Job Description

Overview

Mistras Group is hiring dedicated NDE/RT Assistants to travel throughout the U.S. for projects and turnarounds. The company emphasizes a positive work environment focused on safety and quality, where employees can raise concerns for operational improvement.

Responsibilities

  • Assist technicians with setting up and tearing down of equipment.
  • Perform routine and preventive maintenance tasks, calibrations, and overall upkeep of equipment and facilities.
  • Assist with proper documentation and reports of services provided.
  • Learn and abide by company policies and procedures.
  • Operate radiographic equipment under the direct supervision of a radiographer or radiographic instructor.
  • Maintain constant surveillance and control of industrial radiographic equipment.
  • Secure industrial radiographic equipment from unauthorized removal.
  • Prevent unauthorized personnel from entering restricted areas during equipment use.
  • Notify safety management personnel in the event of an incident.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Ability to perform a variety of tasks and respond to short notice work assignments.
  • Must be able to communicate with clients, supervisors, and co-workers.
  • Possess a valid driver’s license and have a clean driving record.
  • Ability to read technical documents and engineering specifications is preferred.
  • Proven ability to follow precise directions and procedures.
  • Proven ability to adapt to an ever-changing schedule.

Additional Information

  • Field duties require outdoor work in a plant environment.
  • Must be able to wear safety equipment as required for personal protection.
  • May be required to travel out of town on a periodic basis.

How this job compares in La Porte, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Texas currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$35/hr across 455 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in La Porte, TX

We're tracking 36 other active welding openings in La Porte, TX right now, from 16 different employers. 7 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,366 other active welding openings from 671 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in La Porte, or widen the search to Texas.

MISTRAS Group currently has 1 other opening live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Austin, TX (26), Zachry Group (25), and Austin Industries (25). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Burleson at $40/hr, La Porte at $38/hr, and Midlothian at $38/hr. La Porte is among them.

Similar openings near La Porte, TX

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. NDE/RT Assistants - Travel and Turnarounds figures were last recalculated when this page was built.