Job Description:

• 1) Assembles steam and gas turbine subassemblies according to drawings, using measuring instruments, handtools, and power tools: Chips, grinds, and files welds and patches on castings and relief areas on cylinder joints to obtain specified clearances or smooth finish, using pneumatic chipping hammer and pedestal grinder.

• 2) Drills and taps holes in castings to seat nipples and valves, using single-spindle drill press.

• 3) Fills castings, high pressure cylinders, turbine exhaust ends, gland casings, relay cylinders, compressor cylinders, and compressor heads with water, using high pressure pump to simulate steam pressure in turbine.

• 4) Measures expansion of unit, using micrometer-scaled rod.

• 5) Inspects weldments, baffles, valves, valve seats, and piping for leaks.

• 6) Inserts heating element of electric heater into hollow studs and heats studs to facilitate tightening with wrenches.

• 7) Bolts or dowels fitted parts together, using wrenches and pneumatic hammer.

• 8) Measures clearances and spacing, using feeler gauges, calipers, and micrometers.

• 9) May cut expansion reliefs in cylinders and exhaust end joints, using portable power hacksaw.