Job Ref: # 3517174
Date Posted: 4/14/2026
City, State: Sulphur, Louisiana
Salary (USD): $55 - $65
Description
The Gas Turbine Technician is responsible for the operation, inspection, maintenance, and troubleshooting of industrial gas turbine units and associated auxiliary systems supporting natural gas compression or power generation facilities. This role ensures safe, reliable, and efficient turbine performance while maintaining compliance with regulatory, environmental, and company standards.
Must-Have Skills, Experience, and Education
• 3+ years of experience maintaining industrial gas turbines or large rotating equipment
• Strong understanding of turbine auxiliary systems including fuel gas, lube oil, cooling, and starting systems
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, mechanical drawings, and OEM manuals
• Experience with vibration monitoring and performance trending
• Strong troubleshooting and diagnostic skills
• Valid driver’s license
• Strong understanding of turbine auxiliary systems including fuel gas, lube oil, cooling, and starting systems
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, mechanical drawings, and OEM manuals
• Experience with vibration monitoring and performance trending
• Strong troubleshooting and diagnostic skills
• Valid driver’s license
Requirements
• Perform preventative and corrective maintenance on gas turbine systems
• Support combustion inspections, hot section inspections, and major overhauls
• Inspect and maintain fuel systems, lube oil systems, cooling systems, and starting systems
• Troubleshoot turbine performance issues including vibration, temperature spreads, and combustion instability
• Replace and maintain components such as fuel nozzles, igniters, thermocouples, filters, seals, and bearings
• Monitor operating parameters and condition monitoring systems
• Coordinate with instrumentation and electrical personnel on turbine control systems
• Support turbine startups, shutdowns, and emergency response events
• Assist OEM representatives during inspections and outages
• Maintain accurate maintenance documentation and compliance records
• Manage maintenance programs to ensure compliance with service agreements
• Follow all safety and environmental regulations and standards
• Participate in safety training and regulatory inspections
• Respond to emergency callouts within required timeframes
• Work overtime, weekends, and holidays as needed
• Perform physically demanding tasks including lifting, climbing, and working in confined spaces
• Support combustion inspections, hot section inspections, and major overhauls
• Inspect and maintain fuel systems, lube oil systems, cooling systems, and starting systems
• Troubleshoot turbine performance issues including vibration, temperature spreads, and combustion instability
• Replace and maintain components such as fuel nozzles, igniters, thermocouples, filters, seals, and bearings
• Monitor operating parameters and condition monitoring systems
• Coordinate with instrumentation and electrical personnel on turbine control systems
• Support turbine startups, shutdowns, and emergency response events
• Assist OEM representatives during inspections and outages
• Maintain accurate maintenance documentation and compliance records
• Manage maintenance programs to ensure compliance with service agreements
• Follow all safety and environmental regulations and standards
• Participate in safety training and regulatory inspections
• Respond to emergency callouts within required timeframes
• Work overtime, weekends, and holidays as needed
• Perform physically demanding tasks including lifting, climbing, and working in confined spaces
Nice-to-Have Skills, Experience, and Education
• Experience with turbine control systems such as Mark VIe or similar platforms
• Commercial driver’s license or ability to obtain one
• Strong leadership and organizational skills
• Experience working in remote or field-based environments
• Commercial driver’s license or ability to obtain one
• Strong leadership and organizational skills
• Experience working in remote or field-based environments
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