Associate Refurbishment Technician

Caterpillar•Mabank, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Associate Refurbishment Technician completes low-level routine refurbishment, modification, and rework assignments for gas turbine engine packages. The role uses limited mechanical or electronic knowledge to support more experienced team members while building knowledge of turbomachinery systems, packages, and refurbishment processes. Work is performed under close supervision, using verbal instructions and engineering documentation as guidance. The technician learns to use shop equipment, bench tools, hand tools, and inspection equipment. Assignments may include tearing down, cleaning, and preparing customer or inter-location packages and parts for refurbishment; assessing whether parts can be reused and locating replacements; reassembling package sections; preparing parts and paint booths and carrying out painting; working in the small components area; assembling package controls using specification sheets and engineering drawings; and performing mechanical assembly to customer requirements. The position is onsite five days a week. Visa sponsorship is not available. Employment offers are conditioned on successfully completing a drug screen.

Requirements

Ability to learn team skills and apply them to assigned work in a team environment.
Formal courses at the high school or junior college level in electronics, hydraulics, mechanics, or shop procedures, or equivalent work experience.
Some exposure to mechanics or electronics, or familiarity with shop-floor procedures, is strongly preferred.
Must work onsite five days a week.

Nice To Haves

Prior or current exposure to a Solar Turbines manufacturing environment.
Experience with Solar Turbines processes and standard operating procedures.

Responsibilities

Perform routine refurbishment, modification, and rework of gas turbine engine packages.
Apply basic mechanical or electronic knowledge to complete tasks and support higher-level technicians and team assignments.
Tear down packages and parts, clean them, and prepare them for refurbishment.
Determine whether parts are reusable and locate replacement parts.
Reassemble sections of packages and perform mechanical assembly according to customer requirements.
Prepare parts for painting, prepare the paint booth, and complete painting activities.
Learn and perform duties in the small components area.
Assemble package controls using specification sheets and engineering drawings to update systems with new technology.
Learn and use shop equipment, bench tools, hand tools, and inspection equipment.