Job Description

Overview

The Welding Faculty position at Nebraska Indian Community College is a full-time, salaried role focused on teaching and maintaining welding facilities at the Macy and Santee Campuses. The college aims to provide quality education to Umonhon (Omaha) Isanti (Santee Dakota) and all learners, contributing to the self-sufficiency and well-being of the communities served.

Responsibilities

  • Teach courses such as WELD 1010, WELD 1020, WELD 1110, and WELD 1200.
  • Maintain welding facilities, equipment, and materials at both campuses.
  • Engage in service, teaching, and research activities as part of a full-time faculty role.
  • Contribute to the development of a welding certificate and the new A.A.S. degree in Industrial Trades.

Requirements

  • Formal education and industry experience in Welding.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • College teaching experience preferred.
  • Familiarity with technology for online learning and video conferencing.
  • Evidence of effective leadership and success in working with diverse students.
  • Associate's degree in Welding preferred.
  • OSHA Certification preferred.
  • Minimum of two years instructional experience, preferably in a tribal or community college setting.
  • Experience instructing students from minoritized backgrounds.

Additional Information

  • Full-time faculty have a 12-month contract with a minimum of forty hours per week.
  • Teaching schedule may include virtual assignments, day, and evening classes.

Benefits

Vision

How this job compares in Macy, NE

Pay in context

At roughly $30/hr, this posting sits about 25% above the $24/hr median for welding jobs across Nebraska — toward the top of a $20–$27/hr middle band drawn from 31 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 87% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Macy, NE

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Macy, NE, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Nebraska as a whole we're tracking 50 other active welding openings from 39 employers. Browse welding jobs across Nebraska.

The most active employers in Nebraska at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Valmont Industries, Inc. (5), Drake-Williams Steel (3), and Standard Iron (2). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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