Welding Program Specialist

Hubbell Power Systems, Inc; Centralia (MO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Hubbell Incorporated in Centralia, MO is seeking a Welding Program Specialist to build and lead the campus welding training and qualification program. This role serves as the campus subject-matter leader for welding training, welder testing, qualification records, weld quality expectations, and hands-on skills development.

The Campus Welding Program Manager will drive training initiatives, ensure compliance with codes and customer specs, and collaborate with Quality, Engineering, and operations

Qualifications

• Required: Current Certified Welding Inspector credential (or equivalent).
• Required: Hands-on welding experience in manufacturing/fabrication.
• Required: Knowledge of welding processes, inspection, drawings and tests.
• Required: Ability to teach skills and make objective qualification decisions.
• Required: Strong documentation, organization, and cross-functional leadership.
• Preferred: Experience developing welding training or qualification programs.

Responsibilities

• Administer and document welder tests, assessments, qualifications and requalification per company requirements and codes.
• Evaluate welding capability and issue pass, development-needed, or not-yet-qualified results per criteria.
• Maintain qualification records, test results, and training history with accuracy.
• Ensure only trained, evaluated, and authorized employees perform welding within qualification scope.
• Create fair retest/remediation for those not meeting standards initially.
• Partner with Quality and Engineering for acceptance criteria, procedure interpretation, or certifications.

Job description

Date: Oct 5, 2026

Location: Centralia, MO, US, 65240

Company: Hubbell Incorporated

Job Overview

The Welding Program Specialist is responsible for building, leading, and continuously improving the campus welding training and qualification program. This role serves as the campus subject-matter leader for welding training, welder testing, qualification. The Campus Welding Program Manager is responsible for building, leading, and continuously improving the campus welding training and qualification program. This role serves as the campus subject-matter leader for welding training, welder testing, qualification records, weld quality expectations, and hands-on skills developmentrecords, weld quality expectations, and hands-on skills development

A Day In The Life

Every day at Hubbell is different and you’ll contribute in many ways. On any given day, you’ll make a difference by:

• Administer and document company welder tests, practical assessments, qualifications, and requalification activities in accordance with approved company requirements and applicable codes or customer specifications.
• Evaluate candidate and employee welding capability and provide objective pass, development-needed, or not-yet-qualified results using established acceptance criteria.
• Maintain accurate qualification records, test results, authorized processes, limitations, expiration or review requirements, and training history.
• Ensure only appropriately trained, evaluated, and authorized employees perform welding work within the scope of their qualification.
• Create a fair retest and remediation process for individuals who show potential but do not initially meet the required standard.
• Partner with Quality and Engineering when acceptance criteria, procedure interpretation, external certification, or technical approval is required.

What will help you thrive in this role?

• Required: Current Certified Welding Inspector credential from the American Welding Society, or equivalent credential approved by the company.
• Required: Demonstrated hands-on welding experience in a manufacturing or fabrication environment.
• Required: Strong knowledge of welding processes, weld discontinuities, visual inspection, weld symbols, drawings, specifications, and practical welder testing.
• Required: Ability to teach technical skills in plain language, demonstrate techniques, coach different experience levels, and make objective qualification decisions.
• Required: Strong documentation, organization, communication, follow-up, and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Preferred: Experience developing or delivering welding training, apprenticeship, certification, or qualification programs.
• Preferred: Experience with welding procedure specifications, procedure qualification records, welder performance qualification records, applicable welding codes, and internal authorization systems.
• Preferred: Experience in a union manufacturing environment and familiarity with robotic welding operations.
• Preferred: Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications required; experience with learning, quality, or manufacturing systems preferred.

Hubbell Incorporated

Hubbell creates critical infrastructure solutions that power our customers, communities, people and the planet. Our company is strategically aligned around enabling grid modernization and electrification. As more products plug in to an aging grid, Hubbell solutions enable the transition to a more reliable, r silient and efficient energy infrastructure. Founded in 1888 our innovation has made us a leading global manufacturer of high quality electrical and utility solutions enabling customers to operate critical infrastructure reliably and efficiently. The company operates in two segments. Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications and Hubbell Electrical Solutions (HES) are essential to managing power across a wide range of industries and applications. Our vertical market solutions can be applied to markets including Data Centers, Renewables, Commercial Buildings, Industrial, Telecom and Transportation. Supporting both of our business segments is our corporate and Hubbell Unified Business Solutions teams that provide consistent process, tools technologies across our businesses. We are committed to operating sustainably and ethically while promoting an inclusive and supportive culture for our people to grow and develop in their careers. Our employees proudly work and serve our communities from our headquarters in Shelton, CT, across the United States and around the globe.

Hubbell Utility Solutions

Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications. HUS provides the critical components that allow the grid to reliably transmit and distribute energy, as well as the communications and controls technologies to make the grid smarter and more flexible.

Hubbell Incorporated, its subsidiaries and affiliates, is an EO Employer AA: M/F/Veteran/Disability.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other protected class.

The above summary of position responsibilities and requirements is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an exhaustive list of duties, skills, efforts, physical requirements, or working conditions associated with the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of those principal position elements essential for making decisions related to position performance, employee development, and compensation.