About this role
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Perform inspections, maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and overhaul activities on:
GE LM6000 gas turbines
- Generators and excitation systems
- Pumps, motors, compressors, and heat exchangers
- Fuel gas and liquid fuel systems
- Cooling water, lube oil, and auxiliary systems
- Valves, piping, tubing, and pressure vessels
- Dismantle, inspect, repair, align, and reassemble rotating equipment to OEM and industry standards.
- Perform precision measurements using micrometers, dial indicators, calipers, laser alignment equipment, and other diagnostic tools.
- Conduct vibration analysis, equipment inspections, and condition monitoring activities.
- Diagnose equipment failures and determine root causes.
- Support reliability improvement initiatives and outage planning activities.
- Execute preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs.
- Review equipment history and maintenance records to identify recurring issues and recommend solutions.
- Utilize computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) for work order management and documentation.
- Maintain a strong safety culture and comply with all OSHA, environmental, and company safety requirements.
- Execute LOTO procedures, work permits, JHAs, and other safety processes.
- Utilize proper PPE and follow confined space and fall protection protocols.
- Collaborate with Operations to ensure safe, reliable plant performance.
- Support outages, emergency maintenance, and operational needs.
- Participate in training, mentoring, and cross-functional development programs.
- Available for overtime, call-outs, outage work, nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.
Qualifications and Skills
- High School Diploma or GED.
- Minimum 3 years of mechanical maintenance experience in power generation, heavy industrial, petrochemical, refining, aerospace, or similar industrial environments.
- Experience maintaining gas turbines, preferably GE LM6000 units.
- Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, mechanical drawings, schematics, OEM manuals, and technical procedures.
- Proficiency with precision measurement, alignment, and troubleshooting techniques.
- Ability to obtain and maintain required plant safety qualifications.
Preferred Qualifications
- 5+ years of power generation maintenance experience.
- GE LM6000 maintenance, outage, or overhaul experience.
- Experience with turbine borescope inspections, rigging, crane operations, and rotating equipment alignment.
- Experience using CMMS systems (Maximo, SAP, or equivalent).
- Military turbine maintenance experience or technical degree/certification in a related field.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Strong mechanical aptitude and knowledge of rotating equipment.
- Ability to troubleshoot equipment failures and perform predictive/preventive maintenance.
- Effective communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced plant environment with a strong focus on safety and reliability.
Physical Requirements & Working Conditions
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and perform physical tasks including climbing, bending, kneeling, and prolonged standing.
- Ability to work at heights, in confined spaces, and in varying indoor/outdoor environmental conditions.
- Ability to wear required PPE and work safely around industrial equipment.
- Successfully complete required physical, background, and drug screening requirements.