Weld Inspection/Non Destructive Testing

[Hopedale Hustler]

Thanks to all of y'all guys...this is all so helpful....ima give y'all yell when I get out here shortly...I never would have known this many of y'all were in the field...

Corey ima have to get that from you for sure....I know it'll be helpful....

Zachary boy what school is your son in? And when do they finish...?

[Hopedale Hustler]

FFF what's the name of your company? I know I've seen it on here before but I just can't remember. Also do y'all do mostly pipeline work? Petro Chem? Just curious..

[RaginCagin]

You can make Bank but be willing to travel. If I was still single I would do it. My best friend does NDT, I forget the name of his company but it is a branch of GE and they stricly test in plants such as cooling towers and tanks that hold chemicals. He travels non stop from Pennsylvania, Carolinas, Taiwan, Singapore to Illinois but he enjoys it. He has been with them for about 6 years and is up to about $56 an hour now. I think inthe next few years he wants to stay at the Lafayette office and settle down but the money is there if you are willing to travel. They also take alot of test to get different licenses. Some are over a week but with the passing of each test comes a pretty good pay increase. Good luck.

[SULPHITE]

Hopedale H...we just gotta get you some shirts with no holes in'em for the interviews!!! LOL!!!

In all seriousness I wish you good luck and sounds like you've made a great choice!

[Hopedale Hustler]

Originally Posted by SULPHITE

Hopedale H...we just gotta get you some shirts with no holes in'em for the interviews!!! LOL!!!

In all seriousness I wish you good luck and sounds like you've made a great choice!

Lol haha thanks bro

[Finfeatherfur]

Originally Posted by Hopedale Hustler

FFF what's the name of your company? I know I've seen it on here before but I just can't remember. Also do y'all do mostly pipeline work? Petro Chem? Just curious..

Team Management & Consulting, LLC
6873 Johnston St.
Lafayette, LA 70503
337-988-8545

Cross country work is pipeline and tank farm. Local work is oilfield related.

[Hopedale Hustler]

Originally Posted by Finfeatherfur

Team Management & Consulting, LLC
6873 Johnston St.
Lafayette, LA 70503
337-988-8545

Cross country work is pipeline and tank farm. Local work is oilfield related.

FFF is that the same company as team industrial services??

[Finfeatherfur]

Originally Posted by Hopedale Hustler

FFF is that the same company as team industrial services??

Negative!!!!!

[adamsfence]

Originally Posted by Hopedale Hustler

Thanks to all of y'all guys...this is all so helpful....ima give y'all yell when I get out here shortly...I never would have known this many of y'all were in the field...

Corey ima have to get that from you for sure....I know it'll be helpful....

Zachary boy what school is your son in? And when do they finish...?

why else do you think we get to play on the computer so much

[biglaketiger]

Originally Posted by southern151

This is a great field for ya! I weld in those plants and I SOOOOO wish I had gone the inspection route! My eyes wish I had gone the inspection route! Now, I am trying to get out of it all together.

Stick with it! I worked with a woman who was a 510 back in '08. At that time, she was getting $39/hr, doubletime after 8hrs and double all day Sat. and Sun.! She was also getting $125 day per diem!

BigLake, I heard a rumor the other day that now, in order to get your API certs, you must first have your CWI. Is there any truth to this?

Also, Hopedale, I've got a jump drive with all sorts of API & AWS stuff on it. Let me know and I can try to get a copy of it to you.

No truth to that at all, there is a misunderstanding in exactly what an API inspector does. A CWI is a welding inspector, in process welds, construction...An API 510 is a Authorized Pressure Vessel Inspector and. Sure we look at and inspect welds but we look at in service welds, welds that have been in service. We look at corrosion rates on shell walls, heads and nozzles. We look at internal equipment. We look at heat exchangers, fired heaters, anything that holds pressure we inspect it. We make recommendations to the plant on how their equipment should be repaired based on our findings. We use corrosion rates to determine if the plant should repair their equipment this down time or if we think it can safely operate for another run cycle. Some folks that have an API cert have their CWI and some do not, it's all a matter on what that particular individual wants to do.

[BIGJ]

Hopedale Hustler, I have been the the inspection field for 18 years and started out just like you. I have 3 API Certs, CWI and Level II in NDE.
I have held many positions in this field. If you need any advise PM me and I will try to help you out. Remember, you are the only one that can limit yourself in this field. There is plenty of money to be made in the inspection business if you want to travel.
Chad, good advise you gave here also.

[biglaketiger]

Originally Posted by BIGJ

Hopedale Hustler, I have been the the inspection field for 18 years and started out just like you. I have 3 API Certs, CWI and Level II in NDE.
I have held many positions in this field. If you need any advise PM me and I will try to help you out. Remember, you are the only one that can limit yourself in this field. There is plenty of money to be made in the inspection business if you want to travel.
Chad, good advise you gave here also.

That is so true Big J...... You work the circuit Big J or are you a plant daddy?

[Hopedale Hustler]

Any body know anybody trying to get people hired before the 1st of the year...im ready to work but noone near baton rouge seems to be manning up until after the 1st...im hurting kinda bad and was hoping to get going..

[Hebert]

good luck bro, try to look for something out of your area or state......dec-jan is usually the slowest time of year in petrochem NDT.....

[Ray]

Offshore, most of the contractors take off a couple days before Christmas till after Jan. 1st, so the workers can be with family. Except for critical work like rigs and worker.
Not sure how it works on land.

[Hopedale Hustler]

Hebert thanks man ima keep on grinding it out...i've been worse off than i am now i am just extremely thankful God helped me complete my schooling and complete it well...now i just gotta put it to good use....Ray If u know or hear of anything offshore let me know...im ready.

[Ray]

We use one company called Can USA, the other is called BIS Salamis.
Not sure if they are hiring, but you might see if you can find out where they are located.
Most of the guys who come offshore are from the West Bank or Houma area.

[Hopedale Hustler]

My good friend works for Can...They do alot of rope access...mostly rope access really...id love to do it...just dont know about it..im bad about some things and hangin from a rope is one of them...In reality its way safer than on ground method..there has only been 2 recordables in the past like 10 years in rope access...one a death and one a tweaked back...supposidly according to my instructor and a guy from Can,...