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Ultrasonic Testing Technician

Employer

Ultra-Traxx Inc.

Date Posted

December 15, 2025

Languages

English
  • Location Edmonton, AB
  • Earnings $38.00 hourly
  • Work Hours 40 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Jan 29, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

Ultra-Traxx Inc.

Languages

English

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work site environment

  • Dangerous
  • Cold/refrigerated
  • Hot
  • Outdoors
  • Wet/damp

Work setting

  • Urban area
  • Rural area
  • Various locations
  • Remote location

Tasks

  • Conduct tests to ensure quality or detect defects
  • Establish NDI techniques and calibration standards
  • Calibrate, test and interpret ultrasonic equipment
  • Establish techniques for proper examination of objects under inspection, ensuring strict adherence to safety regulations
  • Instruct and supervise trainees
  • Maintain test result reports
  • Troubleshoot and resolve technical problems
  • Recommend measures to improve productivity and product quality
  • Provide clients with information
  • Participate in training of other workers
  • Maintain, repair and calibrate precision measuring instruments
  • Maintain records and statistics
  • Detect and troubleshoot irregularities and malfunctions
  • Conduct component defect investigations, examinations and tests
  • Maintain inspection records and complete inspection reports
  • Verify equipment's efficiency
  • Operate, monitor, maintain, calibrate and test equipment
  • Identifying and investigating compliance issues
  • Develop quality management and quality assurance standards
  • Conduct quality audits

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

Nondestructive Testing Certificate

Testing equipment and methods

  • Vibration analysis
  • Visual inspection
  • Nondestructive testing
  • Ultrasonic

Area of work experience

  • Transportation - road/rail/marine
  • Quality control and assurance
  • Auditing

Type of industry experience

Rail industry

Transportation/travel information

  • Valid driver's licence
  • Willing to travel
  • Willing to travel regularly

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Tight deadlines
  • Attention to detail
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Ability to distinguish between colours
  • Sound discrimination
  • Sitting
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Large workload

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Screening questions

  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?

Experience

Experience an asset

Workplace information

On the road job

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage
  • Vision care benefits

Long term benefits

  • Long-term care insurance
  • Maternity and parental benefits

Other benefits

Other benefits


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Ultrasonic Testing Technician is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Nondestructive Testers and Inspectors
OBJECTIVE

Interest in precision working to set up and calibrate nondestructive testing equipment, and to conduct tests to ensure quality and detect defects; may perform specialized inspections using acoustic emission, vibration analysis, infrared thermography and laser shearography testing methods

INNOVATIVE

Interest in analyzing information to interpret radiographs, readouts, meters and visual indicators and to evaluate test results

METHODICAL

Interest in speaking to organize and report test results; and in applying testing criteria according to specifications and standards; may instruct and supervise trainees

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