State Carded RT Assistant

PROtect•North Houston, TX

About The Position

As an NDT Assistant, you help ensure critical infrastructure—including pipelines, pressure vessels, and structural steel—is safe and reliable. Working closely with certified NDT Technicians, you assist with inspections using non-destructive methods such as radiography, ultrasound, magnetic particle, liquid penetrant, leak testing, and visual inspection. The role involves traveling to job sites, which may include plants, pipelines, and industrial facilities, sometimes early or overnight. You will help set up, prepare, calibrate, and operate inspection equipment; assist technicians during examinations; help identify material defects; and document results or assist with cleanup. You must follow safety procedures, including those related to radiation, heights, confined spaces, and other job-site hazards. Work takes place outdoors and in industrial environments and may involve long periods on your feet, extended travel, demanding schedules, and physically strenuous tasks. PROtect supports career growth through training, certification support, advancement paths, and opportunities to progress into specialist, leadership, inspection, project management, or QA/QC roles.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Valid driver’s license.
Must be insurable through PROtect, LLC’s insurance carrier.
Basic mechanical knowledge.
Knowledge of and willingness to follow applicable safety regulations, policies, and procedures, and to look out for other crew members.
Ability to work a demanding and flexible schedule, including long periods of work up to 16-hour days, short-notice call-outs, and extended stays at sites, including long-distance travel.
Ability to frequently lift and carry objects weighing up to 75 pounds over loose, rough, or uneven terrain.
Ability to occasionally exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects weighing up to 150 pounds with assistance.
Ability to climb and work at heights; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, handle, stand for long periods, walk, push, pull, and perform repetitive motions.
Ability to work in confined spaces, extreme cold and heat, near moving mechanical parts and electrical components, and around chemical exposures and other hazards.
Must meet weight restrictions for safe use of safety harnesses.
Professional appearance and conduct, appropriate dress and hygiene, and professional interaction with customers.
Punctuality and ability to work effectively as part of a team and follow specific instructions.

Nice To Haves

State Card/Trainer.
TWIC card.
Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience.

Responsibilities

Assist with setting up and using equipment for non-destructive testing in accordance with applicable codes, standards, specifications, and procedures.
Assist with NDT inspections, including gamma radiography, X-ray radiography, magnetic particle, liquid penetrant, ultrasonic, leak testing, and visual inspections.
Assist with NDT examination techniques.
Select, prepare, load, calibrate, or operate equipment used to test products or materials non-destructively.
Assist in identifying material defects using testing techniques.
Drive Company vehicles and maintain a safe driving record.
Train on experienced tasks and learn new tasks from Lead Technicians.
Follow instructions and safety procedures to help ensure the safety of the entire team.
Travel to job sites and assist with equipment setup, inspection work, documentation, and post-inspection cleanup.