What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mechanic's Helper position at Rotating Machinery Svcs Inc?
JOB SUMMARY
Training position that perform a variety of mechanical operations / tasks on turbomachinery components and assemblies to ensure compliance with specifications and quality requirements. Basic cleanup of the shop facilities, blasting, solvent cleaning and painting of rotating equipment parts.
LOCATION - Pearland Work Facility, Pearland, Tx
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Maintain a safe working environment and a commitment to safety excellence.
- Responsible for understanding and complying with the safety policy, procedures, and instructions
- Maintaining a clean and organized work area.
- General mechanical helper participating in disassembly of rotating equipment.
- Hard blast and bead blast parts (with proper training)
- Steam clean and solvent clean parts
- Tap and clean threaded holes, hone mating faces
- Apply Belzona coatings (with proper training)
- Prep and paint parts with approved coatings (with proper training)
- General shop cleanup
- Prep shop equipment (balance machines, lathes, mills, etc.) for painting per RMS specifications
- Fabrication and structural welding of fixturing and skids for shop use. Blast and paint fixturing and skids per RMS specifications.
- Tack welding of balance weights for balance technician
- Light mechanic work with supervision of evening shift mechanic
- Assist evening shift machinist with set ups or moving parts to and from machines.
- Assist evening shift personnel with logistic issues.
- Operate fork truck (Training will be provided)
- Perform other duties as required.
JOB REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
High School Diploma / GED from an accredited school or institution.
The requirements below are the minimum requirements an employee needs to fulfill this position. They are representative of the knowledge, skills and ability required for the position.
- Ability to work in a team environment.
- Ability and willingness to work overtime, weekends and holidays, as required.
- Ability and willingness to work in an environment of constant pushing, pulling, lifting, stretching, bending and other physical activities.
- Ability and willingness to be in the shop environment a minimum of 8 hours per day, primarily standing and sitting, as required.
- Ability and willingness to work around and use large propane / acetylene torches.
- Ability to operate small lifts, pallet jacks and other lifting equipment (training will be provided on our specific equipment, but basic skills are required beforehand).
- Must have mechanical aptitude
- Basic oral and written communication skills.
- Basic computer and math skills.
- Patience, attention to detail, and willingness to learn.
Experience:
- At least two years of experience working in an industrial or machine shop setting preferred.
- Minimum of two years of experience with component assembly and dynamic balancing preferred
OTHER EINFORMATION;
Special Information (Travel required, physical requirements, back ground checks, valid license, on-call schedules, weekend rotations, lifting up to 30 lbs)
- The position will be based full time in our Pearland, TX facility.
- Evening and weekends depending on company needs
- Able to understand, read, write and speak English proficiently
- Authorized to work in the United States
- Able to pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol test and background check. (clear of felonies)
Physical Requirements
- While performing the duties of this position, the employee will be required to stand and walk for significant portions of the shift.
- Ability and willingness to lift objects weighing up to 30 - 50 lbs., walk, climb, reach, kneel, crawl, and balance.
- Must be able to use hands for assembly and tool usage.
- Must not have allergies or issues related to handling metals including aluminum, copper, bronze, and steel.
Work Environment
While performing the duties of this position, the employee will be regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. While the work area may be described as generally clean, safe, and "not loud", there will be machining operations that generate moderate noise and metal particles.
