Pole School Weld Instructor (2nd Shift)

About the role

Meyer Utility Structures (MUS) is searching for a Plant Welding Technician to join their Fort Worth, TX utility pole manufacturing plant. This role provides welding and technical support including troubleshooting welding techniques, improving welding processes, and ensuring compliance with welding procedures and codes.

Responsibilities

• Provide welding support to production welders, supervisors, and other plant personnel
• Troubleshoot welding technique and routine equipment issues
• Perform routine tasks such as maintaining welder continuity, welding equipment calibration, and flux oven logs
• Evaluate, propose, and implement welding process improvements to increase welding efficiency and quality
• Perform welding training on the shop floor and in a classroom setting as required
• Absorb oversight of the daily pole school operations
• Maintain welder candidate training, testing, and qualification records
• Conduct hands-on welder candidate training for 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
• Absorb participation in welding improvement projects/other duties as required

Requirements

• Must be able to work second shift
• Must have AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) and/or AWS Certified Welding Educator (CWE) certification
• Must have 3 - 5 years of FCAW, SAW, and SMAW welding experience
• Must be proficient in using various weld inspection tools such as amp/volt/wire feed/gas flow meters, fillet weld gages, undercut gages, etc.
• Must have a welding related associate degree
• Must be able to read and comprehend welding symbols, welding procedure specifications, work instructions, drawings, bill of materials, etc.
• Must possess working knowledge of AWS D1.1 welding procedure specification
• Must possess working knowledge of weld filler materials and base materials
• Must have written and oral communication skills
• Must have regular and predictable attendance, a great attitude, and the ability to work well with a team towards achieving a common goal