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Overview

The NDT Technician performs non-destructive testing on aircraft sheet metal components using various methods. The role involves interpreting inspection results, documenting findings, and supporting other technicians, requiring specific certifications but not necessarily prior experience.

Responsibilities

  • Perform non-destructive testing on aircraft sheet metal components using FPI, Radiographic, and Digital X-Ray methods.
  • Interpret inspection results and document findings.
  • Follow NDT procedures and customer specifications.
  • Support other NDT technicians.

Requirements

  • FPI, Radiographic, and Digital X-Ray certification required.
  • Required certification/training hours; years of experience not required.
  • Ability to read blueprints, sketches, and manufacturing plans.
  • Basic knowledge of GD&T and shop math.
  • Experience with calipers, micrometers, and precision measuring tools.
  • Ability to perform and document NDT inspections accurately.
  • Basic knowledge of welding and forming processes.
  • Must follow safety, quality, and NDT procedures.
  • Ability to work under supervision and assist NDT Technician 1.

Benefits

  • None specified.

Additional Information

  • Location: Phoenix AZ 85040
  • Duration: Direct Hire
  • Shift: 5am-3:30pm (Mon – Thu)
  • Pay: $27.90- $42.30/hr
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How this job compares in Phoenix, AZ

Pay in context

At roughly $35/hr, this posting sits about 10% above the $32/hr median for welding jobs in Phoenix, AZ — toward the top of a $26–$38/hr middle band drawn from 82 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 66% 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.

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We're tracking 214 other active welding openings in Phoenix, AZ right now, from 139 different employers. 71 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 488 other active welding openings from 276 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Phoenix, or widen the search to Arizona.

The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (14), Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (14), and GTI Fabrication (11). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Arizona, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are El Mirage at $38/hr, Waddell at $34/hr, and Phoenix at $32/hr. Phoenix is among them.

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