PHE Mechanic

Alfa Laval•Greer, SC

9d•$20•Onsite

About The Position

The PHE Mechanic performs equipment receipt, inspection, repair, testing, and packaging in accordance with company quality standards, standard operating procedures, and safety guidelines. The role disassembles plate heat exchangers (PHEs), cleans them, and rebuilds them to new standards. This is an on-site position in Greer, South Carolina. The mechanic receives and handles parts and equipment, completes inspection documentation, performs plate inspection and cleaning, installs replacement gaskets, and assembles or prepares equipment for shipment or customer pickup. The role also supports shipping, receiving, distribution, facility housekeeping, and daily ALPS meetings.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Ability to use measuring devices such as a tape measure and depth micrometer as required.
Good hand-eye coordination.
Flexibility and ability to work as a team player.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a manual shop environment; preferred but not required.
Experience operating forklift trucks, hand pallet jacks, and overhead cranes.

Responsibilities

Receive, count, verify, label, and store parts.
Uncrate equipment, remove gaskets, and disassemble PHEs.
For glued gaskets, place plates on hooks, submerge them in liquid nitrogen, then stack them on skids for chemical dipping.
Complete Preliminary, Actual, and Final Inspection reports and read PLAs and drawings as work progresses through the shop.
Perform dye-penetrant inspection by applying dye to plates and inspecting them under a black light for holes, cracks, or other irregularities; rinse off remaining dye.
Clean units using a pressure washer and paint them when specified.
Install new gaskets according to specifications, including glue, snap, or clip types.
For glued gaskets, glue and tape gaskets to plates, move plates to the cure oven, post-cure them, inspect them, remove tape, and stack plates for plate-pack configuration or frame assembly according to drawings.
For clip-on or snap-on gaskets, ensure the gasket is secure and stack plates for plate-pack configuration or frame assembly according to drawings.
Notify supervision promptly when supplies, tools, repair parts, or other facility needs require replenishment or attention.
Keep the work area and surrounding equipment clean and organized, performing housekeeping in accordance with 5S standards.
Uncrate equipment as needed to add customer items as directed by Capital Sales.
Uncrate customer-supplied parts and assemble or repackage them as needed for shipping or customer pickup.
Pick up or deliver customer equipment every couple of months or as needed.
Handle shipping, receiving, and distribution of Alfa Laval and customer equipment.
Participate actively in daily ALPS meetings.
Clock in and out, scan bar codes, and take photos.