Oil States Energy Services is currently hiring for an Inspector at our New Iberia, LA location. This position will inspect equipment such as wash pipe, drill pipe threads, and hammer union flow iron using nondestructive techniques for acceptance or rejection determination according to written instructions and record results.
Essential duties and responsibilities include maintaining a compliant environment with the company's Safety and Health Program, setting up and operating nondestructive testing equipment, conducting tests to ensure quality or detect defects using NDT methods of inspections, establishing techniques for proper examination of objects under inspection, applying testing criteria in accordance with applicable company SOP's and API specifications and evaluating results, inspecting equipment per industry standards utilizing applicable SOP's, API manuals, and DS-1 manual, documenting test results on inspection reports, actively participating in safety initiatives, quality initiatives, incident investigations, etc., utilizing methods such as magnetic particle inspection, ultrasonic inspection, liquid penetrant inspection, and visual inspection to determine if a part or tool contains imperfections that could cause failure, assisting in developing written procedures and practices for conducting NDT methods on pipe, inspecting, banding, and completing documentation per the company standard operating procedure, and performing other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, skills, and abilities include excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, ability to read and interpret documents, such as safety rules, operating, and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals in English, mechanical aptitude and basic computer skills, general knowledge of hand tools and power tools, ability to operate material handling equipment such as hand trucks, forklifts, hoists, and overhead cranes, excellent organizational skills, and being a self-starter and working independently with little supervision.
Education and experience include a high school diploma or GED equivalent desired, previous experience in oil field equipment inspection and repair preferred, background in mechanical repair and/or testing preferred, ASNT NDT Level II certification required, ASNT NDT Level II in MP, LP, UT techniques, weld inspection certification a plus, TH Hill DS-1 and API 7G2/ ISO 10407-2 familiarity a plus.
Physical requirements include frequently lifting and moving materials up to 75 pounds, swinging a 6 lb. sledgehammer in a hammering motion across the chest frequently, ability to use fine hand and finger motor skills, ability to push/pull 100 lbs. of force frequently, ability to climb up equipment such as a forklift, ladder frequently, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, bending, kneeling, carrying, sitting, climbing, balancing, reaching with hands and arms, for extended periods of time each day, exposure to shop contaminates such as oils, chemical cleaners, and paint, may be required to pass pulmonary function test to wear proper respirator, requires safety glasses, steel toe boots, and ear plugs to be worn at all times, exposure to warm, hot, and cold temperatures, and exposure to moderate noise levels.
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