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Weld Trainer

KEEL
Ladson, SC Full Time
POSTED ON 11/7/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/2/2026
Job Type

Full-time

Description

Administer weld testing with pre-hire candidates and/or currently employed personnel. Testing will be performed to processes in compliance with applicable codes, standards, or other specified requirements.

  • Assist with the overall initiatives within the Weld Training school.
  • Understands, comply and supports corporate safety initiatives to ensure a safe work environment.
  • Responsible for following housekeeping and 5-S initiatives in the quality department.
  • Perform verbal and hands on assistance/support to welding trainees on both paperwork/documentation and practical welding practices.
  • Analyzes, evaluates, and presents information concerning possible manufacturing and quality problems.
  • Shall have a practical knowledge of assembly and fabrication production processes.
  • Demonstrable skills using various hand gages including, steel tapes, steel rulers, calipers, micrometers, etc.
  • Understand English and Metric measurement schemes.
  • Shall have the skills and knowledge to establish techniques; to interpret codes, standards, and specifications.
  • Candidate should be knowledgeable with applicable industry standards, specifications and procedures.
  • Record test data.
  • Professionalism: Approaches others in a tactful manner; reacts well under pressure; treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; accepts responsibility for own actions; follows through on commitments.
  • Teamwork: contributing to the success of achieving a shared goal; placing team success above personal credit; sharing expertise with and mentor team members.
  • Commitment: Manifesting a steadfast courageous and loyal commitment to the company and the team.
  • Attendance/Punctuality: Is consistently at work and on time; ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; arrives at meetings and appointments on time.
  • Motivation: Sets and achieves challenging goals; demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; measures self against standard of excellence.
  • Planning/Organizing: Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently; sets goals and objectives; develops realistic action plans.
  • Judgment: Displays willingness to make decisions; exhibits sound and accurate judgment; supports and explains reasoning for decisions; includes appropriate people in decision making process; makes timely decisions.
  • Productivity: Works quickly and effectively with minimal supervisory oversight.
  • Dependability: Follows instructions; responds to management direction; takes responsibility for own actions; keeps commitments; commit to working the necessary time when needed to reach goals and complete work assignments.
  • Initiative: Volunteers readily; undertakes self development activities; seeks increase responsibilities; takes independent actions and calculated risk; looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; ask for and offers help when needed.
  • Innovation: Displays original thinking and creativity; meets challenges with resourcefulness; generates suggestions for improving work; develops innovative approaches and ideas; presents ideas and information in a manner that gets others attention.
  • All other duties assigned.

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential fctions.

  • Shall be proficient in welding processes including but not limited to FCAW all positions, GMAW-Pulsed all positions including alloys, GMAW-Spray all positions including alloys and SMAW all positions.
  • Shall demonstrate skills to perform the GTAW welding process.
  • Shall understand Welding Symbols and weld testing techniques.
  • Shall be qualified to interpret codes, standards, specifications, and procedures.
  • Prefer experience with MS Project, Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
  • Working knowledge of assembly, metal fabrication, and construction techniques.
  • 5 years of progressive project experience in assembly and/or steel fabrication.
  • Demonstrated ability to work well under pressure.
  • Communicate using proper verbal and written skills.

EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE

Shall have sufficient education, training and/or experience to ensure understanding of the principles and procedures of welder training and testing

EEO STATEMENT

Keel provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all team members and applicants for employment without regard to race, (including traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, service in the uniformed services, status as a protected veteran or spouse thereof, height, weight, marital or familial status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. In addition to federal law requirements, Keel complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which Keel has facilities.

To provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at Keel will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, recruitment advertising, hiring, job assignment, promotion, demotion, discipline, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, or rates of pay, benefits, and selection for training. Provisions in applicable laws providing for bona fide occupational qualifications, business necessity or age limitations will be adhered to by Keel where appropriate.

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