How to hire a gas turbine technician

How to hire a gas turbine technician, step by step

Here's a step-by-step gas turbine technician hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a gas turbine technician job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new gas turbine technician
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your gas turbine technician job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a gas turbine technician for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   A gas turbine technician's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, gas turbine technicians from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list shows salaries for various types of gas turbine technicians.

   Type of Gas Turbine Technician	Description	Hourly rate
   Gas Turbine Technician	Industrial machinery mechanics and maintenance workers maintain and repair factory equipment and other industrial machinery, such as conveying systems, production machinery, and packaging equipment. Millwrights install, dismantle, repair, reassemble, and move machinery in factories, power plants, and construction sites.	$13-37
   Industrial Mechanic	An industrial mechanic maintains and repairs equipment and any other industrial types of machinery in a factory. Industrial mechanics manage the operation of machinery like production machinery, packaging equipment, and conveying systems... Show more	$18-34
   Service And Repair Technician	Service and repair technicians install, maintains, or repair equipment and often travel to customer's location to provide service and maintenance. They are also known as field service technicians who have technical knowledge and skills to be able to install and conduct product testing or demo to properly instruct customers on the proper usage of the product... Show more	$13-28

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Preventive Maintenance
   • Hand Tools
   • Electrical Equipment
   • Auxiliary Equipment
   • Turbine Generators
   • Gas Turbine Engines
   • Troubleshoot
   • Turbine Engines
   • Switches
   • Corrective Maintenance
   • Mechanical Components
   • Fuel Oil
   • Routine Maintenance
   • Support Systems

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage supplies, inventory and equipment for the USS Vicksburg, CG69 destroyer.
   • Manage all update safety documents per OSHA requirements.
   • Maintain, repair, troubleshoot and modify aircraft gas turbines, gas turbine indicating and controls systems.
   • Advance knowledge in PLC systems.
   • complete demolition and rebuilds on Westinghouse turbines also general electric' G.E . '
   • Open and close valves and switches in sequence to start and shut down auxiliary units.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your gas turbine technician job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A gas turbine technician salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, gas turbine technicians' average salary in oregon is 52% less than in alaska.
   • Seniority. Entry-level gas turbine technicians earn 64% less than senior-level gas turbine technicians.
   • Certifications. A gas turbine technician with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a gas turbine technician's salary.

   Average gas turbine technician salary

   $47,405yearly

   $22.79 hourly rate

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   Entry-level gas turbine technician salary

   $28,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 14, 2025

4. Writing a gas turbine technician job description

   A good gas turbine technician job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a gas turbine technician job description:

   Gas turbine technician job description example

   One of the nation's largest power supply cooperatives in Alabama is seeking Combustion Turbine Technicians. You will be responsible for the performance, operations, and maintenance of the combustion turbine technologies and electric generating assets at a powerplant facility located in Birmingham, AL. The Combustion Tech is responsible for the effective, efficient, compliant, and safe operation of the power plant and its auxiliary systems and equipment.
   
   The candidate is responsible for operating and monitoring the status of all plant systems on a continuous basis to ensure that the plant meets its generating requirements while operating in a safe and efficient manner, and in compliance with all applicable permits, codes, and regulations.
   
   Plant operations include but are not limited to plant start-up and shutdown and routine maintenance and repair of gas turbine/generation, ancillary equipment, and all instruments, control systems, and electronic instrumentation. You are responsible for all plant operations activities during assigned shift, performing routine inspections, monitoring and logging of operating components to provide accurate and reliable operation and reporting of plant status. This includes responding to alarms by taking appropriate corrective actions.
   
   - Promote safety, environmental and regulatory excellence - exhibit leadership in shaping the plant's safety, environmental and regulatory culture
   - Operate the facility within compliance of all state and federal permits and regulations
   - Required to adhere to the company policies and comply with all site specific safety requirements and procedures
   - Operate, monitor and track normal operations of the plant equipment
   - Utilize procedures developed in the plant operating manuals to shut down and start-up plant equipment with the goal being to achieve safe, consistent and optimum plant output
   - Test and treat water chemistry control as per written procedures
   Maintain timely and accurate recordkeeping of operating logs, timesheets, work orders and other administrative documents as required
   - Investigate and troubleshoot plant issues to correct problems, and or provide feedback, analysis and recommendations
   - Maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs mechanical and de-energized electrical equipment. This equipment includes, but is not limited to, the gas turbine and auxiliary components, gas compressors, motors, pumps, and other auxiliary equipment
   - Participates in the administrative maintenance and upgrading of operating manuals, preventive/predictive maintenance procedures, technical references, prints and diagrams
   - Assist with the training of new and existing operators and other plant staff
   
   Base salary, eligible for overtime, affordable medical, vision, dental, 401k match. Relocation assistance is available.
   
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5. Post your job

   There are various strategies that you can use to find the right gas turbine technician for your business:

   • Consider promoting from within or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to find candidates who meet your education requirements.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your gas turbine technician job on Zippia to find and recruit gas turbine technician candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit gas turbine technicians, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new gas turbine technician

   Once you've decided on a perfect gas turbine technician candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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