Welding Trade Instructor: Hands-on Training & Safety Lead

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Meadville (Crawford County); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Corrections, is seeking a Corrections Welding Trade Instructor to join the SCI Cambridge Springs team. You will provide hands-on welding instruction and on-the-job training to inmates to build practical welding skills for productive futures.

You will deliver classroom and shop instruction, supervise inmate crews, oversee safety and tool control, document progress, and coordinate material planning.

Qualifications

• Four years of arc and gas welding experience or equivalent
• Completion of an approved welding apprenticeship or equivalent
• One year of journey-level welding experience is a valid alternative

Responsibilities

• Provide classroom and on-the-job welding instruction
• Direct inmate work crews and inspect welding assignments
• Maintain safety, tool control, and discipline
• Document inmate progress, attendance, and assignment details
• Identify, request, and inventory welding supplies for work orders

Skills

Welding experience

Instructing/teaching

Education

Apprenticeship in welding

Journey-level welding (experience)

Job description

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Corrections, is seeking a Corrections Welding Trade Instructor to join the SCI Cambridge Springs team. You will provide hands-on welding instruction and on-the-job training to inmates to build practical welding skills for productive futures.

You will deliver classroom and shop instruction, supervise inmate crews, oversee safety and tool control, document progress, and coordinate material planning.