UT Supervisor - 1st Shift

• Supervise UT technicians and trainees; assign work, coordinate staffing and shift coverage, monitor performance, and communicate daily priorities and expectations.
• Plan inspection workflow with Operations and Quality to meet customer delivery commitments while maintaining required inspection controls and product traceability.
• Perform and oversee ultrasonic inspections of aerospace materials, components, and assemblies within the scope of current certification and employer authorization.
• Verify equipment setup, calibration and standardization, reference standards, system performance checks, and inspection parameters against approved instructions before work begins.
• Interpret and evaluate UT indications against specified acceptance criteria; verify inspection reports, scan data, and records are complete, accurate, and traceable.
• Ensure personnel use current drawings, specifications, and approved techniques. Escalate technical questions, procedure changes, and indications outside established criteria to the designated Level III and Quality.
• Identify and control nonconforming material, stop or hold affected work when requirements are not met, and support investigations and corrective actions through the quality process.
• Coach technicians, coordinate on-the-job training, and maintain training and experience records. Support qualification and certification activities under the company written practice and designated Level III oversight.
• Monitor equipment condition, calibration status, consumables, and maintenance needs; troubleshoot inspection issues and coordinate repairs or technical support.
• Support internal and customer audits, review inspection records, and implement assigned corrective actions. Track workload, turnaround time, rework, and team performance to improve operations.
• Enforce safety, housekeeping, equipment handling, and foreign object damage prevention practices; promptly report hazards, incidents, and quality concerns.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent, with documented NDT training and experience sufficient to meet the applicable employer qualification requirements.
• Current or previous UT Level II certification, with supporting training, experience, and examination records; ability to obtain and maintain employer UT Level II certification under the company written practice, NAS 410, and applicable customer requirements before independently performing or accepting inspections.
• Demonstrated experience performing ultrasonic inspections of aerospace materials or components and interpreting inspection results against approved acceptance criteria.
• Prior lead or supervisory experience, including assigning work, training technicians, monitoring performance, and coordinating inspection priorities.
• Ability to read engineering drawings, inspection procedures, specifications, and work instructions, and to maintain accurate inspection and traceability records.
• Working knowledge of UT equipment, transducers, reference standards, calibration and standardization practices, and relevant data acquisition or reporting software.
• Strong communication, organization, problem-solving, and team leadership skills; ability to work effectively with production, engineering, quality, and customer representatives.
• Ability to meet and maintain applicable vision and other certification requirements specified by the employer written practice.

Preferred Qualifications

• UT Level III certification or documented progress toward Level III qualification.
• Experience with immersion UT, automated scanning, phased array UT, or through-transmission techniques relevant to the division’s work.
• Experience inspecting aerospace composites, bonded structures, forgings, castings, or machined components.
• Familiarity with aerospace quality systems, AS9100 requirements, Nadcap NDT audit preparation where applicable, and customer-specific inspection requirements.
• Technical degree or formal education in NDT, materials science, engineering technology, or a related field; certification in additional NDT methods.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

Work is performed in a laboratory or production inspection environment and may include standing, walking, repetitive equipment operation, and handling inspection equipment and components. The role requires the ability to perform essential duties with or without reasonable accommodation, follow required PPE and safety practices, and support overtime or alternate shifts as operational needs require.

MISTRAS Group, Inc. is committed to equal employment opportunity. Employment decisions including initial hiring and all matters involving the terms and conditions of employment will be made without regard to any protected class under applicable law. If hired, the employment relationship is “At-Will,” which means that employment can be terminated at any time, and for any reason, at the option of either the Company or the employee. Please direct questions about these policies to a MISTRAS Group, Inc. Human Resources representative.

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