Job Description

Overview

Build your career with EthosEnergy as a 2nd Shift Mechanical Gas Turbine Rotor Specialist at our Houston, TX gas turbine repair facility. In this critical, hands-on role, you will plan and coordinate complex repairs on gas turbine rotating equipment while ensuring compliance with customer requirements and EthosEnergy standards.

Responsibilities

  • Review job releases, equipment history, and supporting documentation to confirm the scope of work and prepare incoming inspection packages.
  • Build and maintain ERP job records, shop work packages, inspection forms, and related production documentation.
  • Review drawings, specifications, work instructions, and inspection results to verify compliance with EthosEnergy and OEM standards.
  • Develop repair scopes and cost estimates covering labor, materials, outside services, and required technical resources.
  • Coordinate scope, estimates, and technical requirements with Engineering, Manufacturing, Project Management, Commercial, and leadership.
  • Lead project scope reviews, document agreed changes, and update cost workbooks and ERP records as needed.
  • Initiate purchases for parts, materials, and vendor services; monitor supplier deliverables and resolve issues with Supply Chain.
  • Partner with Manufacturing on make-or-buy decisions and support production schedules, including overtime when required.
  • Prepare RFQ estimates and extra-work cost authorizations in coordination with Commercial, Engineering, Manufacturing, and management.
  • Identify process improvements and continuously expand technical knowledge of rotating equipment and repair methods.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of direct experience in turbomachinery repairs is preferred.
  • 2-3 years minimum in a manufacturing or repair shop environment.
  • Customer relations and project planning experience are required.
  • Minimum HS diploma or GED.
  • BS in engineering is preferred, will consider years of experience combined with education for this position.
  • Certifications in CAD or PMP are a plus.
  • Strong knowledge of gas turbine operating principles and components.
  • Ability to read OEM manuals, engineering drawings, and work instructions.
  • Experience disassembling, assembling, inspecting, and repairing gas turbine components.
  • Proficiency with precision measurement tools.
  • Knowledge of machining tolerances and safe use of hand and power tools.
  • Skilled in performing inspections and maintaining accurate records.
  • Working knowledge of safety compliance and practices.
  • Ability to train and mentor employees and collaborate across teams.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Shift: Monday-Friday, 3:30 p.m.-12:00 a.m., with overtime available based on business needs.
  • Location: Houston, TX gas turbine repair facility.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $26/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$34/hr across 87 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Houston, TX

We're tracking 360 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 211 different employers. 157 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,424 other active welding openings from 737 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

EthosEnergy currently has 2 other openings live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Zachry Group (26), Welding Shop in Houston, TX (25), and Austin Industries (23). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pasadena at $40/hr, San Angelo at $39/hr, and Midlothian at $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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