Welding Instructor (2nd Shift)

Arcosa Inc.; Hager City (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Meyer Utility Structures, a subsidiary of Arcosa Inc., is looking for a Plant Welding Instructor to lead the welder training program at its Hager City, Wisconsin plant. This position requires overseeing pole school operations and providing hands-on and classroom training in various welding processes.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on welding skills and experience in training welding candidates. Proficiency in AWS standards and effective presentation skills are essential. Join a leader in the infrastructure industry and contribute to exceptional training programs.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in FCAW, SAW, SMAW processes.
• Able to read and comprehend welding symbols and specifications.
• Possess written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily pole school operations.
• Conduct classroom and hands-on training for welding processes.
• Maintain training, testing, and qualification records.

Skills

Hands-on welding skills

Visual weld inspection

Training and testing welding candidates

Classroom training presentation

Bilingual (Spanish)

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Welding-related associate degree

Tools

AWS D1.1 welder qualification tests

Weld inspection tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Meyer Utility Structures is searching for a Plant Welding Instructor. In this role, you will administer the Hager City, Wisconsin utility pole manufacturing plant's welder training program (pole school). The Plant Welding Instructor will have strong hands‑on welding skills, visual weld inspection experience, and experience training and testing welding candidates.

Meyer Utility Structures is a proud subsidiary of the infrastructure company, Arcosa, Inc. We commit to and pride ourselves on providing reliable structures, superior service, and product solutions. Meyer Utility Structures is an industry leader in the engineering design and fabrication of concrete, lattice, and tubular steel structures for transmission, distribution, and substation applications.

What You’ll Do

• Oversee the daily pole school operations.
• Maintain welder candidate training, testing, and qualification records.
• Perform hands‑on welder candidate 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 training (OJT) to production welders as required.
• Assist in qualifying welding procedure specifications as required.
• Participate in welding improvement projects/other duties as required.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s degree or 5+ years of equivalent experience.
• 3 – 5 years of experience in FCAW, SAW, SMAW, plasma/air carbon arc, and layout/fit‑up experience, preferably in the utility structure industry.
• Able to effectively present classroom training and hands‑on welding application training.
• Proficient in conducting AWS D1.1 welder qualification tests and generating welder qualification records.
• Welding‑related associate degree desired.
• AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) and/or AWS Certified Welding Educator (CWE) desired.
• Proficient in using various weld inspection tools such as amp/volt/wire feed/gas flow meters, fillet weld gauges, undercut gauges, etc.
• Able to read and comprehend welding symbols, welding procedure specifications, work instructions, drawings, bill of materials, etc.
• Possess written and oral communication skills. Bilingual (Spanish) desired.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook).

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