Steelworker Apprentice & Advanced Training Instructor

Nisga'a MOSTT, LLC; Gulfport (MS); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) plan with company matching

Paid time off

Job summary

The Nisga'a MOSTT, LLC seeks a Steelworker Apprentice/Advance Instructor to support the Naval Construction Training Center in Gulfport, MS. The role focuses on delivering apprentice and advanced instruction in welding, sheet metal layout, pattern development, and related steelworking skills.

Responsibilities include teaching welding processes, reading construction prints, estimating reinforcing steel, and ensuring adherence to Navy standards.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in structural steel fabrication, welding techniques, and blueprint interpretation.
• Strong knowledge of rigging and structural assembly methods.
• Familiarity with U.S. Navy construction standards and training protocols.
• Excellent communication and instructional skills, with the ability to teach diverse learners.

Responsibilities

• Provide apprentice level training in construction mathematics, blueprint reading and basic layout, gas welding equipment, gas cutting, gas welding and brazing, silver brazing, vertical and flat arc welding, reinforcing steel, and fiber line.
• Provide apprentice level training in basic sheet metal layout, pattern development, fabrication, and pre-engineered buildings including installation and maintenance of doors.
• Provide entry level training in (this course is currently under development and will replace both the SW Class A Block 0 and Block 1 courses. Updated data will be provided when it come available.
• Provide in-depth instruction for course covers the necessary knowledge and skills to perform as a Welding Supervisor. Training includes review of management systems for welding supervisors, requirements of welds, detailed descriptions of welding processes, welding metallurgy, welding symbols, welding instructions, welding economics, the application of welding standards, welding inspection, health and safety, weld reports and records.
• Provide in-depth instruction for steelworker trainees with the knowledge and skills required for pattern development and lay-out for sheet metal ductwork, to include square to round transitions, intricate and compound angles; 3 piece 90 degree elbow fabrication; lay-out and cut selected ductwork transitions to include elbows, branch connections, "T" and "Y" joints and end caps for pre-fabricated and one-off sheet metal ductwork pieces.
• Provide in-depth instruction to steelworker trainees with the knowledge and skills necessary to understand and interpret construction prints and specifications, conduct material estimating of reinforcing steel from construction prints, create reinforcing steel bend schedules, and provide skills in cutting, bending, tying, and placing reinforcing steel. In addition, the trainee will utilize hand and power tools to cut and bend reinforcing steel to construction specifications. This course is a module of the Steelworker (SW) Advanced Pipeline (A-711-0030).
• Provide in-depth instruction knowledge and skills to Steelworkers to perform Oxy-acetylene Brazing, Cutting and Welding (OAW) on brass, copper and mild carbon steel given construction prints and specifications; equipment set-up; material selection and preparation; position welding to include horizontal, vertical and overhead; types of welds to include square groove butt, single "V" groove and fillet. This course is a module of Steelworkers (SW) Advance Pipeline (A-711-0030).
• Provide knowledge and skills to Steelworkers in pipe-lay-out with steel squares, calculate welding offsets, use of pipe lay-out tools such as a contour marker, centering head, magnetic pipe levels and prefabricated pipe wrap-around; layout and cut selected pipe transitions to include elbows, branch connections, "T" and "Y" joints and end caps on mild steel pipe. This course is a module of Steelworker (SW) Advanced Pipeline (A-711-0030).
• Provide the knowledge and skills to Steelworkers to perform Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) on structural steel given construction prints and specifications; equipment set-up; material selection and preparation; position welding to include horizontal, vertical and overhead; types of welds to include square groove butt, single "V" groove and fillet.
• Provide the knowledge and skills to Steelworkers to perform Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) on structural steel pipe given construction prints and specifications; equipment set-up; material selection and preparation; position welding to include horizontal, vertical and overhead; types of welds to include square groove butt, single "V" groove and fillet. Provide the knowledge and skills necessary to identify, set-up, and maintain all items in the NMCB Combination Electric Arc Inert-Gas Welding Kit, perform gas metal arc and gas tungsten arc welding of ferrous and non-ferrous metals up to and including 3/8-inch thickness, including selection of welding wire and method.

Skills

Proficiency in structural welding

Rigging knowledge

Navy construction standards

Instructional skills

Job description

The Nisga'a MOSTT, LLC seeks a Steelworker Apprentice/Advance Instructor to support the Naval Construction Training Center in Gulfport, MS. The role focuses on delivering apprentice and advanced instruction in welding, sheet metal layout, pattern development, and related steelworking skills.

Responsibilities include teaching welding processes, reading construction prints, estimating reinforcing steel, and ensuring adherence to Navy standards.