Valve technician job description
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Example valve technician requirements on a job description
Valve technician requirements can be divided into technical requirements and required soft skills. The lists below show the most common requirements included in valve technician job postings.
Sample valve technician requirements
- Associate's degree in a related field
- 3 years of experience in valve maintenance and repair
- Ability to read and interpret technical diagrams and schematics
- Proficiency in using hand and power tools
- Knowledge of safety protocols and regulations related to valve maintenance
Sample required valve technician soft skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Flexibility and adaptability to changing work demands
Valve technician job description example 1
Bradley-Morris valve technician job description
Our client is a leading distributor of industrial process control equipment, systems, and services in the southwest region of the US including North, East, and West Texas, Oklahoma, Western Arkansas, and New Mexico. They are actively seeking military veteran technicians with mechanical maintenance and troubleshooting backgrounds.
This position is for the role of a Valve Technician who is responsible for ensuring the highest level of customer satisfaction while testing, inspecting, and repairing pressure relief valves (PRV), flow control valves, regulators, electronic instrumentation, and electric actuators for industries such as power, oil and gas, refining, chemical, and food and beverage. This position will entail independent field work, work as a member of a larger repair team, and work in a shop.
This individual will be responsible for maintaining a work laptop computer and generating documentation for customer's maintenance records. This position entails a high degree of customer interaction, and is deeply imbedded in the company's sales process, consequently this position requires good people skills, a sharp personal appearance and a positive attitude at all times. Experience in the power, refining, chemical or oil and gas industry is a plus.
This position will require travel to client sites with many projects requiring multiple overnight stays, weekends, and extended workdays.
Duties and responsibilities:
Maintenance, calibration, testing and trouble-shooting of valves, pressure relief valves and electric actuators (480v) as well as measurement and valve related instruments. Including, but not limited to:
- Assembly of new equipment or repaired equipment
- Documentation of repair / testing / assembly activities, cause of failure, actions taken, parts used, labor hours, and so on
- Customer communication, technical assistance, troubleshooting, quoting / determining disposition of repairs
- Participation in field and shop service calls, as required
- Disassembly, cleanup, and evaluation of parts
- Research and develop required parts list for Insides Sales to quote repair
- Sandblast and paint when required
- Coordinate repairs based upon requirements from the customer and Vinson scheduling
- Fill out comprehensive repair reports describing the ss found condition, recommended repairs, and so on
- Recognize, pursue, and secure opportunities to increase the scope of work and products sold whenever possible
- Adhere to all safety, quality, company rules and regulations
Perform other duties as assigned.
Most overtime occurs in the Spring and the Fall (approx. Feb 15 - May 15 and Sept 15 - Dec. 1), so available PTO will be limited, if allowed at all, during those times.
$25 - $32/hour, considerable overtime pay potential, relocation case by case; all expenses paid, company vehicle for all travel.
Job 55189
This position is for the role of a Valve Technician who is responsible for ensuring the highest level of customer satisfaction while testing, inspecting, and repairing pressure relief valves (PRV), flow control valves, regulators, electronic instrumentation, and electric actuators for industries such as power, oil and gas, refining, chemical, and food and beverage. This position will entail independent field work, work as a member of a larger repair team, and work in a shop.
This individual will be responsible for maintaining a work laptop computer and generating documentation for customer's maintenance records. This position entails a high degree of customer interaction, and is deeply imbedded in the company's sales process, consequently this position requires good people skills, a sharp personal appearance and a positive attitude at all times. Experience in the power, refining, chemical or oil and gas industry is a plus.
This position will require travel to client sites with many projects requiring multiple overnight stays, weekends, and extended workdays.
Duties and responsibilities:
Maintenance, calibration, testing and trouble-shooting of valves, pressure relief valves and electric actuators (480v) as well as measurement and valve related instruments. Including, but not limited to:
- Assembly of new equipment or repaired equipment
- Documentation of repair / testing / assembly activities, cause of failure, actions taken, parts used, labor hours, and so on
- Customer communication, technical assistance, troubleshooting, quoting / determining disposition of repairs
- Participation in field and shop service calls, as required
- Disassembly, cleanup, and evaluation of parts
- Research and develop required parts list for Insides Sales to quote repair
- Sandblast and paint when required
- Coordinate repairs based upon requirements from the customer and Vinson scheduling
- Fill out comprehensive repair reports describing the ss found condition, recommended repairs, and so on
- Recognize, pursue, and secure opportunities to increase the scope of work and products sold whenever possible
- Adhere to all safety, quality, company rules and regulations
Perform other duties as assigned.
Most overtime occurs in the Spring and the Fall (approx. Feb 15 - May 15 and Sept 15 - Dec. 1), so available PTO will be limited, if allowed at all, during those times.
$25 - $32/hour, considerable overtime pay potential, relocation case by case; all expenses paid, company vehicle for all travel.
