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General Dynamics

Builds submarines, combat vehicles and business jets

Shipfitting/Steel Trades Instructor - Nuclear

Corporate & Technical TrainingPosted on Nov 9
Full-timeGroton, CT, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A high school diploma or GED is required.
  • Currently or previously qualified in Nuclear Shipfitter or Nuclear Sheet Metal Worker courses.
  • At least 3 years of shipfitter experience is required.
  • A strong history of procedural compliance and safe work practices is required.
  • Ability to speak comfortably in front of large groups and maintain control of a classroom is required.
  • Ability to assign student training tasks and enforce policies and procedures is required.
  • Ability to evaluate student progress is required.
  • Ability to adapt to changing responsibilities and new ideas is required.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills are required.
  • Physical ability to climb, kneel, lift light loads, pull, push, reach, stoop, and twist is required.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct classroom and hands-on training for shipfitters and sheet metal workers in nuclear structural maintenance and construction, including nuclear structural shipfitting, welding administration, grinding, and nuclear sheet metal processes.
  • Follow approved lesson plans and conduct class lessons according to the curriculum.
  • Administer written and practical examinations and evaluate student performance.
  • Provide documentation through written certification or computer database entry.
  • Develop training packages and participate in training exercises and drills.
  • Conduct deckplate observations to validate training applicability.
  • Qualify as a Nuclear Trade Training Instructor and maintain applicable cleanliness qualifications.
  • Pass applicable exams with a score of at least 80%.
  • Act as the subject matter expert for curriculum development.
  • Mentor and coach other instructors and share lessons learned.
  • Recommend improvements in safety, quality, cost, schedule, and continuous improvement.
  • Support Training Department goals and objectives and perform other assigned responsibilities.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in nuclear steel trades is preferred.
  • Past or current experience as a first-class Nuclear Shipfitter or equivalent steel trade worker, such as Sheet Metal Worker 1/C or Structural Welder 1/C, is preferred.
  • Prior classroom or on-the-job training instruction experience is preferred.
  • Experience with Microsoft Office programs, including Outlook, Excel, and Word, is preferred.
  • Experience preparing and delivering training materials, classroom lectures, hands-on training, and associated written and practical examinations is preferred.

About the Company

General Dynamics

Builds submarines, combat vehicles and business jets

General Dynamics builds warships, nuclear submarines, combat vehicles, and munitions for the U.S. military and allied governments, plus Gulfstream business jets for corporations and private owners. Gulfstream designs large, long-range jets and maintains them through its own service centers and completion shops. A separate technologies arm runs IT, cybersecurity, and command-and-control systems for defense and federal civilian agencies. The company earns its money from multiyear government contracts for ships, vehicles, and services, and the rest from selling and servicing jets. General Dynamics was founded in 1952 and is based in Reston, Virginia.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Reston, VA
Founded
1952

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