Senior NDE Technician - Bakersfield CA

Audubon is currently seeking NDE Technicians to join our team working in various locations throughout the country. The NDE Technician will help Advanced NDE Technicians conduct robust NDE and Materials Verification Inspections for clients, primarily in the midstream pipeline and facility oil and gas industry. In this role, the NDE Technicians will be responsible for assisting in; setting up and calibrating equipment, conducting NDE and material verification inspections, and generating final report deliverables. Reports to the Operations Manager.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Key Areas of Responsibility will include:

• Maintains a safe, secure and healthy environment by adhering to Company and Customer safety standards and procedures.
• Travel to clients' locations.
• Setting up, calibrating and maintaining NDE equipment.
• Conducting robust inspections on pipelines and midstream facilities.
• Conducting robust material verification using non-destructive techniques.
• Direct assessment and correlation of ILI run on client assets.
• Program development; key team member in continual improvement of service program to include improvement support of procedures and work instructions.
• Interpreting inspection results, completing inspection reports, and presenting final deliverables to customers.
• Ensures quality standards are achieved.
• Read and interpret drawings and schematics.
• Assist other technicians in the field, as necessary.
• Supports and solicits input and feedback from team members at all levels within the organization.
• Works safely and completes all company and client safety daily paperwork.
• Must adhere to company policies and procedures in their entirety.
• Coordinate with Business Development to identify strategic accounts and play an active role in developing these accounts.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required for the position:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required, Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• Pipeline integrity experience preferred.
• Training in NDE methods and procedures preferred.
• NDE experience in UT and MT NDE methods preferred.
• Experience in report writing preferred.
• Demonstrated capability to perform the responsibilities of an NDE Technician.
• Knowledge of industry codes and standards.
• Customer communication skills.
• Able to continually define ways to increase customer satisfaction and deepen customer and market relationships.
• Eligible to work in the U.S., without sponsorship.
• Able to travel 80%.
• Must be able to pass pre-employment background check.
• Must have valid driver's license and clean driving record.

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