Training Specialist, Welding

Hadrian Automation • Cherokee, AL

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Hadrian is hiring a senior individual contributor to own welding training at their site. The specialist teaches technicians to weld to written standards across TIG, MIG, and mechanized processes; conducts evaluations to confirm readiness; and maintains the training records and documentation used for audits. The role includes hands-on instruction in the welding booth and on the factory floor, serving as a technical resource for trainees, and representing Hadrian in work with its naval customer.

The specialist reports to the site Training Operations Manager and has a dotted-line relationship to the welding training lead, who establishes the welding curriculum and standards. The role operates with minimal oversight, provides day-to-day direction to trainees without managing them, and makes recommendations to leadership. It also adapts and refines the core curriculum for the site, learns and teaches new processes as they are introduced, and supports consistent execution across shifts.

Requirements

• Experience in multiple welding disciplines, including TIG (GTAW), MIG (GMAW), and mechanized welding.
• At least 3 years in a training, instructing, or teaching role focused on entry-level individual contributors.
• At least 1 year of welding experience in a production environment.
• Proven ability to train entry-level to mid-level people to weld to a written standard.
• Openness to learning new processes and methods and reteaching as they change.
• Comfort using software to record training, evaluations, and qualifications.
• Experience maintaining training documentation to an audit-ready standard.
• Ability to recognize patterns in how people learn and provide objective, actionable recommendations to leadership.
• Ability to manage time and priorities independently with minimal oversight.
• Willingness to travel around 25%, primarily to the Los Angeles facility for training purposes.
• To meet ITAR requirements, must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required U.S. Department of State authorizations.

Nice To Haves

• Experience welding or training to NAVSEA standards.
• Experience with robotic welding; this can be learned and trained in the role.
• Welding certifications such as AWS Certified Welder, Certified Welding Educator, or Certified Welding Inspector.
• Experience building welding curriculum or training documentation from the ground up.
• Ability to influence without direct authority.
• Comfort representing a company in front of a customer.
• High emotional intelligence, receptiveness to feedback, and ability to coach others.
• Passion for training, career development, and Hadrian’s mission of reindustrializing the nation’s workforce.

Responsibilities

• Lead welding training at the site and deliver hands-on instruction in the welding booth and on the factory floor.
• Train technicians to meet written standards across TIG, MIG, and mechanized welding, ensuring consistent execution across shifts.
• Learn new processes and methods as they are introduced and turn them into clear, teachable steps.
• Own the evaluation process, including weld tests, practical assessments, quizzes, progress reporting, and criteria covering hard and soft skills.
• Record training, evaluations, and qualifications in training software and keep records complete and current.
• Maintain version-controlled, audit-ready welding training documentation and conduct training audits for procedural compliance.
• Develop and refine welding curriculum with the welding training lead and adapt the core training system to the site.
• Give trainees day-to-day direction and escalate performance concerns to the Training Operations Manager.
• Represent Hadrian’s standards and culture in work with its naval customer.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees.
• 401k.
• Relocation support may be provided in certain situations based on business need.
• Flexible vacation policy.
• Equity.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed