NDE Technician

We need to produce HTML fragment with headings

for sections present: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must only include sections where there is real specific content. We must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must remove boilerplate. Must preserve all substantive info. We need to parse the posting. Let's extract sections: Job Summary: description of responsibilities etc. Then "JOB REQUIREMENTS: (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills )" includes Education Requirements, Background/Experience Requirements, Other Attributes, Technical Requirements. Then "Major Job Responsibilities" list. Then "About Southern Company" description. Then benefits mention: "Southern Company invests in the well-being of its employees... This position may also be eligible for additional compensation... A summary of the benefits offered for this position can be found here link... Additional and specific details about total compensation and benefits will also be provided during the hiring process." No explicit pay or schedule details besides "Job Schedule: Full time" in metadata (but we should not include Job ID etc; but schedule is given as "Job Schedule: Full time". That is schedule info. Should we include a Schedule section? The rule: include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it. "Full time" is specific. So we can include a Schedule section with that content. However we must not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings; we can fold minor metadata into short

or drop it. The schedule is not minor? It's a piece of info. We can include Schedule section with

Full time

. Pay: Not mentioned specific salary or range. Only mention "competitive base salary" and "additional compensation". That's vague. The rule: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. For Pay, we have "competitive base salary" and "additional compensation". That is somewhat specific? It's not a number. Might be considered vague but still states that there is competitive base salary. The rule says: never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g., "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. "competitive base salary" is not a placeholder like those examples; it's a statement. Might be acceptable to include Pay section with that statement. However they also say "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Might combine Pay and Benefits? But we have separate Benefits info. We have benefits description: comprehensive total rewards strategy includes competitive base salary, annual incentive awards, health, welfare and retirement benefits, link to PDF, additional compensation eligibility. That's substantive. Thus we can have Benefits section with that info. Pay: maybe we can incorporate base salary info into Benefits or Pay? Since they said "competitive base salary" is part of benefits. Could put under Benefits. But they also mention "additional compensation, such as an incentive program". That's also benefits. So we could skip Pay section and just have Benefits covering compensation. However rule: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. Since posting does state benefits, we can include Benefits. Pay is not explicitly stated as a number; but they mention competitive base salary; still it's about pay. Might be safer to include Pay section with that statement. But we risk being considered thin. However they said prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. If we include Pay with just "competitive base salary" and maybe "additional compensation subject to terms", that's thin. Better to incorporate into Benefits. Thus sections: About the role (maybe from Job Summary?), Responsibilities (Major Job Responsibilities), Requirements (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills etc), Qualifications (maybe certifications?), Skills (maybe communication etc), Benefits, Schedule. But we need to avoid duplication. Let's map content. Job Summary: "This position is responsible for conducting, coordinating, and quality control guidance on generation Non-Destructive Examination (NDE) work across fleet generation sites. The technician’s services are provided in both pre-planned and emergent call-out scenarios for the purposes of maintaining generation equipment in a safe, reliable condition. Knowledge of material testing, engineering principles, maintenance and operating technology for fossil, hydro, combined cycle and combustion units and balance of plant systems. Current Mechanical Level 2 certifications in VT, PT, MT, UT, RT. Experience and knowledge of crane inspection, load and lift equipment testing and related areas. Knowledge of ASNT, AWS, and ANSI certification programs and procedures." That seems like a mix of responsibilities and qualifications. Could be "About the role". We'll put that under About the role. Then "Major Job Responsibilities" list: leading and overseeing inspections, developing inspection procedures, certification protocol, providing technical direction, overall supervision, experience with inspection principles, equipment, maintenance principles and power plant cycles, detailed working knowledge of all NDE methods and possess level II NDE certifications in four or more methods, high level of initiative and ability to plan, organize, execute work. That's responsibilities. Then "JOB REQUIREMENTS: (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills )" includes: Education Requirements: High school diploma or equivalent Background/Experience Requirements: Industrial site experience is required; Knowledge of power plant sites and maintenance work is strongly preferred; Demonstrated leadership assignments a plus Other Attributes: High level of written and verbal communication skills; Motivated self-starter; Ability to form and maintain customer relationships at multiple levels is required; Ability to simultaneously manage multiple activities, e.g., outage support; High percentage of independent travel (domestic) is required, including work assignment at system units; Ability to obtain unescorted access; Understanding of the customary sequencing and economics of organizing and executing large scale utility inspections is strong preference; Ability to recognize when issues go beyond their scope of authority and seeks input as needed. Technical Requirements: Knowledge of ASME/NDE codes and standards; Proficient in the use of NDE methods on industrial equipment required; Level II in MT/PT/VT required, Level II or III in UT with EPRI proficiency qualifications preferred. Thus we can have sections: Requirements (maybe combine Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills). Could split into Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills but we only need to output sections when there is real content. Could have a single Requirements section with subpoints. Qualifications: maybe certifications (Level II etc) but that's already in Technical Requirements. Could treat as Qualifications. Skills: communication etc. But to avoid many thin sections, we can combine into Requirements (Education/Experience) and Qualifications (certifications) and Skills (communication). However we need to decide. Given the instruction: "Use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." So they expect those headings. We should use them if we have content. Thus we need to decide which sections have substantive content. - About the role: we have Job Summary content. Good. - Responsibilities: we have Major Job Responsibilities. Good. - Requirements: we have Education Requirements, Background/Experience Requirements. Good. - Qualifications: we have Technical Requirements (certifications, knowledge of ASME/NDE codes, proficiency). Could be qualifications. - Skills: we have Other Attributes (communication, self-starter, customer relationships, multitasking, travel, unescorted access, understanding sequencing, recognizing scope). Those are skills/attributes. - Benefits: we have benefits description. - Pay: we have mention of competitive base salary and additional compensation. Could be considered Pay. - Schedule: we have Job Schedule: Full time. Thus we can include all eight sections. We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". We have specific statements. We must not repeat job title as heading. Not needed. We must not put Job ID etc as headings; we will drop that. We must remove boilerplate: navigation, legal, EEO, equal-opportunity, scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. The posting includes "Southern Company is an equal opportunity employer..." that's EEO boilerplate; we must remove. Also "To learn more, visit www.southerncompany.com" maybe not boilerplate but it's a link; could be considered navigation? Might be okay to keep? It's not essential; but it's not prohibited. However it's not substantive about the job; it's a link to company info. Might be considered boilerplate? It's not EEO but it's a generic link. Safer to remove. Also "A summary of the benefits offered for this position can be found here https://seo.nlx.org/southernco/pdf/SOCO-Benefits.pdf ." That's a link to benefits PDF; we can keep the mention that benefits summary is available via link. That's substantive. "Additional and specific details about total compensation and benefits will also be provided during the hiring process." That's generic; maybe we can keep as part of benefits. Now we need to output HTML fragment only, no /, no markdown. We'll produce something like:

About the role

This position is responsible for conducting, coordinating, and quality control guidance on generation Non-Destructive Examination (NDE) work across fleet generation sites. The technician’s services are provided in both pre-planned and emergent call-out scenarios for the purposes of maintaining generation equipment in a safe, reliable condition. Knowledge of material testing, engineering principles, maintenance and operating technology for fossil, hydro, combined cycle and combustion units and balance of plant systems. Current Mechanical Level 2 certifications in VT, PT, MT, UT, RT. Experience and knowledge of crane inspection, load and lift equipment testing and related areas. Knowledge of ASNT, AWS, and ANSI certification programs and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee inspections on plant equipment including boilers, gas/steam turbines, cooling towers, pumps, fans, combined cycle units, SCR and other new generation and/or design support.
• Develop inspection procedures, certification protocol, provide technical direction, and overall supervision.
• Apply experience with inspection principles, equipment, maintenance principles and power plant cycles.
• Maintain detailed working knowledge of all NDE methods and possess Level II NDE certifications in four or more methods.
• Demonstrate high level of initiative and ability to effectively plan, organize and execute work.

Requirements

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience: Industrial site experience required; knowledge of power plant sites and maintenance work strongly preferred; demonstrated leadership assignments a plus.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of ASME/NDE codes and standards.
• Proficient in the use of NDE methods on industrial equipment.
• Level II certification in MT, PT, VT required; Level II or III in UT with EPRI proficiency qualifications preferred.

Skills

• High level of written and verbal communication skills.
• Motivated self‑starter.
• Ability to form and maintain customer relationships at multiple levels.
• Ability to simultaneously manage multiple activities (e.g., outage support).
• High percentage of independent domestic travel required, including work assignments at system units.
• Ability to obtain unescorted access.
• Understanding of the customary sequencing and economics of organizing and executing large‑scale utility inspections (strong preference).
• Ability to recognize when issues go beyond scope of authority and seek input as needed.

Benefits

Southern Company offers a comprehensive total rewards strategy that includes competitive base salary, annual incentive awards for eligible employees, health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well‑being. This position may also be eligible for additional compensation such as an incentive program, with the amount subject to the terms of the applicable plan(s).