Job Posting Title Manual Machinist – Turbine Repair Shop
On-siteLa Porte, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Set up and operate manual lathes, mills, horizontal boring mills, and vertical turret lathes to machine and refurbish turbine components such as IGVs, diaphragms, rings, and split casings. Perform advanced 4-jaw chuck setups, indicating, and alignment of irregular, heavy, and split components while achieving tight machining tolerances of ±0.001" or as specified. Conduct dimensional inspections using micrometers, dial indicators, calipers, and bore gauges to verify precision on critical parts. Read and interpret blueprints, repair drawings, and work instructions to select correct tooling, speeds, and feeds. Safely handle large and heavy components using overhead cranes, lifts, and rigging equipment. Requires a 12-day, 10-hour minimum schedule with 12-day, 12-hour schedules during outage seasons.
Required Qualifications
- Ability to work a 12‐day, 10‐hour minimum schedule with 12‐day, 12‐hour schedules during outage seasons
- 3–5+ years of experience operating manual lathes, mills, and conventional machining equipment
- Strong proficiency with 4‐jaw chuck setups and precision indicating
- Skilled in the use of precision measuring instruments (micrometers, indicators, bore gauges, etc.)
- Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, blueprints, and repair procedures
- Must supply basic personal hand tools
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in turbine repair, power generation, or heavy‐industrial machining
- Knowledge of machining tolerances, fits, and GD&T
- Experience operating overhead cranes and/or forklifts
- Ability to machine large, heavy, and split turbine components
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