Customer Product Repair Mechanic at Flowserve, Baton Rouge, LA
Customer Product Repair Mechanic at Flowserve in Baton Rouge, LA. Full-time. Est. up to $80k. Apply with swipeandhired.
Flowserve is seeking a skilled, hands-on Customer Product Repair Mechanic to join our Quick Response Center team. In this role, you will lead the end-to-end teardown, Disassembly, Cleaning, and Inspection, precision repair, and reassembly of mission-critical industrial flow equipment—including centrifugal pumps, mechanical seals, rotating equipment, electric actuators, and compressors.
Key Responsibilities
- Disassembly, Cleaning & Inspection: Teardown incoming rotating equipment, clean parts, photograph components, and document wear/condition to support accurate customer repair quotes.
- Precision Inspection & Dimensional Checks: Accurately set up and read precision measuring tools (micrometers, dial indicators, calipers, depth gauges) to check critical fits, run-outs, and tolerances.
- Mechanical Assembly & Overhaul: Rebuild equipment to OEM specifications using hand/power tools, torches, liquid nitrogen shrink-fitting, and overhead cranes/rigging.
- Testing & Dynamic Balancing: Conduct low-pressure air tests, high-pressure hydrostatic testing, and operate dynamic balancing machines on rotating components.
- Finishing & Final Prep: Apply industrial paint, mount nameplates/tags, and prep completed units for customer shipment.
- Shop Coordination & Safety: Partner with Production Planners, Service Coordinators, and Quality teams on job status while championing a zero-incident safety culture and Stop Work Authority.
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Experience: 0–2+ years of mechanical repair, machine shop, automotive repair, or mechanical/electrical assembly experience (vocational training or hands-on trade experience welcome).
- Technical Aptitude: Ability to read blueprints, engineering drawings, assembly checklists, and written SOPs.
- Tooling: Must own a standard set of SAE hand tools, precision measuring instruments (micrometers, calipers, dial indicators), and a roll-around toolbox.
- Physical Requirements: Ability to stand for extended periods, perform overhead lifting/motion, lift up to 25–50 lbs, and work overtime/weekends as customer repair turnaround demands.
- Education: High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience with industrial rotating equipment (centrifugal pumps, compressors, turbines, or gearboxes).
- Hands-on exposure to valve automation, actuators, or electrical wiring.
- Experience working in a fast-paced aftermarket service center or Quick Response Center.
What We Can Offer You At Flowserve, you'll find a range of options to fit your, and your family's, needs. We want to provide our team with the right resources to invest in your physical, mental and financial well-being no matter where you sit or what stage of life you're in. Our benefits include:
•Competitive Salary
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Retirement Planning & Financial Wellness Resources
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Parental Leave
- Life, Supplemental Life, Child, Spousal, and AD&D Insurance
*Benefits vary by job, location and/or collective bargaining agreement.
If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click Apply.