Hydroelectric Mechanic (HEM)

Hydro Electric Mechanic

Since its foundation in 1986, Thompson Construction Group, Inc. has grown from a small, local company into one of the largest privately held companies based in South Carolina. Our diverse services portfolio includes capital projects, power services, maintenance services, disaster recovery, hydro consulting and commercial construction. We believe in investing in our employees to help them reach their professional goals, as well as their personal goals. Thompson promotes a work environment that fosters learning, leadership, and development along with a safety culture that never waivers. Thompson is headquartered in Sumter, South Carolina with offices spanning the United States, primarily southeast and central United States.

The primary role of the Hydro Electric Mechanic is to perform turbine installations or repairs on project sites or in the repair shop. The position requires frequent travel to project sites to supervise, fabricate, disassemble, repair, reassemble turbine components as needed.

Job Responsibilities

• Perform the disassembly, repair, dimension collection, and reassembly of components in the field or shop.
• Perform welding, machining, and fabrication projects using common welding and cutting process and equipment.
• Participate in pre task safety meetings.
• Perform millwright job functions on project sites or shop as required.
  • Perform precision measurements, rigging, crane operation, turbine assembly, etc..
  • Perform cavitation repairs to turbine components in shop and project sites.
• Keep turbine tools, equipment, and trucks in clean working order.
• Verify precision tools are calibrated before use.
• Regularly inspect rigging and lifting equipment. Notify Onsite Technical Rep if replacement is needed.
• Unload / load trucks and deliveries to and from shop using overhead crane and forklift.
• Available for forklift, rigging, and overhead crane certification and operation.
  • Basic knowledge of overhead crane rigging and techniques, NCCO rigging / crane operator certifications preferred
  • Experience driving and operating construction equipment such as trucks, overhead cranes, trailers, forklifts, man lifts etc.

Job Qualifications

• High School Diploma/General Education Development (GED)
• 3 or more years of construction experience, hydroelectric turbine manufacturing or field service experience preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and instructions
• Ability to measure parts and read precision tools such as micrometers and dial indicators
• Comprehensive knowledge of mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electric industrial tools.
• Steel plate / pipe fabrication skills and experience in oxy fuel / plasma torch cutting, SMAW, GMAW, and GTAW welding processes –Welding certifications preferred

Benefits

• We strive to provide a competitive compensation and benefits package. This includes but is not limited to medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k), wellness programs and career development.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.