Pole School Weld Instructor (2nd Shift)

Arcosa, Inc.; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcosa, Inc. is seeking a Plant Welding Technician for its Fort Worth, TX location. This role involves providing welding technical support and expertise to enhance manufacturing quality. The ideal candidate will have 3–5 years of experience in FCAW, SAW, and SMAW welding processes and will be responsible for training welders and troubleshooting techniques.

The technician will conduct both practical and classroom training, ensuring effective operational practices within the welding department. A positive attitude and AWS certification are desirable for this position.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years experience in FCAW, SAW, and SMAW welding.
• Ability to read and comprehend welding symbols and specifications.
• Strong communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Provide welding support to production welders and supervisors.
• Troubleshoot welding technique and equipment issues.
• Conduct training for production welders.

Skills

FCAW welding

SAW welding

SMAW welding

Weld inspection tools

Communication skills

Education

AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI)

AWS Certified Welding Educator (CWE)

Job description

Meyer Utility Structures (MUS) is searching for a Plant Welding Technician. In this role, you will provide the Fort Worth, TX utility pole manufacturing plant with welding and technical support such as welding process troubleshooting, welding process improvement, and procedure and code conformance. The Plant Welding Technician will have strong hands‑on welding skills, visual weld inspection experience, and experience using welding procedure specifications.

Meyer Utility Structures, an Arcosa subsidiary, is an industry leader in the engineering design and fabrication of concrete, lattice, and tubular steel structures for transmission, distribution, and substation applications. With over sixty years of innovative engineering and manufacturing expertise, Meyer has helped to author and validate many of today’s transmission industry standards and specifications.

What You’ll Do:

• Act as the welding subject‑matter expert and provide welding support to production welders, supervisors, and other plant personnel
• Troubleshoot welding technique and routine equipment issues
• Perform routine tasks such as maintain welder continuity, welding equipment calibration, and flux oven logs
• Evaluate, propose, and implement welding process improvements to increase welding efficiency and quality
• Provide welding training on the shop floor and in a classroom setting as required
• Assist in qualifying welding procedure specifications as required
• Participate in internal improvement teams and other duties as required
• Oversee the daily pole school operations
• Maintain welder candidate training, testing, and qualification records
• Conduct hands‑on training for the FCAW, SAW, SMAW, plasma/oxyfuel cutting, and air‑carbon‑arc gouging processes
• Conduct classroom training on welding safety, welding and cutting processes, visual weld acceptance criteria, welding symbols, drawings, etc.
• Perform hands‑on, pole layout, and fit‑up training
• Provide additional on‑the‑job training to production welders as required

What You’ll Need:

• Must be able to work second shift
• AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) and/or AWS Certified Welding Educator (CWE) desired
• 3–5 years experience in FCAW, SAW, and SMAW welding
• Proficiency with various weld inspection tools such as amp/volt/wire feed/gas flow meters, fillet weld gauges, undercut gauges, etc.
• Ability to read and comprehend welding symbols, welding procedure specifications, work instructions, drawings, bill of materials, etc.
• Working knowledge of AWS D1.1 welding procedure specification
• Knowledge of weld filler materials and base materials
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Regular and predictable attendance, positive attitude, and team‑orientated mindset

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