Job Description Summary

The Test Facility Technician will perform inspections, troubleshoot, repair, replace, install, and adjust non-powered electronic, electric, and mechanical equipment and rotating power service machinery.

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Job Description

Essential Responsibilities:

As the Test Facility Technician, you will:

• Prioritize safety above all else by maintaining a rigorous adherence to safety standards and processes, ensuring that safety risks and issues are identified, reported, and addressed immediately.
• Embrace a culture of respect, valuing inclusive teams and diverse perspectives.
• Enable the flow of information by inviting participation and responding productively.
• Approach daily work with continuous improvement in mind, working to continuously develop and improve Test Facility department practices to reduce cycle time, improve machine availability and efficiency, and lower operating costs.
• Follow methods, standards, and work instructions to:
  •  inspect, troubleshoot, repair, install, adjust, and maintain mechanical and rotating systems and equipment
  • utilize technical procedures, drawings, equipment specifications, and repair instructions to ensure proper specifications are met
  • utilize precision measuring instrumentation such as digital low resistance ohmmeters, meggers, micrometers, and others to calibrate, test, and adjust equipment for proper operating characteristics
  • complete preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of essential operating systems to ensure reliability. Systems include:
    • Oil lubrication (main, gear, seal, and high-pressure)
    • Drive motor
    • Shafting
    • Planetary Drive Gearbox
    • Controls / Control Room Instrumentation
    • Ventilation systems
    • Vacuum systems
    • Power (excitation, transformer, and emergency)
    • Cooling water
    • Low Speed Balancing Machine (Schenck-Trebel)

• connect lubrication piping to and from equipment, and test to evaluate proper operation
• monitor equipment using a Human Machine Interface (HMI) during testing
• assemble equipment or adjust tension on nuts and bolts, or position parts to set specified clearances by fastening to foundation or other structures
• measure and insert shims between moving and stationary parts
• move machinery and equipment using overhead crane, hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks
• lay out mounting holes using measuring instruments and drill holes with power drill or press
• bolt assemblies to basic assembly units
• dismantle equipment, using hand tools, power tools, pneumatic tools, and hydraulic tools
• shrink-fit bushings, sleeves, rings, gears, and hubs to specified items using portable gas heating equipment
• dismantle machinery and equipment for shipment to installation site, storage area or warehouse
• operate small mechanical lathe to grind, file and turn machine parts to dimensional specifications
• install and test instrumentation with special equipment and verify systems output on balancing software

Qualifications / Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent (GED)
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing, service facility, or public environment; applying electrical and mechanical principle in repair, installation, and maintenance

Eligibility Requirements:

• This position is 100% onsite at GE Richmond, VA Repair Center
• Must be legally authorized to work in the USA without sponsorship now or in the future.
• This position has the ability to work on 1st, 2nd or a rotating shift; must be flexible for either (1st: 7am-3:30pm / 2nd: 11pm - 7:30am; times may vary based on OT needs)
• Ability and willingness to perform the physical requirements of the position with or without reasonable accommodations
• Ability and willingness to obey all safety rules including the wearing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as steel-toed shoes, safety glasses, and hearing protection in designated areas
• Ability and willingness to work overtime, rotating shifts, holidays, and weekends, as business needs dictate

Desired Characteristics:

• Ability to maintain rigorous adherence to safety standards and processes;
• Demonstrated ability to perform inclusively in a diverse environment and to promote inclusion and diversi