Mission: 

The Valve Technician is responsible for the disassembly, cleaning, inspection, repair, and assembly of steam turbine valves in conformance with the Company’s requirements for safety, cost, schedule, and quality. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Calculate dimensions or tolerances of workpieces, products, or equipment, using instruments such as micrometers or vernier calipers.
• Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
• Operate cutting/grinding equipment.
• Dismantle, inspect, and assemble machinery and equipment using: hoists, cranes, chain falls, hand tools, power tools, pneumatic and hydraulic tools, micrometers, rules, squares, and/or dial indicators.
• Study sample parts, blueprints, drawings, or engineering information to determine methods or sequences of operations needed to fabricate products.
• Confer with engineering, supervisory, or manufacturing personnel to exchange technical information.
• Fit and assemble parts to make or repair machine tools.
• Operate welding equipment.
• Support projects from planning and fabrication through assembly, inspection, and testing, using knowledge of machine functions, metal properties and mathematics.
• Dispose of scrap or waste material in accordance with company policies and environmental regulations.
• Ensure that time is documented accurately within the production management system.
• Interface with Supervisor and/or Project Engineering to understand all aspects of the project (technical, scheduling, extra work, cost, etc.). Coordinate with Project Engineering and Supervisor to ensure schedule conformance and identify bottlenecks.
• Maintain the cleanliness and organization of the work area and equipment.
• Maintains continuity among work shifts by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
• Documents actions by completing production and quality logs.
• Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
• Perform all work within OSHA and Company safety standards. Report to Supervisor when the safety training and PPE necessary to complete assigned work tasks is insufficient.
• Perform other duties as required to support the business.

Position Requirements:

• Perform preventive and emergency maintenance/repair of machines and equipment as instructed by Supervisor. Ensure that all maintenance activities are documented on the appropriate maintenance log.
• Interface with Supervisor and/or Project Engineering to understand all aspects of the project (technical, scheduling, extra work, cost, etc.). Coordinate with Project Engineering and Supervisor to ensure schedule conformance and identify bottlenecks.
• Maintains continuity among work shifts by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
• Documents actions by completing production and quality logs.

Education and Experience:

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum one (1) year of experience maintaining, dismantling, and installing machinery or industrial service equipment including various pumps, motors, fans, generators, and turbines.
• Trade school or vocational training preferred but not required.
• Manual machining experience preferred but not required