Job 55189
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Valve technician job description example 2
TEAM valve technician job description
Valve TechnicianTeam, inc. is seeking Valve Technicians for full-time positions in the Sulphur, LA area. Seeking candidates local to the area with manual and control valve experience.
Must be able to pass a urine based and hair follicle drug screen.
Full benefits provided.
General Summary
Perform complete over-haul and testing of all manufacturers' pressure relief valves to include: Farris, Consolidated, Crosby, Anderson-Greenwood and others. Execute trouble-shooting and testing in shop and field environments. Directly reports to the Operations Manager.
Essential Job Functions
· Maintains a safe, secure and healthy environment by adhering to Company/Customer safety standards and practices and to legal regulations, alerting others regarding potential hazards or concern.
· Performs all duties as assigned and adheres to TEAM's Core Values.
· Performs pressure relief valve repair in accordance to TEAM's National Board Inspection Code approved quality manual.
· Directly communicates with customers.
· Works autonomously in valve repair process.
· Ensures all testing and repair reports are in compliance with quality system and National Board Inspection Code criteria.
Job Qualifications
· Education preferred: high school diploma or GED equivalent.
· Minimum 3- 5 years of experience.
· Pressure Relief Valve Manufacturers Training Courses and/or certifications, National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors training course preferred.
· Knowledge of Trevitest, EVT, AVK, or other in-line test equipment preferred.
· Solid working knowledge of the ASME and NBIC codes.
· 0 to 30% minimum travel requirement.
Work Conditions
· Position is based out of a branch or site location.
· Field duties require indoor and outdoor work in a plant atmosphere.
· Interaction with other crew employees, as well as supervisors and client personnel.
· Working in plant and/or shop areas around production machinery with extreme noise levels.
· Must be able to wear safety equipment as required by the safety department for personal protection.
· May be at more than one job site in a day and must be able to tolerate climate changes.
· May be required to travel out of town on a periodic basis
Physical and Mental Requirements
· Ability to lift and carry 75 pounds.
· Must be able to walk and climb except when performing non-field duties.
· Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits employee to communicate effectively
· Sufficient vision or other powers of observation, with or without reasonable accommodations, which permits employee to investigations.
· Sufficient manual dexterity with or without reasonable accommodation, which permit the employee to perform routine office duties.
· Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodations to perform office duties and travel when necessary to off-site locations.
· Sufficient personal mobility to maneuver within a refinery or plant environment to include the ability to gain access to elevated platforms via ladders and stairwells.
· Ability to maintain focus and multitask effectively.
· Excellent communication skills.
TEAM provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Must be able to pass a urine based and hair follicle drug screen.
Full benefits provided.
General Summary
Perform complete over-haul and testing of all manufacturers' pressure relief valves to include: Farris, Consolidated, Crosby, Anderson-Greenwood and others. Execute trouble-shooting and testing in shop and field environments. Directly reports to the Operations Manager.
Essential Job Functions
· Maintains a safe, secure and healthy environment by adhering to Company/Customer safety standards and practices and to legal regulations, alerting others regarding potential hazards or concern.
· Performs all duties as assigned and adheres to TEAM's Core Values.
· Performs pressure relief valve repair in accordance to TEAM's National Board Inspection Code approved quality manual.
· Directly communicates with customers.
· Works autonomously in valve repair process.
· Ensures all testing and repair reports are in compliance with quality system and National Board Inspection Code criteria.
Job Qualifications
· Education preferred: high school diploma or GED equivalent.
· Minimum 3- 5 years of experience.
· Pressure Relief Valve Manufacturers Training Courses and/or certifications, National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors training course preferred.
· Knowledge of Trevitest, EVT, AVK, or other in-line test equipment preferred.
· Solid working knowledge of the ASME and NBIC codes.
· 0 to 30% minimum travel requirement.
Work Conditions
· Position is based out of a branch or site location.
· Field duties require indoor and outdoor work in a plant atmosphere.
· Interaction with other crew employees, as well as supervisors and client personnel.
· Working in plant and/or shop areas around production machinery with extreme noise levels.
· Must be able to wear safety equipment as required by the safety department for personal protection.
· May be at more than one job site in a day and must be able to tolerate climate changes.
· May be required to travel out of town on a periodic basis
Physical and Mental Requirements
· Ability to lift and carry 75 pounds.
· Must be able to walk and climb except when performing non-field duties.
· Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits employee to communicate effectively
· Sufficient vision or other powers of observation, with or without reasonable accommodations, which permits employee to investigations.
· Sufficient manual dexterity with or without reasonable accommodation, which permit the employee to perform routine office duties.
· Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodations to perform office duties and travel when necessary to off-site locations.
· Sufficient personal mobility to maneuver within a refinery or plant environment to include the ability to gain access to elevated platforms via ladders and stairwells.
