Lead Welding Trainer

Job Description

Job Description

About ASC

Acoustical Sheetmetal Company (ASC) provides on-site power integration for large-scale data centers. We offer sound-attenuated and weather-protective packaging for on-site power generation equipment, with products ranging from economical skin-tight enclosures to entire multi-unit power plants.

At ASC, we are committed to supporting our employees through competitive benefits programs that promote well-being, financial security, and work-life balance. Our Human Resources team plays a critical role in ensuring employees receive exceptional support throughout their employment journey.

Core Values

Safety – Continuous focus on the culture necessary to achieve an injury-free workplace.

Integrity – Act ethically and transparently in all business and personnel dealings. Do the right thing, even when it is difficult.

Quality – Deliver excellence through disciplined processes and continuous improvement.

Teamwork – Combine individual strengths to achieve exceptional results.

Role Overview

The Lead Welding Trainer serves as ASC's subject matter expert and leader for welding training, certification, and workforce development initiatives across all facilities. This role is responsible for developing, implementing, and continuously improving welding training programs that ensure all welders are trained, certified, and consistently performing to ASC and AWS standards.

The ideal candidate is an experienced welding professional with strong leadership, instructional, and coaching abilities. This position plays a critical role in advancing workforce capability, improving product quality, reducing defects and rework, and supporting operational excellence through hands-on training, performance management, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deliver structured welding training programs for new and existing employees.
• Conduct weekly hands-on welding training sessions and skill development activities for all welders.
• Provide targeted coaching, mentoring, and retraining based on performance evaluations and identified skill gaps.
• Ensure all welders are properly trained and compliant with ASC welding processes, procedures, and work instructions.
• Maintain compliance with ASC and applicable AWS certification requirements and qualification standards.
• Partner with Quality Control personnel to identify weld defects, analyze root causes, and implement corrective training plans.
• Analyze weld defects, repair rates, rework trends, and quality metrics to identify improvement opportunities and training priorities.
• Maintain a strong presence on the production floor to monitor welding practices, reinforce standards, and support safe work execution.
• Collaborate with production, safety, engineering, and quality teams across all ASC facilities to ensure consistency in welding practices.
• Identify and drive continuous improvement initiatives related to welding processes, productivity, quality, and workforce capability.
• Partners with supervisors, assistant supervisors, and team leads to identify, develop, and prepare future welding talent and leaders.
• Support implementation of new welding technologies, equipment, automation systems, and workforce development initiatives.
• Lead the welding portion of new hire onboarding and qualification programs.
• Maintain accurate training records, certification documentation, skill matrices, and qualification tracking systems.
• Assist leadership with strategic workforce planning and long-term welding capability development initiatives.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Success in this role will be measured by:

• Welder Certification Compliance: Maintenance of current welding certifications and qualification requirements across the workforce.
• Training Effectiveness: Successful completion of training programs and measurable improvements in welder competency and performance.
• Quality Performance: Reduction in weld defects, rework, repair rates, and quality-related nonconformances.
• Workforce Development: Development of welding skills, advancement of employee capability, and identification of future welding talent.
• Safety Performance: Adherence to welding safety standards and achievement of safe work practices throughout operations.
• Continuous Improvement: Implementation of process improvements that enhance welding consistency, productivity, and quality.

What We're Looking For

• Proven welding expertise in MIG, TIG, FCAW, and/or other applicable welding processes.
• Minimum of five (5) years of welding experience in a manufacturing, fabrication, or industrial environment.
• Demonstrated experience training, coaching, mentoring, or leading welding personnel.
• Strong knowledge of AWS welding codes, standards, certification requirements, and qualification procedures.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and instructional skills.
• Strong organizational, planning, and time management capabilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively across departments and facilities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and training documentation systems.
• Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) and/or Certified Welding Educator (CWE) preferred.
• Manufacturing and sheet metal fabrication experience preferred.

Personal Attributes

• Strong leader with a passion for employee development and coaching.
• Quality-focused with exceptional attention to detail.
• Safety-minded with a commitment to maintaining a safe work environment.
• Collaborative and influential team player capable of building strong relationships across departments.
• Proactive problem solver with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Self-motivated, accountable, and committed to operational excellence.

Physical & Work Requirements

• Ability to work in both office and industrial manufacturing environments.
• Frequent exposure to welding operations, machinery, noise, fumes, and varying temperatures within manufacturing facilities.
• Required use of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and adherence to all company safety procedures.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, lift, and perform hands-on training activities for extended periods.
• Ability to travel between ASC facilities as required.
• Ability to inspect welding operations and demonstrate welding techniques in a production environment.

Impact of the Role

The Lead Welding Trainer plays a critical role in ensuring ASC maintains a highly skilled, certified, and safety-focused welding workforce. Through effective training, coaching, certification management, and continuous improvement efforts, this position enhances product quality, reduces defects and rework, improves operational efficiency, and drives welding excellence across all ASC facilities.

Join ASC and help support our employees through exceptional benefits programs that enhance employee well-being, engagement, and overall workplace satisfaction.

One Team. One Goal.

ASC is an Equal Employment Opportunity Organization.