Part-Time Welding Instructor

Job Description

Job Description

We are seeking a part-time Welding Instructor to work alongside the senior instructor, follow the welding curriculum, and support students in the classroom and welding lab.

Schedule:
Mon-Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Additional hours will be available in the fall.

Position Type:
Part-time, hourly

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist with student instruction in both the classroom and welding lab
• Guide and support student learning in a safe, structured environment
• Demonstrate welding, cutting, fitting, and fabrication techniques
• Prepare materials and projects for instruction
• Weld, fabricate, cut, and visually inspect welds on a variety of materials and processes
• Work with mild steel, stainless steel, and aluminum
• Facilitate workshop sessions as needed
• Communicate clearly with students in both English and Spanish
• Enforce all shop and lab safety procedures
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Current welding certification or completion of an AWS program , trade school, 900-hour welder/fabricator program , or equivalent training.
  • and/or 5-7 years of documented industry experience
• Strong knowledge of welding theory, welding code requirements, and certification standards
• Demonstrated commitment to workplace and lab safety, including the ability to follow and enforce safety protocols
• Ability to work effectively with students of diverse backgrounds, skill levels, and learning needs
• Ability to pass a multi-process welding and cutting evaluation
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in fabrication, fitting, ironwork, welding, CNC, pipe, or related metalworking industries, whether civilian or military
• Comfortable demonstrating and instructing SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, plasma cutting, and oxy-fuel cutting in multiple positions
• Minimum of 3G certification or equivalent skill level in at least two welding processes

Certifications

• Destructive test certification
• OSHA certification
• Torch and fire watch certification
• DOT certification

Candidate must pass a practical welding test.

The completion of a background check will be required for the selected candidate.

Compensation: The hourly rate for this position is $28.

Benefits:

• New Jersey Sick Leave : Earn 1 hour of sick leave for every 30 hours worked with a maximum of 40 hours of leave per benefit year. (Eligible to use after successful completion of probationary period.)
• Employee Assistance Program provides free, confidential, limited counseling services, work-life assistance, legal and financial guidance.
• Commuter Benefits: Free parking access is provided on site. An optional Transit Pre-Tax Plan is available which allows employees to use pre-tax dollars to purchase eligible transit expenses.
• NJ Defined Contribution Retirement Program provides eligible members with a tax-sheltered, defined contribution retirement benefit, along with life insurance and long-term disability coverage. (Must meet eligibility requirements.)