Instructor - Welding (Plaquemines Parish)

NUNEZ COMMUNITY COLLEGE; Belle Chasse (LA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Nunez Community College seeks a Welding Instructor for the Plaquemines Parish Site in Belle Chasse, LA. This full-time, 9-month faculty role focuses on welding instruction, safety, and student mentoring across diverse learners, starting August 2026.

You will deliver curricula, track certifications, and participate in program assessment, while upholding strict shop safety and fostering workforce readiness.

Qualifications

• Three years of welding industry experience.
• AWS CWI certification required.
• OSHA-30 or equivalent safety training.
• Ability to teach both face-to-face and online welding courses.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality welding curricula in shop and online formats.
• Maintain a safe, inclusive lab environment with hands-on coaching.
• Assess student performance and record grades accurately and on time.
• Prepare students for industry certification testing and report results.

Skills

Welding techniques

Safety training

Classroom instruction

Curriculum delivery

Mentoring students

Education

Technical Diploma or Associate’s Degree in Welding

Job description

Position: Instructor - Welding (Plaquemines Parish) Department: Career and Technical Education Reports to: Program Chair of Welding

Position Summary

Nunez Community College is seeking a highly qualified and safety-conscious Welding Instructor for a full-time, 9-month unclassified, faculty position located at the Plaquemines Parish Site in Belle Chasse, LA. The instructor will prepare, support, and deliver comprehensive welding instruction and hands‑on lab training for a diverse student population, including high school Dual Enrollment students and traditional adult learners. The successful candidate will foster workforce readiness, maintain an environment of strict shop safety, and contribute actively to program assessment and student mentoring starting in August 2026.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Instructional Delivery and Classroom Management

• Prepare, update, and deliver high-quality curricula for both face-to-face shop classes and online learning platforms.
• Maintain an effective, inclusive, and positive classroom and lab environment conducive to student learning and development which includes constant one-on-one training that is equally divided between students.
• Shop Safety and Environmental Control.
• Enforce absolute compliance with industrial and welding-specific safety protocols.
• Maintain constant situational awareness across the welding shop to guarantee student safety while balancing individual, hands‑on instructional coaching.
• Safely manage physical requirements of the shop environment, including standing/walking for 3‑hour class blocks and lifting equipment up to 50 lbs.

Student Evaluation and Certification Tracking

• Assess individual student performance and submit all academic grades accurately and on time according to college deadlines.
• Prepare students rigorously for industry certification testing and report all formal student certification results directly to the Program Chair of Welding and the Director of Institutional Effectiveness.

Institutional Assessment and Administrative Operations

• Participate actively in ongoing program, departmental, and college-wide learning outcome assessments to drive continuous improvement.
• Utilize required institutional technology platforms daily to check college email, create basic documents, upload course materials, and manage digital student records.

Mentoring, Advising, and Student Success

• Foster student workplace readiness and professionalism through targeted, individual coaching and technical mentoring activities.
• Advise students on academic pathways, trade expectations, and career opportunities within the welding industry.

Minimum Qualifications

Required Experience

• Three (3) years of industry experience.

Required Certification(s)

Must be signed by an AWS CWI:

• At least one (1) form of a comprehensive safety training (OSHA-30 or similar).
• SMAW Plate 3G or 4G.
• SMAW Plate 3G or 4G w/o backing (or SMAW Pipe 2G or better).
• GMAW or FCAW Plate, 3G or 4G.

Accepted Substitutions

• Technical Diploma in Welding (with a combination focus) from a regionally accredited institution may substitute for two years of the required industry experience.

Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Comprehensive knowledge and mastery of multi-process welding techniques, specifically SMAW (Plate/Pipe, 3G/4G/6G/6GR), GMAW, FCAW, and GTAW processes.
• Expert knowledge of welding AND industrial safety standards, equipment hazards, and workshop protocols equivalent to OSHA metrics.
• Ability to maintain constant, hands‑on instructional delivery that is equally and effectively divided among a diverse student population in a lab environment.
• Ability to maintain constant environmental awareness across an active shop to guarantee student safety while balancing individual instruction.
• Ability to organize, prepare, update, and effectively communicate content-area technical curriculum in both face-to‑face and online environments.
• Ability to measure student technical performance accurately, prepare students for AWS testing, and report certifications earned to institutional stakeholders.
• Knowledge of student privacy laws (FERPA) and institutional data practices to safely manage academic rosters and grades.
• Ability to use email regularly, create basic documentation, upload course materials online, and navigate institutional grading databases.
• Ability to safely manage the physical requirements of a shop environment, including standing/walking for 3‑hour class blocks and lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Commitment to Nunez Community College values and the ability to collaborate productively with cross-functional campus stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Education/Certifications

• Technical Diploma or Associate’s Degree in Welding (with a combination focus) from a regionally accredited institution.
• Multiple Safety Certifications.

Preferred Experience

• Community College teaching experience.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Nunez is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We promote diversity of thought, culture, and background, which connects the entire Nunez family. We don’t just accept difference – we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our students, and our institution.

Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability

As an executive branch state agency, Nunez Community College is required by La. R.S. 46:2597 to establish annual strategies and goals related to employment of individuals with disabilities. In order to effectively measure and report our progress to this end, La. R.S. 46:2597 requires us to ask employees if they have a disability or have ever had a disability. Because a person may become disabled at any time, we ask all employees to update their information at least every five (5) years. Identifying yourself as an individual with a disability is voluntary, and we hope that you will choose to do so (if applicable). Your answer will be maintained confidentially. Completing the form will not negatively impact you in any way. For more information about this form or the Americans with Disabilities Act, visit the Office of the State Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator’s website at https://www.doa.la.gov/doa/office-of-state-ada-coordinator/ .