Instructor of Welding

The successful candidate will possess a thorough knowledge of the discipline required to share in the teaching of secondary students. The Welding instructor is responsible for teaching in the classroom and lab environment. Welding processes to be taught include, but are not limited to, GTAW (Gas Tungsten Arc Welding), GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding), FCAW (Fux Core Arc Welding), SMAW (Shielded Metal Arc Welding), and Metal Fabrication, both in the basic and advanced processes. NCCER and AWS D1.1 curriculum will be used in the instruction. The instructor must be able to inspect welds to grant AWS certifications, under the direct supervision of a qualified AWS CWI, to the students according to the AWS D1.1 and ASME guidelines or be willing to obtain those certifications. It is preferred for the instructor to be able to also provide OSHA safety training.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Provide instruction in a classroom and a lab environment.
2. Provide NCCER Training Certifications.
3. Provide OSHA Training Certifications in accordance with D1.1 and ASME Codes.
4. Maintain parts inventory and cleanliness in the Welding shop area.
5. Cultivate relationships with the Welding advisory committee membership to achieve program and college goals. Maintain relevant industry curriculum with the establishment of program-level outcomes for the welding program with the guidance of the advisory committee members.
6. Achieve program recruitment goals to ensure a minimum annual program enrollment of at least 25 students.
7. Work closely with the Regional Career Center Director and Dean of Career Education to achieve recruitment and program goals.
8. Assist with fundraising and grant writing for the Welding program.
9. Ability to create lesson plans and program-level outcomes and carry them out effectively as well as follow written curriculum.
10. Use college technology such as CANVAS, Campus Management, Office 365 adequately and appropriately.

Performed any other related duties as required and assigned.

Required Qualifications

Associate’s degree. Three to Five years verifiable, work-related experience in structuralwelding or pipe welding field. Ability to successfully pass a structural welding knowledge testand a FCAW 3G with backing, a FCAW 4G with backing, a SMAW 3G with backing, a SMAW 4G with backing and a 6G Open V-Groove weld on Pipe with a 6010 root.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in related field. AWS CWI and CWE credentials. NCCER Instructorcertification. Previous teaching experience. Ability to successfully pass a structural weldingknowledge test and a FCAW 3G with backing, a FCAW 4G with backing, a SMAW 3G with backing, a SMAW 4G with backing and a 6G Open V-Groove weld on Pipe both with a 6010 SMAW root and GTAW root.

Minimum Salary or Salary Range

$46,694

Physical Demands

• Stand: frequently
• Walk: frequently
• Sit: occasionally
• Use hands to finger, handle, or feel: regularly
• Reach with hands and arms: regularly
• Climb or balance: occasionally
• Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl: frequently
• Talk or Hear: continuously
• Up to 10 pounds: occasionally
• Up to 25 pounds: occasionally
• Up to 50 pounds: occasionally

Does this position have any special vision requirements? Check all that apply.: Close vision, Depth perception, Ability to adjust focus

Background Check Statement

This position will be subject to a pre-employment criminal, sex-offender registry background check. In cases where pre-determined, an additional financial/credit history/ background check may be required as well. Convictions that have been sealed or legally eradicated and misdemeanor convictions for which probation was completed and the case was dismissed, will be excluded. Disclosure does not constitute an automatic bar to employment. Factors such as dates of the offense, seriousness and nature of the violation, rehabilitation and position applied for will be taken into account.

Background Check Requirements: Criminal Background

ASU Beebe EEO Statement

Arkansas State University-Beebe shall provide equal opportunity for employment to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status, and shall strive to achieve full and equal employment opportunity throughout our campuses for faculty and staff. Our goal is to foster a workplace community where individuals are valued for their diverse backgrounds and differences.

Posting Details

Posting Number: F2852014

Open Date: 08/04/2026

Open Until Filled: Yes

Special Instructions to Applicants

NOTE: If you are a veteran, disabled veteran, or spouse of a deceased veteran and would like Veteran’s Preference, we will need to see proof of status in order to grant that. Please see Veteran’s Preference section of the application for specific proof.

Applicants for this position with ASU-Beebe must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with ASU-Beebe such as H1-B, F-1 (CPT/OPT), TN or any other status.

U.S. Department of Labor

• Know Your Rights: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights-ScreenRdr.pdf
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA): English / Spanish
• Employee Polygraph Protection Act: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/legacy/files/eppac.pdf

Organization

Working at Arkansas State University-Beebe

Arkansas State University-Beebe is an operationally separate, two-year institution of the Arkansas State University System. With campuses located in Beebe, Heber Springs, Searcy, and Little Rock Air Force Base, we offer associate degrees, certificates, and non-credit training for business and industry. The Beebe campus also collaborates with Arkansas State, a four-year university in Jonesboro, to offer baccalaureate and graduate degrees on the Beebe campus. Courses are also offered at additional locations within our service area, and many courses are taught in locations convenient to business and industry.