NDT Trainee Technician

at  Element Materials Technology

Overview:
Reporting directly to the Production Manager Element are looking to recruit Trainee NDT Technicians to work within our Aerospace division. You will join a highly qualified and accomplished team to deliver an excellent level of testing while maintaining safety and quality standards at all times. They should be a career oriented individual and motivated to take ownership of their development. They will align with our core values of Integrity, Care, and Progress; and strive to achieve our purpose of ‘Making Tomorrow Safer than Today’

Responsibilities:

• Working with NDT processes, primarily Radiography and Dye Penetrant, for the inspection of various industrial components
• Conducting testing and inspection processes in accordance with written procedures
• Working alongside qualified team members who will provide training and guidance- full technical training will be provided to national and internationally recognised standards
• Working with company appointed Level 3 and Technical Management to develop experience and qualification through structured training in designated NDT methods
• Undertake formal training and examination to achieve Level 1 and potentially Level 2 status
• Assisting with other NDT methods, process checks, and data gathering

Skills / Qualifications:

• Previous experience in a non-destructive testing role or a manufacturing role in castings, forgings or welds is desirable
• Experience working within an engineering or Laboratory environment would be advantageousEducated to good standard in maths, or a science related subject (assessment and additional training available)
• Excellent attention to detail, and able to follow instruction
• IT literate, including Microsoft packages (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Excels in teamwork, and able to work confidently as an individual
• Excellent communication, written and verbal, and inter-personal skills
• Good organisational skills, methodical approach, able to manage deadlines
• Ability to work consistently during high pressure periods

Company Overview:
Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.
When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.
While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.
Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.
Diversity Statement:
At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.
All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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• Working with NDT processes, primarily Radiography and Dye Penetrant, for the inspection of various industrial components
• Conducting testing and inspection processes in accordance with written procedures
• Working alongside qualified team members who will provide training and guidance- full technical training will be provided to national and internationally recognised standards
• Working with company appointed Level 3 and Technical Management to develop experience and qualification through structured training in designated NDT methods
• Undertake formal training and examination to achieve Level 1 and potentially Level 2 status
• Assisting with other NDT methods, process checks, and data gatherin