Aero Mechanical Technician Perth, Australia
FieldCore
- Perth, WA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- As part of a team provide customers with technical direction and support on Aeroderivative gas turbines, including hands on maintenance and repair.
- Perform all mechanical and hydraulic maintenance, repair or replacement of parts as directed
- Use hand tools and small power tools to conduct general maintenance of GE Aeroderivative Gas Turbines
- Execute hands-on job duties on site, including sub-contractor coordination and customer/internal communication
- Troubleshoot complicated mechanical and hydraulic problems on variable pitch/ variable speed turbines
- Write accurate professional reports acting as single point of contact between Customers and GE concerning technical issues and interfacing with all involved functions
- Ensure all in-field activities carried out safely complying with company environmental health & Safety (EHS) guidelines and procedures
- Keep reliability of Customers assets and to provide support for all customers.
- Drive customer satisfaction through commitment to quality.
- Provide all the information and document to administrative department to correctly and timely invoice the customers.
- Assist in all areas of site as directed by manager or lead technician.
- Travel may be required
- Ability and willingness to work holidays, weekends and overtime as required by field assignments
- 2+ years of work as a mechanical technician on aircraft engines, aero-derivative engines or other types of turbine technology.
- Experience with industrial equipment that involves lifting / rigging, maintaining, dismantling, and installing machinery and industrial mechanical service equipment.
- Experience aligning above equipment, using dial indicators/calipers, micrometers, hoists or jacks is a plus.
- Able to interpret and implement technical procedures, safely use basic hand tools and dismantle and assemble industrial machinery & equipment
- Solid knowledge of general Lock-out/Tag-out procedures, compression tubing fitting and bending skills and knowledge of rigging and lifting equipment
- Computer skills
- Fluent in English
- May be required to work on offshore platforms
- Airframe & Power Certification, Associate’s Degree in a Technical field, or former U.S. Military Gas Turbine Systems Technician is preferred.
- Experience with GE Jet Engines, LM2500, LM6000 or LMS100 gas turbines is also preferred.
- Solid skills acquired with trainings and required to disassemble and reassemble complex rotating equipment – Bolting, Hydraulic Bolting, Flange Management, Small Bore Piping, Basic Rigging/Lifting, O/H Crane Operator
- Good mechanical/technical and oral communication skills.
- Critical thinking ability.
- May be required to handle time-sensitive tasks and maintain a schedule within operationally challenging environments.
- Must work well both independently and in a team environment.