Tooling Maintenance Technician
Headquartered in San Diego, California, USA, Solar Turbines Incorporated, a subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc., is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of industrial gas turbines, with more than 13,900 units and over 1.7billion operating hours in 98 countries.
Products from Solar Turbines play an important role in the development of oil, natural gas and power generation projects around the world. Solar Turbines’ products include gas turbine engines (rated from 1590 to 30,000 horsepower), gas compressors, and gas turbine-powered compressor sets, mechanical-drive packages and generator sets (ranging from 1.1 to 22 megawatts).
Solar’s customers put the company’s products to work in many areas including production, processing and pipeline transmission of natural gas and crude oil and generation of electricity and thermal energy for processing applications, such as manufacturing chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and food products.
Solar’s foundation is people and Solar’s culture is one where individual contributions are valued, diversity in the workplace is encouraged, and safety is emphasized in all aspects of the business. Solar Turbines is comprised of a dedicated and multi-talented workforce of more than 7,000 employees with decades of experience working as a global team.
We currently have a career opportunity for a Tooling Technician at our Desoto facility in Dallas, TX.
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
The Tooling Maintenance Technician is able to perform tooling maintenance tasks with direct supervision. Provide routine repair and maintenance of shop tooling to defined safety and technical standards and specifications. Provide load testing for required tooling to defined technical specification for certification of new tools and repair and re-certification of existing tools after repair.
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Inspections of lifting tools
- Coordination of internal fabrication/repair activities
- Tooling load testing – certification of new tools and existing tools after repair
- Maintain supply of consumable tool repair items
- Implement and maintain preventive maintenance program for specific tooling/gauges
- Assist production with creating Task Risk Assessments for use of new tools
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Min. 6 months – 1 year experience working with tooling
- Minimum high school education or a trade school certificate
- Demonstrated mechanical aptitude
- Basic computer skills (Excel, Word)
- Willing to work overtime and weekends as needed to meet production and team goals
- Must be able to operate effectively in a team environment
- Ability to read engineering drawings is a plus
- Experience with lifting tool load testing is a plus
- Experience with or willingness to learn Pro-E
Local candidates will be given strong preference.
Solar Turbines offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, life insurance, vacation, 401k, incentive bonus, tuition reimbursement and professional development/advancement opportunities. This position does not qualify for relocation.
Solar Turbines is an equal opportunity employer.
Solar Turbines conducts drug screens and background checks.
Please visit our website www.solarturbines.com for more information about our company.
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