Senior Manufacturing Specialist

ATCO Noise Management,

Higgott-Kane Division

 

(“HKA”; www.higg-kane-atco.com ), is an engineering, procurement, project management and construction management company specializing in gas turbine silencers, intake  filtration, anti-icing, diverter damper, exhaust stack and enclosure systems for the challenging environment of combustion turbines.  HKA is located in Cambridge, Ontario, and provides manufactured products and services for the gas turbine industry throughout the world.

 

In business for 30 years, HKA is a division of ATCO Noise Management, located in Calgary, Alberta.  ATCO Noise is a leader in turnkey industrial noise control solutions (www.atconoise.com ).  Other company offices are located in Houston, Texas; Curitiba, Brazil; Newcastle, UK; Saco and Westford, Maine; and Ottawa, Ontario.  HKA is part of the ATCO Group of companies (www.atco.com) with $8 B in assets, 7,800 employees, and worldwide operations.  ATCO is involved in workforce housing, power generation, electricity transmission and distribution, pipelines, gas processing, gas distribution, travel, information technology, and noise management.

 

Higgott-Kane is currently seeking a Senior Manufacturing Specialist in the Engineering Group, located in the Portland area, Maine.

 

The Senior Manufacturing Specialist’s duties include quality assurance inspection of gas turbine systems fabrication, development of shop manufacturing plans, fabrication training, field inspections, and troubleshooting of operating systems.  The candidate should have the following skills and experiences:

(1)a minimum of 10 years experience in metal fabrication, steel plate, structural steel, and stainless steels for thermal cycling systems,

(2) ability to read and thoroughly understand technical and fabrication drawings,

(3) ability to plan and organize work flow through a shop,

(4) develop productivity improvement concepts, value engineering,

(5) train and provide instructions to skilled and non-skilled workers in union or non-union environments,

(6) liason with workers and management in sub-contractor facilities,

(7) ability to troubleshoot thermally stressed components, seals, and mechanical systems,

(8) reliable and good communicator,

(9) provide concise verbal and written progress reports,

(10) ability to travel and work in safe project locations throughout the world,

(11) experience in the gas turbine industry would be an asset,

(12) ability to speak other languages would be considered an asset but not required, and

(13) Certified Welding Inspector would be an asset but not required.



Pease submit your resume and cover letter in confidence to Mr. Simon Broughton, Senior Manager, Operations, at simon.broughton@higg-kane-atco.com by April 30, 2008.