Sr. Machinery Mechanic

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About the role

Job Summary

The Senior Industrial Motor & Generator Mechanic is a hands-on technical leader who independently disassembles, inspects, troubleshoots, repairs, reassembles, and supports testing of heavy-industrial motors, generators, pumps, gearboxes, and related rotating equipment. This role supports mission-critical equipment for utilities, water, mining, manufacturing, semiconductor, aerospace, agriculture, food production, and other industrial markets.

Senior mechanics serve as trusted technical resources in a skilled, team-oriented shop, working with mechanics, winders, machinists, welders, test technicians, engineers, project managers, and supervisors to solve challenging repairs safely, correctly, and efficiently.

Ideal candidates bring strong rotating equipment, industrial maintenance, millwright, field service, heavy equipment, aviation, military, power generation, mining, pump, turbine, compressor, or similar mechanical repair experience, with the judgment, communication, and ownership expected from a senior shop resource.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Independently perform and guide complex teardown, inspection, repair, reassembly, and testing support for industrial motors, generators, pumps, gearboxes, and related equipment.
• Diagnose mechanical and electromechanical failures using inspection results, measurements, operating history, test results, and observed equipment condition.
• Work on high-value rotating equipment serving power, water, mining, manufacturing, semiconductor, aerospace, agriculture, food production, and other industrial markets.
• Inspect bearings, journals, fits, shafts, housings, end shields, fans, couplings, seals, brush rigging, rotors, stators, and related assemblies.
• Determine repair requirements, identify practical options, and communicate concerns affecting scope, quality, schedule, safety, or customer approval.
• Read and apply job cards, drawings, specifications, repair procedures, customer requirements, and technical documentation.
• Support root cause analysis, failure analysis, and repair planning.
• Coordinate repair work with shop trades, supervisors, project managers, and engineering support.
• Perform balancing, vibration analysis, alignment, final inspection, and testing activities as assigned.
• Identify when machining, welding, replacement parts, engineering review, or customer approval may be required.
• Mentor developing mechanics while modeling safe work habits, documentation discipline, and high workmanship standards.
• Promote safe work practices, high-quality workmanship, and efficient job execution.
• Communicate clearly across departments, stay calm under changing priorities, and support a culture of safety, respect, accountability, and problem-solving.
• Maintain accurate inspection notes, repair documentation, measurement records, and job status updates.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Advanced mechanical and electromechanical troubleshooting ability.
• Strong understanding of industrial rotating equipment repair practices.
• Strong knowledge of bearings, fits, shafts, housings, seals, couplings, fans, and related assemblies.
• Ability to inspect worn, damaged, overheated, contaminated, or failed components and identify likely causes.
• Ability to use precision measuring tools accurately.
• Ability to work from drawings, specifications, procedures, and customer requirements.
• Ability to train and mentor less experienced mechanics.
• Ability to communicate technical findings clearly across departments.
• Ability to remain calm and productive under changing priorities, emergency jobs, and customer-driven schedules.
• Willingness to teach, share knowledge, ask good questions, and support team success without ego.
• Strong ownership of safety, quality, documentation, schedule awareness, and customer-critical workmanship.
• Respectful communication with shop trades, engineering, supervisors, project managers, and customers as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Significant hands-on experience repairing industrial machinery, rotating equipment, motors, generators, pumps, gearboxes, turbines, compressors, heavy equipment, power generation, mining, aviation, military mechanical systems, or similar complex equipment.
• Demonstrated ability to independently disassemble, inspect, troubleshoot, repair, and reassemble complex mechanical equipment.
• Demonstrated ability to use precision measuring tools and document findings.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate repair findings, risks, and next steps to supervisors and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to safely perform physical work in an industrial shop or field environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct industrial motor and generator repair experience.
• Experience with high-voltage motors or large generators.
• Pump, gearbox, turbine, compressor, blower, or heavy rotating equipment experience.
• Industrial maintenance, millwright, power generation, mining, aviation, military, diesel, heavy equipment, or precision mechanical repair experience.
• Field service experience.
• Vibration analysis and dynamic balancing experience.
• Rigging, crane, forklift, or heavy material handling experience.
• Experience supporting failure analysis or root cause analysis.
• Experience training, mentoring, or leading other technicians.

Work Schedule, Service, and Tooling Requirements

• Work schedule may vary based on customer and shop needs.
• Overtime may be required.
• Weekend work, shift work, emergency call-outs, or occasional travel may be required.
• Senior mechanics may support urgent customer needs, extended repairs, field service, or jobs requiring additional technical leadership.
• Employees are responsible for basic personal hand tools commonly used in their trade. Sulzer provides specialty tools, shop equipment, and job-specific tooling.

Safety and Physical Requirements

• Promote safety for self, coworkers, customers, and visitors at all times.
• Identify, communicate, and help correct unsafe conditions.
• Report injuries, near misses, equipment damage, and safety concerns promptly.
• Wear required PPE, which may include safety footwear, eye protection, hearing protection, gloves, hard hat, respirator, or other job-specific protection.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, climb, reach, use hands and fingers, and work around large industrial equipment.
• Ability to lift, move, secure, adjust, and work with heavy components as required.
• Ability to work safely around cranes, forklifts, rotating equipment, electrical equipment, cleaning processes, and heavy components.

Growth Opportunities

Senior mechanics who demonstrate technical leadership, safe work habits, calm urgency, customer focus, documentation discipline, mentoring ability, and ownership of quality workmanship may advance into lead mechanic, crew lead, field service lead, supervisor, test support, vibration/balancing support, project management support, or other technical leadership roles.

What we offer you

What We Offer You

• 15 days of paid time off and 12 company-paid holidays
• 401k plan with a 6% match
• Comprehensive health plan including medical, dental, vision, Life, short-term & long-term disability
• Health savings account matching
• Motivating wellness program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid paternal leave
• Gym reimbursement

Sulzer is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in the strength of a diverse workforce and are committed to offering an inclusive work environment.

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