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. 

Pay: $20.00 – $25.00 per hour

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