Compressor Shop Test Operator

Compressor Shop Test Operator

Roles and Responsibilities

• Foster an environment of teamwork, compliance and continual improvement.
• Adhere to the company Safety, Quality, Environmental and Information Security policies and procedures.
• Proactive engagement with HSE and 5S initiatives.
• Follow and apply technical and non-technical instructions, both written and verbal.
• Change and setup of compressor shop test stand for differing configurations of centrifugal compressor.
• Installation and support alignment of centrifugal compressors, gearboxes and motor drivers in the shop test stand.
• Experience and ability to work within NEC and IEC requirements.
• Bend install and remove ridged conduit and tubing.
• Wiring, installation and removal of junction boxes in compliance with engineering drawings.
• Wiring, installation and removal of test stand instrumentation and measuring equipment.
• Operation of electrical and instrument test equipment accompanied by shop hand tooling.
• Participation of centrifugal compressor performance and mechanical integrity testing, taking technical direction from the Compressor Shop Test Engineers and Technical Field Advisors.
• Support gas seal leak testing on centrifugal compressor assemblies.
• Support disassembly and re-assembly of centrifugal compressors to enable testing of both the spare and working rotors.
• Support disassembly of dry gas seal and bearing assemblies to enable quality inspection after centrifugal compressor test runs.
• Support installation of centrifugal compressor dry gas seals and bearing assemblies.
• Use precision measuring tooling to measure and record required quality/engineering inspection dimensions and data to ensure assembly complies with technical documentation tolerancing.
• Ensure all precision measuring tooling, including multi-meters, is within calibration date before use.
• Cleaning, including grit blasting, of equipment and parts when required.
• Participate in assembly of new unit packages when the compressor shop test stand has down time.
• Troubleshooting of test facility issues, including high and low voltage electrical.
• Safe rigging and lifting of parts and equipment.
• Safe material handling of parts and equipment.
• Lead and participate in test stand and shop upgrade and improvement projects.
• Active participation in company training initiatives, both technical and non-technical.
• Take ownership and responsibility of ensuring work areas, storage areas, toolboxes, etc. are organized and clean in compliance with 5S principles.
• Swift and accurate entry of labor hours into shop time entry system.
• Work efficiently and effectively to support company goals of on-time delivery and maintaining project budgets.
• Compliance with departmental objectives, and company HSE and Quality protocols.
• Compliance with company measurement tooling calibration procedures.
• Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Requirements

• Five or more years related experience in shop environment.
• Demonstrated I&E skills and aptitude.
• Demonstrated mechanical skills and aptitude.
• Experience wiring and assembling junction boxes.
• Experience bending and installing of tubing and conduit.
• Experience installing instrumentation and measuring equipment.
• Experience fabricating and installing supports, brackets, cable trays, etc.
• Experience carrying out Megger and contact resistance testing of components and wiring.
• Strong ability and willingness to learn and develop technical ability, knowledge and skillsets.
• Good communication skills with peers, supervisors, managers, engineers and quality personnel.
• Able to read and apply information in mechanical drawings, schematics, technical documents, etc.
• Able to understand and apply both written and verbal instructions.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Electrical and Shop Safety knowledge.
• Electrical and mechanical drawing reading and comprehension.  Ability to read and comprehend production packets in English.
• Strong ability and willingness to learn and develop technical ability, knowledge and skillsets.
• Proactive in taking on responsibility and accountability.
• Good problem solving skills.
• Good time management skills.
• Able and willing to work outside of normal business hours to maintain customer critical to quality requirement and schedule.
• Able to travel for training, occasionally for extended periods of time.
• Experience using forklifts and overhead cranes.

Preferred Skills

• High School Diploma or GED Equivalent
• Technical School Degree.
• Demonstrated experience working in a compressor performance testing environment.
• Able troubleshoot high and low voltage test facility electrical issues.
• Experience in assembly of centrifugal compressors, including dry gas seal installation.
• Experience in the alignment of high-speed rotational equipment.
• Good ability with computers and Microsoft Office products.
• Experience as Lead I&E Technician.

Work environment

• Manufacturing shop environment

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and use hands to finger, handle or touch objects to perform job activities.  The employee is frequently required to reach above shoulders, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and talk or hear.

The employee is occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and use foot/feet to operate machine.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.