What are the responsibilities and job description for the NDT Ultra Sonic Department Manager position at Element Materials Technology?
Salary: $100,000 - $140,000/yr DOE
Responsibilities:
- Provide direct leadership and oversight of IUT shift supervisors, ensuring consistent execution of Element’s quality, safety, and delivery expectations
- Drive accountability, performance management, and engagement across all shifts
- Ensure immersion ultrasonic inspections are performed in accordance with NAS-410, customer specifications, and Element procedures
- Work directly with Division Level 3 personnel to implement technical, quality, and process improvements
- Support growth initiatives by improving throughput, efficiency, and inspection capability
- Serve as a liaison to the Operations Manager to ensure staffing levels, shift coverage, and resource planning align with customer demand
- Coordinate training, certification, and recertification activities in accordance with NAS-410 and Element training requirements
- Support employee development through coaching, mentoring, and succession planning
- Monitor and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) related to quality, delivery, productivity, and utilization
- Participate in internal and external audits, customer visits, and corrective action activities
- Promote a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement consistent with Element’s values
- NAS-410 Level II or Level III Immersion Ultrasonic Testing (IUT) certification preferred
- Strong working knowledge of ultrasonic testing principles and immersion UT techniques required
- Previous leadership or supervisory experience in an NDT, aerospace, or regulated manufacturing environment
- Demonstrated ability to lead multiple shifts and manage operational priorities
- Strong understanding of quality systems, inspection documentation, and customer compliance requirements
- Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to collaborate effectively across Operations, Quality, Engineering, and Commercial teams
Preferred Experience
- Experience within Element Materials Technology or a similar testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) organization
- Aerospace, defense, or other highly regulated industry experience
- Familiarity with continuous improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, or similar)
When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.
While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.
Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.
At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.
All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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Salary : $100,000 - $140,000