑control practices.
• Experience as a lead welder, welding supervisor, foreman, welding inspector, fabrication supervisor, or similar position.
• Experience training apprentices, employees, or other welding personnel.
• Teaching experience at a community college, technical college, apprenticeship program, high school CTE program, union training center, or industry training organization.
• Experience teaching adult learners and/or dual enrollment students.
• Experience administering industry‑based credentials and welding performance tests.
• Experience with curriculum development, assessment of student learning outcomes, and program review.
• Experience with Canvas or another learning‑management system.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Thorough knowledge of welding theory, practices, processes, terminology, equipment, and applications.
• Knowledge and demonstrated proficiency in SMAW welding.
• Knowledge and demonstrated proficiency in GMAW welding.
• Knowledge and demonstrated proficiency in FCAW welding.
• Knowledge and demonstrated proficiency in GTAW welding.
• Knowledge of welding in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.
• Knowledge of groove and fillet welds and common joint configurations.
• Knowledge of plate welding and pipe welding principles and practices.
• Knowledge of oxyfuel, plasma arc, and other applicable thermal cutting processes.
• Knowledge of welding‑machine setup, polarity, amperage, voltage, wire‑feed speed, shielding gas selection, and other process variables.
• Knowledge of electrodes, filler metals, shielding gases, base metals, and their appropriate applications.
• Knowledge of welding metallurgy, heat input, distortion, preheat, interpass temperature, and other factors affecting weld quality.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, welding symbols, and welding procedure specifications.
• Knowledge of fabrication, layout, measurement, fit‑up, and dimensional tolerances.
• Knowledge of common weld discontinuities, defects, causes, corrective actions, and visual inspection techniques.
• Working knowledge of applicable AWS welding standards and codes.
• Working knowledge of OSHA standards and accepted welding‑shop safety practices.
• Knowledge of compressed gas cylinder storage, handling, and use.
• Knowledge of ventilation, fume control, fire prevention, hot‑work procedures, electrical hazards, and PPE requirements.
• Ability to diagnose welding problems and explain the relationship between welding‑machine settings, technique, material preparation, electrode or filler selection, and resulting weld quality.
• Instructional Skills
• The successful candidate must possess the ability to:
  Translate advanced welding knowledge and field experience into understandable classroom and laboratory instruction.
  Demonstrate welding techniques safely, accurately, and effectively.
  Explain both the theoretical principles and practical application of welding processes.
  Observe student welding techniques, diagnose problems, and provide specific corrective instruction.
  Develop hands‑on exercises that progressively build student proficiency.
  Evaluate student welds objectively against established performance criteria.
  Develop lesson plans, demonstrations, instructional materials, projects, examinations, and other assessments.
  Teach students with varying levels of academic preparation, welding experience, and learning needs.
  Maintain effective classroom and welding‑laboratory management.
  Integrate industry expectations and workplace behaviors into technical instruction.
  Use technology appropriately to support instruction and student learning.
  Establish a laboratory culture in which safety, quality, productivity, professionalism, and accountability are continuously reinforced.
• Professional and Administrative Skills
• The successful candidate must demonstrate:
  Effective oral and written communication skills.
  Strong interpersonal and student‑development skills.
  Strong organizational, planning, and problem‑solving abilities.
  Ability to manage multiple courses, welding laboratories, projects, equipment, supplies, and deadlines.
  Ability to maintain accurate academic, safety, equipment, inventory, and industry‑credential records.
  Basic computer proficiency and the ability to utilize Microsoft Office, Canvas or another learning‑management system, electronic communication, and College information systems.
  Ability to work collaboratively with faculty, staff, administrators, employers, advisory committee members, apprenticeships, unions, and community partners.
  Ability to establish effective professional relationships with students from diverse educational and occupational backgrounds.
  Ability to participate effectively in curriculum development, program review, assessment, recruitment, retention, and institutional service.
  Commitment to remaining current with advances in welding technology, welding codes, equipment, safety requirements, and industry practices.
  Commitment to student success and workforce preparation.

Benefits:As a member of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System,DCC has an attractive benefits package with a wide variety of benefit options. Benefits offered include retirement, multiple medical insurance options, supplemental insurances (dental, term life, disability, accident, vision, etc.), Tax Saver Flexible Benefits Plan (saves tax dollars on some child care and medical expenses), holidays (14 per year, typically includes longer break at Christmas), generous annual (vacation) and sick leave benefits and Employee Assistance Program. Specific benefits depend on job category, percent effort and length of employment.

Passing pre-employment criminal background screen is required as a condition of employment. DCC is an equal opportunity/equal access employer. DCC is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.

Advertised: 20 Aug 2026 Central Daylight Time
Applications close: 30 Oct 2026 Central Daylight Time