Traveling Turbine Technician – First Shift, $36/hr

Tradesmen International, LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vacation Pay

401(k) retirement savings plan

Job summary

Tradesmen International is hiring Traveling Turbine Technicians for projects in the Orlando, FL area. This first shift role offers a pay rate up to $36/hour based on experience, plus $175/day per diem for travelers 60+ miles from the job site.

You will inspect turbines, disassemble and reassemble during outages, align rotating components, and assist with startups and testing. Join a team focused on safety and craftsmanship, with opportunities to travel to power plants for outages and emergency

Qualifications

• Experience as Traveling Turbine Technician on site outages.
• Ability to read mechanical drawings and manuals.
• Willingness to travel to power plants for outages and service work.

Responsibilities

• Inspect turbine components for wear, damage, vibration, leaks, or abnormal operating conditions.
• Disassemble and reassemble turbine during maintenance outages.
• Align shafts, bearings, couplings, and other rotating equipment.
• Take precise measurements and record clearances and tolerances.
• Install and service bearings, seals, valves, rotors, diaphragms, and other turbine components.
• Troubleshoot mechanical problems and assist with root-cause investigations.
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance per Mitsubishi procedures and plant requirements.
• Use micrometers and dial indicators, laser alignment equipment, torque tools, and other measurement instruments.
• Assist with turbine startup, shutdown, testing, and commissioning.
• Read mechanical drawings and technical documentation; work with diverse maintenance personnel.

Skills

Turbine maintenance

Outage maintenance

Tools

Dial indicators

Micrometers

Torque tools

Laser alignment equipment

Job description

Tradesmen International is hiring Traveling Turbine Technicians for projects in the Orlando, FL area. This first shift role offers a pay rate up to $36/hour based on experience, plus $175/day per diem for travelers 60+ miles from the job site.

You will inspect turbines, disassemble and reassemble during outages, align rotating components, and assist with startups and testing. Join a team focused on safety and craftsmanship, with opportunities to travel to power plants for outages and emergency