· Ability to maintain focus and multitask effectively.
· Excellent communication skills.
TEAM provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
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Valve technician job description example 3
BAE Systems valve technician job description
We currently have an excellent opportunity for a Valve Technician Manual Machinist, to support the inside machine shop at our Jacksonville Florida shipyard location. This is a full-time position with occasional overtime as needed to better serve production demand. In this role, you will work in our shop with experienced inside machinists. Additionally, you may be required to go aboard customer vessels in support of other crafts. To perform your duties you will need to operate some machine shop equipment, as well as demonstrate strong math skills and must be capable and willing to work in a machining environment requiring the use of cutting fluids and oils. In this skilled trade, dependability and a strong work ethic is vital.
**Essential Responsibilities**
+ Reports to the Inside Machine Shop Supervisor or designated representative.
+ Performs evaluation, disassembly, cleaning, individual component inspection, measuring, machining, reassembly and testing of various valve types, including but not limited to; globe valves, gate valves, butterfly valves, etc.
+ Follows all drawings, parts lists and documented procedures in accordance with all Quality Department, Government and Commercial Customer documented guidance.
+ Verify and attest to all calibration and documentation associated with valve testing and repairs.
+ Complies with OSHA, EPA and other safety and environmental regulations.
+ Maintains a clean and orderly work areas following prescribed safety standards.
+ Maintains tools and in support of inside machine shop activities.
+ Maintains proper documentation and required paperwork.
**Additional Information**
Inside machine shop personnel must operate with care at all times. Safety is important when working with metal, glass, plastics and composite materials. Some of the work involves heat-processed or lubricated items as well, and the machines and parts they use can be heavy and dangerous. There will be occasions you will have to go aboard customer vessels or visit alternate locations to make recommendations or determine a course of action.
**Required Education, Experience, & Skills**
+ Dependability and strong work ethic
+ Familiar with tools and machinery required to perform daily valve repair duties. Including but not limited to manual lathes, milling machines, drill presses, grinders and power saws.
+ Ability to clearly write and speak English in order to interpret documents such as safety and environmental rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals or instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
+ Ability to use, read and understand precision measuring tools and gauges
+ Mechanical aptitude including use of basic hand tools
+ Ability to climb stairs and lift tools and materials to a job location
+ Must be able to obtain and maintain "DBIDS" access card.
**Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills**
High School Diploma or GED and 2-5 years industrial valve repair experience, or an equivalent number of years of education in valve repair and maintenance, includingrepairing variousvalve actuators, whether pneumatic, hydraulic or electric.
**Inside Machinist Valve Technician**
**81415BR**
EEO Career Site Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities . females . veterans . individuals with disabilities . sexual orientation . gender identity . gender expression
**Essential Responsibilities**
+ Reports to the Inside Machine Shop Supervisor or designated representative.
+ Performs evaluation, disassembly, cleaning, individual component inspection, measuring, machining, reassembly and testing of various valve types, including but not limited to; globe valves, gate valves, butterfly valves, etc.
+ Follows all drawings, parts lists and documented procedures in accordance with all Quality Department, Government and Commercial Customer documented guidance.
+ Verify and attest to all calibration and documentation associated with valve testing and repairs.
+ Complies with OSHA, EPA and other safety and environmental regulations.
+ Maintains a clean and orderly work areas following prescribed safety standards.
+ Maintains tools and in support of inside machine shop activities.
+ Maintains proper documentation and required paperwork.
**Additional Information**
Inside machine shop personnel must operate with care at all times. Safety is important when working with metal, glass, plastics and composite materials. Some of the work involves heat-processed or lubricated items as well, and the machines and parts they use can be heavy and dangerous. There will be occasions you will have to go aboard customer vessels or visit alternate locations to make recommendations or determine a course of action.
**Required Education, Experience, & Skills**
+ Dependability and strong work ethic
+ Familiar with tools and machinery required to perform daily valve repair duties. Including but not limited to manual lathes, milling machines, drill presses, grinders and power saws.
+ Ability to clearly write and speak English in order to interpret documents such as safety and environmental rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals or instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
+ Ability to use, read and understand precision measuring tools and gauges
+ Mechanical aptitude including use of basic hand tools
+ Ability to climb stairs and lift tools and materials to a job location
+ Must be able to obtain and maintain "DBIDS" access card.
**Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills**
High School Diploma or GED and 2-5 years industrial valve repair experience, or an equivalent number of years of education in valve repair and maintenance, includingrepairing variousvalve actuators, whether pneumatic, hydraulic or electric.
**Inside Machinist Valve Technician**
**81415BR**
EEO Career Site Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities . females . veterans . individuals with disabilities . sexual orientation . gender identity . gender expression
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Updated March 14, 2024
Updated March 14, 2024