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Visual Inspection Technician - Welding

Employer

Technical Bureaus (TBS) Inspection Services Inc.

Date Posted

September 16, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Edmonton, AB
  • Earnings $42.00 hourly
  • Work Hours 30 to 40 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 2  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Oct 16, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

Technical Bureaus (TBS) Inspection Services Inc.

Languages

English

Education

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year

Work site environment

Outdoors

Work setting

Various locations

Tasks

  • Conduct tests to ensure quality or detect defects
  • Establish NDI techniques and calibration standards
  • Calibrate, test and interpret ultrasonic equipment
  • Set up, calibrate, operate and interpret magnetic particle, eddy current, liquid penetrant, acoustic emission, and infrared thermographic equipment
  • Establish techniques for proper examination of objects under inspection, ensuring strict adherence to safety regulations
  • Instruct and supervise trainees
  • Maintain test result reports

Supervision

3-4 people

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) accreditation
  • CWB Welding Inspector Certification Level 2
  • Nondestructive Testing Certificate

Testing equipment and methods

  • Liquid penetrant
  • Magnetic particle
  • Visual inspection
  • Nondestructive testing
  • Ultrasonic

Area of work experience

  • Construction
  • Large pressure vessels
  • Oil or gas pipelines
  • Petrochemicals

Transportation/travel information

  • Valid driver's licence
  • Willing to travel

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Attention to detail
  • Hand-eye co-ordination

Own tools/equipment

Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Flexibility
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Visual Inspection Technician - Welding 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

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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