Blender/Sheet-Metal Worker
On-siteSan Antonio, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Setup and adjust shop and portable machine tools to repair turbine rotating steam paths and internal components. Blend defects and welded areas on gas turbines, restoring original contours using pneumatic, electric, and hand tools. Perform structural material removal and polishing to restore component integrity, while installing and machining GE and Westinghouse buckets, blades, and dovetails. Evaluate bucket conditions at job sites to establish repairs and communicate schedules with customers. Adhere to all safety protocols, housekeeping standards, and good manufacturing practices. Work days, nights, weekends, and holidays as required.
Required Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Must be available to work days, nights, weekends, holidays, and mandatory overtime when required
- Adhere to all established Safety and housekeeping policies
- Knowledge of arithmetic, basic geometry, and their applications
- Use pneumatic, electric, and hand tools to blend defects and welded areas and restore areas back to original contours on various Gas Turbines
- Maintains and completes all documentation (forms) associated with work assignments according to established procedures
- Performs alloy metals blending for highly engineered Turbine parts and products
- Install and machine GE tangential entry and axial entry buckets/blades (all levels)
- Install and machine Westinghouse T root buckets/blades (all levels)
- Erosion shield and brazing techniques (levels II, III)
- Install and machine GE finger dovetails (levels II, III)
- Install and machine Westinghouse axial dovetails (levels II, III)
- Install and machine all manufacture-type blades (levels II, III)
- Tie wire brazes of buckets (levels II, III)
- Tenon grinding (levels II, III)
- Evaluate the bucket condition at the job site to establish the required repairs (levels II, III)
- Explain and discuss needed repairs, schedules, and man loading with customers (levels II, III)
- Ability to follow detailed work instructions and procedures in accordance with parts specifications, while following all established safety protocols
- Function as a cross-functional team member and demonstrate gas turbine blending process skills and knowledge
- Ability to lead and direct others' work
- Must be able to work in a non-climate environment
- have excellent attention to detail
- All candidates must be well-versed in all industry housekeeping, safety, and good manufacturing practices (GMP) initiatives
Desired Qualifications
- Original manufacturing methods and standards
- basic knowledge of machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, punch presses, etc.
- Familiar with NDE techniques such as dye penetrants and mag particles
- Knowledge and ability to use both hand and power tools associated with grinding, deburring, and metal forming
- Knowledge and ability to use common precision measuring instruments and hand tools such as tape measure, level, square, file or rasp, etc.
- Ability to read, understand, and follow company repair procedures and directions
- Strong customer service experience in explaining and discussing needed repairs and being able to determine scheduling time frames
- Ability to lead other bucket bladers and supervise work being performed at the customer site
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