Ladder
Careers
Most inspection companies burn people out and start over. Elite NDE is built on the opposite bet: train people properly, schedule them like humans, and pay for every certification they earn.
The deal
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Ladder
Shifts
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The ladder
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Trainee
Hired, vision exam, safety orientation, first method training begins on day one. Paid from day one.
Level I
Supervised inspection work under our written practice. Typically 3 to 6 months in.
Level II
Independently billable. The inflection point of an NDT career, typically 12 to 24 months. Wage step in writing.
Second method
Cross-method certification means more dispatch options and another wage step.
CWI
We pay for the seminar and the exam. Another step in writing.
Level III / lead
Program leadership. The company pays you to become the person who signs the written practice.
Who we hire
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Experienced Level IIs get certified under our written practice and go to work. Welders who want off the torch, veterans entering the trades, and trade school grads start as paid trainees on a registered apprenticeship track that satisfies both SNT-TC-1A and NAS 410 training guidelines.
Openings
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NDT Level II (UT / PAUT)
Texas · Accepting introductions
NDT trainee
Texas · Accepting introductions
No opening that fits? Send a note anyway. Tell us what you weld, what you've inspected, or why you want in. Certifications welcome but not required for the trainee track.