NDE Technician (Quality Assurance) - Entry Level

Company: BENDTEC, LLC
Location: Duluth
Posted on: February 18, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description Responsibilities: The NDE Technician's responsibility is to ensure work produced by applicable NDE methods meets code and client specifications for quality and safety. Essential Functions: • Ensure compliance with safety and environment guidelines, policies and regulations. • Perform NDE inspections on welded products in progress and completed jobs. • Inspect weld jobs for defects such as cracks, porosity, undercut etc. with applicable NDE methods. • Record results of tests and inspections. • Plan and conduct the analysis, inspection, test and/or integration to assure the quality of assigned product or component. • Review all NDE inspections on components and provide input to the decision of whether to accept or reject the product. • Document data obtained during all quality assurance activities, consistent with company policies and procedures. • Maintain a working knowledge of government and industry quality assurance codes and standards. • Inspect, test or measure materials, products, installations or work for conformance to specifications. • Measure dimensions of defects to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as rulers, calipers, gauges or micrometers. • Mark items with details such as grade or acceptance-rejection status. • Notify supervisors or other personnel of production or quality problems. • Discard or reject products, materials or equipment not meeting specifications. • Collect or select samples for testing or for use as models. • Write test or inspection reports describing results, recommendations or needed repairs. • Compare colors, shapes, textures or grades of products or materials with color charts, templates or samples to verify conformance to standards. • Recommend necessary corrective actions, based on inspection results. • Clean, maintain, calibrate or repair measuring instruments or test equipment. • Read dials or meters to verify equipment is functioning at specified levels. • Check arriving materials to ensure they match purchase orders, submitting discrepancy reports as necessary. • Inspect or test raw materials, parts or products to determine compliance with environmental standards. • Position products, components or parts for testing. • Stack or arrange tested products for further processing, shipping or packaging. • Adjust, clean or repair products or processing equipment to correct defects found during inspections. • Disassemble defective parts or components, such as inaccurate or worn gauges or measuring instruments. • Administer tests to assess whether welders or operators are qualified to use equipment. • Perform other duties as assigned. Skills & Abilities: Education Required: High School Diploma Experience: No experience required. Preferred: 1 - 2 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience in NDE. Experience Preferred: 2 -3 years related experience Certifications & Licenses: Preferred: Any previous NDE certifications Compensation/Benefits: BendTec offers a competitive compensation package and benefits including health, dental, PTO and retirement. All Federal and State Labor laws apply. BendTec is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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