Department Manager, Ultrasonic Testing

Element has an opportunity for an Ultrasonic & Eddy Current Testing Department Manager position. In this role you will be a member of the operational leadership team reporting to the Operations Manager and perform a variety of leadership responsibilities within the department to ensure timely and accurate test results are delivered. Element is a world renown Aerospace Testing Company with clients such as Boeing and Blue Origin.

Why Join Us?

Be a key leader in a growing department with room to expand services and your career.
• Build and develop your own high-performing team.
• Work in a collaborative, high-performance environment.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Opportunity to drive real impact in a critical area of our business.

Salary: $90,000-$120,000/yr

At Element our shared purpose of 'Making tomorrow safer than today' is what brings us together. We are energized by our ambition to make the world a better place and create a safer future for people. This is what sets us (and you, if you join us...) apart from the crowd.

* Lead day-to-day operations, driving operational efficiency, quality, and safety.
* Manage departmental financials, including full P&L responsibility, budgeting, and forecasting.
* Develop and grow a strong, capable team through hiring, onboarding, training, and continuous development.
* Manage team performance, including setting clear goals, providing regular feedback, coaching, and addressing performance issues as needed.
* Identify and implement process improvements to optimize productivity, quality, and cost-efficiency.
* Build strong customer relationships, ensuring fast response to needs and promoting additional services.
* Coordinate and support project execution from quoting through delivery.
* Maintain equipment, ensure compliance with industry standards, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
* Act as the primary technical and operational point of contact for customers and stakeholders.
* Demonstrate flexibility in work schedule, including availability to support operations during off-hours and occasional weekends as needed to meet business or customer demands.

* HS Diploma or GED required. Associates degree or higher preferred.

* Minimum of 5 years' experience in Nondestructive Testing (NDT), including Ultrasonic & Eddy Current Testing; 7+ years preferred.
* Proven leadership experience managing growing technical teams (20+ employees preferred).
* Strong skills in recruiting, developing, and managing technical staff.
* Direct experience setting performance goals, conducting evaluations, and coaching employees for growth and improvement.
* Strong business acumen with direct experience managing departmental P&L preferred.
* Ability to read and interpret test specifications, drawings, and technical documents.
* Background in the aerospace industry is highly desirable.
* Excellent communication, customer service, and organizational skills.
* Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and familiarity with RCCA (Root Cause Corrective Action) processes.
* Commitment to a strong safety-first culture.
* Flexibility to work varied hours, including weekends when required.

Work Environment:
* Fast-paced, hands-on laboratory environment.
* Regular exposure to industrial equipment, machinery, chemicals, and testing materials.
* Must be able to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) including safety glasses, gloves, lab coats, and other safety gear as necessary.
* Periodic standing, walking, lifting (up to 50 pounds), bending, and working around mechanical equipment.
* Team-oriented atmosphere with a focus on collaboration, continuous improvement, and professional development.

NOTE: This position requires access to export-controlled commodities, technical data, technology, software, and services. U.S. citizenship, U.S. legal permanent resident status, protected person status under 8 U.S.C. * 1324b(a)(3), or U.S. Government export authorization is required. Any offer of employment is contingent upon the employer obtaining the necessary export authorization, including, if required, an export license from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security, the U.S. Department of State's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, or other applicable government agency.

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Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to 'Make tomorrow safer than today'.

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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