DCI/ Pump Repair Technician
Flowserve Corporation · Pasadena, TX · Yesterday
EngineeringFull-time
About the role
Flowserve is a world leader in supplying fluid motion and control products. We offer highly competitive hourly wages, comprehensive benefits from day one, robust overtime potential, and a collaborative shop culture where elite craftsmanship is respected and rewarded.
Responsibilities
- Execute Full Overhauls: Perform complete teardown, cleaning, and inspection (DCI) on high-energy overhung process pumps (like the Durco Mark 3) and heavy between-bearings multistage pumps (API 610 BB1-BB5 layouts).
- Precision Measurement & Testing: Utilize micrometers, dial indicators, and calipers to measure critical fits, clearances, and run-outs down to exact decimal specifications.
- Document all findings clearly on dimensional evaluation sheets.
- Advanced Assemblies: Safely use torches, heating induction tools, and liquid nitrogen for interference/shrink fits; operate balancing machines and perform low-pressure air and hydrostatic testing to verify seal integrity.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner directly with applications engineers, machinists, and operations team members to map out custom repair plans and minimize customer downtime.
Requirements
- 3 to 5+ years of dedicated, hands-on experience overhauling heavy industrial rotating equipment (centrifugal process pumps, high-voltage actuators, or compressors).
- Absolute fluency reading mechanical blueprints, cross-sectional drawings, and technical data packages.
- You must own a complete personal set of SAE hand tools, basic precision measurement instruments, and a roll-around toolbox ready for the shop floor.
- Comfort with heavy shop demands (lifting up to 50 lbs, standing for extended periods) and a flexible schedule open to overtime or weekend emergency turnarounds when our customers face critical line-down scenarios.
Qualifications
- A High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
Skills
- Hands-on experience overhauling heavy industrial rotating equipment.
- Fluency in reading mechanical blueprints, cross-sectional drawings, and technical data packages.
- Ownership of a complete personal set of SAE hand tools, basic precision measurement instruments, and a roll-around toolbox.
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits from day one, robust overtime potential, and a collaborative shop culture where elite craftsmanship is respected and rewarded.
Pay
Competitive hourly wages.
Schedule
Flexible schedule open to overtime or weekend emergency turnarounds when our customers face critical line-down scenarios.
Company
Flowserve is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company.