CATA Trainer-Welding (Part-Time)
- Employer
- South Texas College
- Location
- McAllen
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- Employment Type
- Part Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
CATA Trainer-Welding (Part-Time)
Part Time
JR100111
Special Instructions
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Transcripts
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Job Description
Department: Center for Advanced Training and Apprenticeships
General Statement of Job
The Welding Trainer provides hands-on instruction in welding technologies, equipping students with the skills, certifications, and confidence needed to thrive in high-demand welding careers. The trainer delivers curriculum aligned with industry standards and prepares students for employment in welding and fabrication roles. Training areas include welding techniques, safety protocols, blueprint reading, material preparation, and quality control.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities
Essential Functions:
- Instructs students in welding processes such as Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW/MIG), Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW/TIG), and Flux-Cored Arc Welding (FCAW).
- Teaches foundational skills, including blueprint reading, metal fabrication, and material preparation.
- Implements curriculum aligned with industry certifications such as AWS (American Welding Society) and NCCER standards.
- Develops and delivers engaging, hands-on welding training activities tailored to program objectives.
- Demonstrates and enforces safety protocols, proper equipment handling, and workplace safety practices.
- Evaluates and grades student welds based on industry standards and program requirements.
- Provides individualized support and guidance to students to achieve learning objectives and certifications.
- Maintains welding lab equipment, ensuring it is safe, functional, and available for student use.
- Prepares and monitors individualized training plans to support student progression and timely program completion.
- Tracks and reports student attendance, performance, and progress to program coordinators.
- Collaborates with industry partners and staff to ensure program relevance and maintain alignment with workforce needs.
- Participates in program development, updates, and continuous improvement efforts to enhance training outcomes.
- Stays up-to-date on industry trends, welding technologies, certifications, and instructional best practices.
- Travels to off-site training locations within the College district as needed.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Required Education and Experience
- College Certificate in Welding or a related field required. Associate degree in Welding or a related field preferred.
- Minimum of five (5) years of hands-on welding experience in commercial and/or industrial sectors required. Experience of 8-10 years of welding with exposure to both commercial and industrial projects preferred.
- Minimum of 1 (one) year of experience in training, mentoring, or instructing students or employees in welding or safety practices required.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Proficiency in hands-on instructional methods with the ability to effectively teach welding techniques and concepts to diverse learners.
- Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly.
- Strong understanding of welding processes, including SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, and FCAW, as well as material properties, blueprint reading, and safety protocols.
- Familiarity with welding lab equipment maintenance and industry-specific tools/software (e.g., CAD or welding simulation tools).
- Ability to prioritize, organize, and manage multiple tasks while meeting deadlines and ensuring program goals are met.
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred for effective communication with a diverse student population.
- Flexibility to work evenings and/or weekends as required, with reliable transportation to travel within the College district.
- Ability to read, interpret, and apply safety regulations, technical manuals, blueprints, and procedural documentation relevant to welding.
- Strong problem-solving skills and adaptability to address changing instructional needs or environments.
Checks, Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations
- Security Sensitive position: All applicants are subject to a criminal background check under South Texas College policy.
- Must have or qualify for a valid Texas driver's license and proof of liability insurance.
- Industry-recognized certification(s) relevant to the area of instruction (e.g., OSHA, NCCER, AWS, or equivalent) required.
Physical Requirements
- Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force to move objects.
- Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
- Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
- Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
- Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
- Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.
- Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination in sound.
- Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
- Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
- Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
- Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.
- Standing particularly for sustained periods of time.
- Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.
- Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
- Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive reading.
- Mobility to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.
Minimum Compensation
$15.50 Hourly
Desired Start Date
February 09, 2025
Posting Close Date (No Close Date if Blank)
9 February 2025 11:59pm
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Organization
Founded in 1993, South Texas College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and offers more than 120 degree & certificate options, including associate degrees in a variety of liberal art, social science, business, math, science, technology, advanced manufacturing and allied health fields of study. Additionally, South Texas College is the only community college in the State of Texas to offer four baccalaureate degrees. South Texas College has a faculty and staff of more than 2,700 to serve the college’s five campuses, two higher education centers, and one virtual campus.
Since 2000, the Dual Credit Programs has served over 100,000 high school students at 70 high school sites, saving families over 200 million dollars in tuition.
South Texas College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the Baccalaureate and Associate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of South Texas College.
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