Traveling Turbine Technician - Outage Specialist

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

Benefits offered by this job

Tradesmen+ Rewards Program

Vacation Pay

Health insurance

401(k) retirement savings plan

Job summary

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

Join a team focused on safety, productivity, and craftsmanship, performing turbine maintenance, disassembly, reassembly, alignment, and startup support as part of outage work.

Qualifications

• Experience as traveling turbine technician on industrial plants.

Responsibilities

• Inspect turbine components for wear, damage, vibration, leaks, or abnormal operating conditions.
• Perform turbine disassembly and reassembly during maintenance outages.
• Align shafts, bearings, couplings, and other rotating equipment.
• Take precise measurements and recording clearances, tolerances, and component conditions.
• 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 according to Mitsubishi procedures and plant requirements.
• Use precision tools such as micrometers, dial indicators, laser alignment equipment, torque tools, and measurement instruments.
• Assist with turbine startup, shutdown, testing, and commissioning.
• Read mechanical drawings, turbine manuals, work instructions, and technical documentation.
• Work with electricians, engineers, welders, millwrights, operators, and other maintenance personnel.
• Follow strict OSHA, plant safety, lockout/tagout, confined-space, rigging, and lifting procedures.
• Travel to power plants or industrial facilities for scheduled outages and emergency service work.

Tools

Micrometers

Dial indicators

Laser alignment equipment

Torque tools

Measurement instruments

Job description

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

Join a team focused on safety, productivity, and craftsmanship, performing turbine maintenance, disassembly, reassembly, alignment, and startup support as part of outage work.