Job Description

Overview

TEAM, Inc. is a global leader in integrated asset integrity solutions, seeking experienced and certified API Inspectors to perform mechanical integrity inspections across various asset types. The role requires evaluating equipment conditions, interpreting code requirements, and ensuring compliance with client specifications and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

  • Perform internal, external, and on-stream inspections in accordance with applicable codes and client inspection programs.
  • Prepare and review isometric drawings, repair plans, inspection reports, and data sheets.
  • Recommend and track inspection intervals, corrosion monitoring points, and follow-up actions based on condition assessments.
  • Identify mechanical and structural deficiencies and provide repair recommendations or fitness-for-service evaluations.
  • Interface with client representatives, engineers, and maintenance personnel to ensure inspection scope, timelines, and deliverables are met.
  • Utilize digital tools and data management systems to track asset health and inspection histories.
  • Coordinate with NDT technicians and support personnel as part of a multi-disciplinary inspection team.
  • Adhere to TEAM’s Life Critical Expectations and all site-specific safety protocols.
  • Uphold industry codes and TEAM’s standards of professionalism, integrity, and quality.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED equivalent (Technical Degree or Military Experience a Plus).
  • Valid driver’s license with an acceptable motor vehicle driving record.
  • Ability to pass a pre-employment drug/alcohol screening background check.
  • Must be able to obtain TWIC, DISA, and/or other site access credentials.
  • Active certification in at least one of the following: API 653.
  • Solid understanding of damage mechanisms, welding, pressure boundaries, and inspection intervals per jurisdictional and client requirements.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to generate accurate reports and interface with multi-level stakeholders.
  • Ability to travel, work extended hours, and operate in field environments including confined spaces, elevated work areas, and extreme weather.
  • Strong work ethic with a safety-first mindset.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Position is based out of a TEAM field office or client site location.
  • Field duties require indoor and outdoor work in a plant atmosphere.
  • May be required to travel out of town on a periodic basis.
  • Willingness and ability to work extended shifts, weekends, and alternative work schedules as required.

Benefits

401k
PTO

How this job compares in Los Angeles, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $50/hr, this posting sits about 16% above the $43/hr median for welding jobs in Los Angeles, CA — toward the top of a $35–$63/hr middle band drawn from 57 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 61% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Los Angeles, CA

We're tracking 79 other active welding openings in Los Angeles, CA right now, from 55 different employers. 29 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 577 other active welding openings from 282 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Los Angeles, or widen the search to California.

TEAM, Inc. currently has 3 other openings live in California, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (34), Aerotek (16), and Volt (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Redondo Beach at $71/hr, Long Beach at $49/hr, and Santa Ana at $48/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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