Tower Mechanic

Koch Engineered Solutions; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental and vision insurance

Paid vacation/time off

Educational assistance

Job summary

Koch Engineered Solutions is looking for Tower Mechanics to join their team in Houston, Texas. Candidates should have a minimum of 6 months of industry experience, preferably in gas and oil field construction. The role involves installing various process internals while ensuring safety and compliance.

The company offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, retirement plans, and educational assistance. This is an equal opportunity employer and applicants must be willing to undergo a drug test.

Qualifications

• 6 months or more of industry experience preferred.
• Current TWIC Card or ability to obtain one if required.
• Must provide your own transportation to job locations.

Responsibilities

• Identify and properly install trays, packing, and various column pressure internals.
• Possess basic knowledge in process equipment maintenance.
• Identify and use all tools necessary to perform assigned work.

Skills

Basic Process Safety Management knowledge

Hazardous Communication skills

Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings

Oxy‑acetylene torch operation

Confined Space Training

Tools

Hand and power tools

Arc gauge

Job description

Koch Specialty Plant Services, LLC has immediate openings for Tower Mechanics for various locations within the U.S.

What You Will Do

• Identify and properly install trays, packing, grid, feed pipe, distributors, collectors, various column pressure internals under limited supervision.
• Possess basic Process Safety Management knowledge and Hazardous Communication skills.
• Able to identify exchanger components such as straight tube, U bend, fixed head bundles, channel head, dollar plate, bell head, floating head, etc.
• Identify hand and power tools and their purposes.
• Ability to identify and use all tools and equipment necessary to perform assigned work.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• 6 months or more of industry experience preferred.
• Previous experience in gas and oil field construction preferred.
• Must provide your own transportation to job locations throughout the U.S.
• Must meet all company and customer project entry requirements including training, background check, and drug test.
• Must have current TWIC Card or ability to obtain one if required.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Two years or more of industrial plant experience in blinding, opening, cleaning, and repair of operating pressure vessels such as towers, reactors, drums, exchangers, heaters, and/or installing mass transfer equipment (trays, packing, distributors, collectors, etc.).
• Previous experience installing equipment related to process internals such as valve trays, bubble cap trays, mist eliminators, structured packing, reactor internals, random packing, distributors, collectors of mass transfer equipment.
• Ability to properly use an oxy‑acetylene torch.
• Ability to operate an arc gauge.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings or blueprints and utilize them to identify and properly install process internals.
• Basic Plus Orientation.
• Confined Space Training.
• Successful completion of an NCCER craft assessment certificate(s).

Our Benefits

Our benefits plan includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, added disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria are set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E‑Verify. Additional information is available upon request.