Rotating Machinery Technician

Jefferson Lab; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 64,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Work Arrangements

Remote work options

Job summary

Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Virginia seeks a Rotating Machinery Technician to support the cryogenic group, maintain helium refrigeration plants, and assist senior technicians with daily operations. You will start/stop machinery, monitor systems, open/close valves, handle gas deliveries, and respond to after-hours emergencies.

A high school diploma or GED is required, with 2+ years of relevant experience preferred and machining/alignment tools beneficial.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant experience in rotating machinery or related field.
• Experience in machinery repair and preventative maintenance.
• Familiarity with machinery alignment tools and machining is a plus.
• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• Ability to read system drawings and machinery manuals.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, rebuild, and operate rotating and reciprocating machines (helium compressors, turbines, pumps).
• Involved in daily operations of large helium refrigeration plants.
• Start/stop machinery, monitor systems, open/close valves, and receive gas deliveries.
• On-call and respond to after-hours operational emergencies.

Skills

Team leadership

Hand tools usage

Reading blueprints

Basic computer skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

machinery alignment tools

machining

Job description

At Jefferson Lab, you’ll champion cutting-edge science and operational excellence while shaping the future of discovery. Join us and make your mark – where excellence meets purpose, and great mindstruly matter.

The good-faith pay range for this role is $45,000 - $64,400 per year. Actual compensation may vary and may be above the posted range based on factors such as a candidate's skills, experience, education, certifications, and work location.

The Rotating Machinery Technician will assist the senior rotating machinery technicians in maintaining the cryogenic group\'s various types of machinery. The incumbent will be involved in the daily operations of several large helium refrigeration plants. This may include starting/stopping machinery, system monitoring, opening/closing valves, and receiving gas deliveries. The incumbent will be responsible for maintaining vacuum systems insuring uninterrupted availability of cryogenics.

In This Job You Will

• Maintaining, rebuilding, and operating various types of rotating and reciprocating machines such as helium screw compressors, helium reciprocating expansion engines, helium turbines, lubricating oil pumps, and all associated components.
• Involved in the daily operations of several large helium refrigeration plants.
• Starting/stopping machinery, system monitoring, opening/closing valves, and receiving gas deliveries.
• On-call and responding to after-hours operational emergencies.

Experience

• Required: 2 or more years Relevant Experience
• Required: machinery repair.
• Preferred: machinery alignment tools.
• Preferred: machining

Education

• Required: High School Diploma or GED

Experience And Education Exchange

Education above the minimum may be substituted for experience. Relevant experience may not be substituted for education.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Work well with and have the ability to direct other technicians and contractors.
• Knowledge of proper use of hand tools, hardware, and power tools.
• Able to read and interpret system drawings and machinery manuals.
• Basic computer skills.

About Jefferson Lab

Join a community with a common purpose of solving the most challenging scientific and engineering problems of our time. The Jefferson Lab campus is located in southeastern Virginia amidst a vibrant and growing technology community.

A career at Jefferson Lab is more than a job. You will be part of “big science” and work alongside top scientists and engineers from around the world unlocking the secrets of our visible universe. Managed by SURATech, LLC, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is entering an exciting period of mission growth and is seeking new team members ready to apply their skills and passion to have an impact. You could call it work, or you could call it a mission. We call it a challenge. We do things that will change the world.

Total Rewards at Jefferson Lab

Benefits

At Jefferson Lab, we believe that a comprehensive employee benefits program is an important and meaningful part of the compensation employees receive. Our benefits program includes, but is not limited to:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Care Plans
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time-off and Leave Programs (Paid Parental, vacation, holidays, and sick leave)
• 401(k) Plan – 9% Lab Contribution; 100% vested
• Flexible Work Arrangements

(Remote & Alternate Work Schedules available)

• Tuition Assistance, Training and Professional Development Programs
• Live near the waterways of the Chesapeake Bay region with access to nearby beaches, mountains, and all major metropolitan centers on the East Coast

SURATech, LLC manages and operates the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab). SURATech is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

SURATech is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities (unless doing so will result in an undue hardship). If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to [e-mail] or contact Human Resources by calling [phone] and selecting option 1 between 8 am – 5 pm EST to provide the nature of your request.

Employment with SURATech is conditional upon DOE approval if at any time during your employment you are participating in a Foreign Government Talent Recruitment Program or Affiliated activity. Generally, such programs/activities include any foreign-state-sponsored attempt to acquire U.S.-funded scientific research through programs run or funded by the government that target scientists, engineers, students, academics, researchers, and entrepreneurs of all nationalities working or educated in the United States. This includes positions or appointments, both domestic and foreign, titled academic, professional, or institutional appointments whether or not remuneration is received and whether full-time, part-time or voluntary.