Instructor of Welding
(Maintenance & Trades)
Full Time
Sub Saharan Africa, Mauritania
Our Client - Global exploration and production mining company with operations in Europe, Africa and South America, are currently recruiting for instructor of welding in their training department to be based in Mauritania.
Job Description - The purpose of this position is to train qualified national instructors how to professionally teach a culturally diverse range of learners competency based field and workshop welding and boilermaking skills, in on job and off job situations. Contribute as a member of a large team of educational professionals, at all times demonstrating those behaviors that fully support Training and Development Department (T&D) values, as well as the Corporation's policies and procedures.
The Key Duties And Responsibilities Of This Position Are:
- Demonstrate behaviors that match T&D values, follow and apply The Corporations's Safety/Health/Environmental (SHE) policies and procedures, in order to be a role model for development program participants. 5% weighting.
- Demonstrate competence in the principles and application of competency based learning, so that development programs delivered and assessed meet T&D standards. 5% weighting.
- Professionally design and deliver/facilitate welding and boilermaking instructor training to meet T&D customer development needs and quality standards. 40% weighting.
- Lead others in setting up training workshops and classrooms which meet the site's welding / boilermaking requirements and which will support both training and production. 15% weighting.
- Understand and competently apply professionally accepted principles of adult learning so that learners are given maximum opportunity to develop job competence. 5% weighting.
- Assist to create competency based assessment tools, professionally conduct on and off the job competency assessments in field of expertise, in order to ensure assessment standards are met. 5% weighting.
- Assist to schedule and communicate learning programs, follow schedules to ensure that programs are delivered as planned. 5% weighting.
- Accurately record and report participant learning and assessment results so that participants' records are consistently kept up to date and recorded in the company learning management system. 5% weighting.
- Respond to customer learning and development requirements, provide appropriate technical support and advice in order to assist T&D meet/exceed customer expectations. 15% weighting.
The Key Challenges In This Position Include:
- Consistently delivering learning and assessment activities that truly achieve the specific learning outcomes for job competencies.
- Establishing professional welding and boilermaking quality and quantity standards which meet the site's present and future skill requirements.
- Managing learning situations that vary from "one on one" coaching to group delivery, and teaching others to operate in similar environments.
- Establishing a workplace culture in which safety is completely integrated.
- Sensitively and professionally work with learners from a wide range of cultures.
Candidate Requirements - The Areas Of Technical Instruction Expertise Needed For This Position Are:
Minimum Education and Experience:
- Occupational Skills - Plan and organize work, care and use of tools and equipment, and use of parts and service manuals.
- 1G to 6G welding skills.
- MMAW, GMAW, GMAW (Non Ferrous), TIG & MIG.
- Fabrication Structural, Pipe, Conical, Concentric & Cylindrical.
- Material Science.
- Geometric Development.
- Hard Facing.
- Metallurgy & NDT.
The Specialized Skills Acquired Through Education, And/Or Work Experience Needed For A Welding Instructor Are:
- Post-secondary education in Welding and/or Boilermaking and five years experience as a welder in Mining or Heavy Industry, or
- Certificate as a journeyman Welding and/or Boilermaking from a recognized equipment manufacturer, state operated apprentice system, or technical training college and 5 years experience.
- Completion of a program in instruction technology and course development.
- In addition specialized programs which lead to proficiencies in: Analytical Thinking, Concern for Safety & Environment, Customer Success Orientation, Cultural Sensitivity, and Team Leadership.
The key areas of Welding instructor decision-making responsibility are:
- The design, equipping, and operation of welding training workshops.
- Adjusting the rates and means by which learning programs are delivered to learners' rates of progress.
Dimensions:
Financial; training equipment and materials.
Non-Financial; there will be between 1 and 10 participants under this person's direct control.
Physical Demands & Work Environment
The physical demands and work environment that are representative of what a HDM Instructor may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job are:.
- Able to work safely in a desert mining environment subject to loud noise, vibration, dust and diesel exhaust, and insect and water born health hazards.
- Capable of carrying 15 kilograms for extended distances.
- Capable of sitting and/or standing for extended periods of time.
- Capable of wearing appropriate safety equipment for long periods.
- Capable of working at heights and in confined places.
EarthStream is a specialist global recruiting business dedicated to the energy, resources & environment sectors that is uniquely positioned to understand the interplay and increasing convergence between these sectors. We specialize exclusively in the energy, resources and environment sectors with our capability in providing staff across a range of technical, engineering, scientific and commercial disciplines. The recruiters in each of our industry specific divisions understand the unique skills and requirements of each vertical sector and where to find the best people in that field. With operations in five continents we have the coverage and experience to service our clients and candidates anywhere in the world.
Please quote reference 7916 when applying for this position.