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What this posting asks for
Level: Senior — The posting asks for 5+ years of experience.
Main responsibilities
- Receive, inspect, and set trailer-mounted and skid-mounted gas turbines and generators
- Perform precision alignment of turbine-to-generator couplings, including laser and dial-indicator methods, soft-foot correction, and thermal growth compensation
- Land, level, grout, and anchor rotating equipment using hydraulic jacks, non-shrink grout, and epoxy anchors
- Torque and control coupling and foundation hardware through each install
- Preserve idle turbomachinery until startup, including rotor barring, space heaters, and desiccant
- Assist OEM dry-crank and motoring of turbine packages
- Install SCR stacks and associated mechanical equipment; work around aqueous ammonia emissions systems
- Rig and signal crane moves of heavy rotating equipment; follow lockout/tagout and machinery-installation standards (API RP 686)
- Execute OEM installation work packages in the field with engineers, technicians, and OEM technical advisors
- Coordinate with other crafts to keep picks, grout pours, and alignment windows on schedule
Competencies an interviewer will look for
- Technical skill Core
In the posting: “You set the machines, laser-align the couplings, grout them, preserve them until they run, and install the emissions equipment as foundations come out of the…” · “Land, level, grout, and anchor rotating equipment using hydraulic jacks, non-shrink grout, and epoxy anchors” · “Install SCR stacks and associated mechanical equipment;”
Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off. - Planning and organisation Core
In the posting: “Coordinate with other crafts to keep picks, grout pours, and alignment windows on schedule” · “Able to prioritize and execute in a high-pressure, fast-paced construction environment” · “Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX’s Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable acco…”
Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how. - Attention to detail and quality Core
In the posting: “Perform precision alignment of turbine-to-generator couplings, including laser and dial-indicator methods, soft-foot correction, and thermal growth compensation” · “follow lockout/tagout and machinery-installation standards (API RP 686)” · “Maintain installed packages and run standard operating procedures after set”
Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used. - Stakeholder management Core
In the posting: “Perform precision alignment of turbine-to-generator couplings, including laser and dial-indicator methods, soft-foot correction, and thermal growth compensation” · “Coordinate with other crafts to keep picks, grout pours, and alignment windows on schedule” · “Demonstrated laser-alignment of couplings and dial-indicator alignment, including soft-foot correction and thermal growth / hot-running offset”
Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.
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- Walk me through a piece of work where you used your strongest technical skill. What exactly did you do? From this posting
- You have three urgent tasks due today and time to finish only two. How do you decide? From this posting
- Tell me about a time you caught an error before it reached a customer or a report. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you had to get agreement from people who wanted different things. From this posting
- How have you used scheduling in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you helped someone on your team get better at their work. From this posting
- Two managers ask you to book the same room at the same time. What do you do?
- Describe a time you handled an upset customer or colleague.
- Tell me about a time you had several deadlines at once. How did you decide what to do first?
- Give an example of a mistake you caught before it caused a problem.
- Tell me about a time you taught someone how to do something.
- Describe a time you took the lead without being asked.
- Tell me about a time you had to explain something complicated in simple terms.
- Describe a process you improved.
- Do you have any questions for us?
- Why do you want to work here?
- Why is there a gap in your employment? Difficult question
- Why did you leave your last job? Difficult question
- Why are you changing careers? Difficult question
- What is your greatest weakness? Difficult question
- What are your salary expectations? Difficult question
- You seem overqualified for this role. Why do you want it? Difficult question
- Improper-question practice: How old are you? / Do you have children? / Where are you from originally?
- A customer is angry about a delay you did not cause. What do you do?
- How do you keep track of many open customer requests?
- Tell me about a time you could not give a customer what they wanted.
- You find that the inventory count does not match the system. What do you do?
- Tell me about a time a shipment or delivery went wrong.
- How do you make sure safety rules are followed on a busy shift?
- How have you used spreadsheets in your work?
- Tell me about a time you had to enter or check a lot of data accurately.
- Tell me about a sale or agreement you are proud of.
- A prospect says your price is too high. How do you respond?
- How do you keep your pipeline organised?
- Tell me about a technical problem you solved on your own.
- You find a bug right before a release. What do you do?
- Walk me through how you would check whether a report's numbers are right.