Travel Structural Welding Instructor & Training Lead

General Dynamics Corporation; North Kingstown (RI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Electric Boat seeks an organized Structural Welding Instructor in North Kingstown, RI. This full-time role focuses on training supplier staff in welding processes, overseeing instructor teams, and delivering hands-on classroom and shop instruction across multiple sites.

The candidate must be safety‑driven, with strong verbal and written communication skills, and be capable of coordinating with on-site leadership while traveling up to 75% of the time.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Minimum of 4 years of welding trade experience.
• Minimum of 2 years of work experience at Electric Boat.
• Ability to participate in business travel up to 75%.

Responsibilities

• Instruct multiple welding courses including Workmanship, AWPSS and Safety Briefs.
• Instruct multiple structural related classroom courses.
• Provide quality oversight of supplier embedded instructors to support site training needs.
• Direct and assess hands-on training with practice and tests.
• Enforce safety rules and regulations in training and during deck plate audits.
• Assess student performance and identify nonconformance to policies, procedures and technical documents.
• Support course content reviews and related activities.
• Conduct assessments as needed/scheduled.
• Manage class rosters and training OQE submittal paperwork.
• Meet with Focus Factory Leadership regarding student performance as needed.
• Consistently grade tests and quizzes to ensure knowledge capture.
• Communicate with Training team to advance work.
• Support special training projects as required.
• Support the Training department goals and objectives with other responsibilities.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Classroom/workshop leadership

Multi-tasking

Customer service

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Advanced welding coursework/certifications

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

General Dynamics Electric Boat seeks an organized Structural Welding Instructor in North Kingstown, RI. This full-time role focuses on training supplier staff in welding processes, overseeing instructor teams, and delivering hands-on classroom and shop instruction across multiple sites.

The candidate must be safety‑driven, with strong verbal and written communication skills, and be capable of coordinating with on-site leadership while traveling up to 75% of the time.