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Valve​/Actuator Technician - Seasonal Workforce

Job in Auburn, Lee County, Alabama, 36831, USA
Listing for: John H. Carter Company, Inc.
Seasonal/Temporary position
Listed on 2026-07-15
Job specializations:
  • Manufacturing / Production
    Manufacturing & Industrial Operations
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 42000 - 65000 USD Yearly USD 42000.00 65000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Valve / Actuator Technician - Seasonal Workforce

Essential Duties

  • Perform disassembly and assembly of new control valves including:
    • Read, interpret, and respond accordingly to sales order and customer data sheet information
  • Safely disassemble valves and parts including various types of valves such as:
    • Sliding stem valves
    • Rotary ball valves
    • Rotary butterfly valves
    • High performance rotary butterfly valves
    • Various bolted bonnet gate, globe, and check valves
    • Soft-seated ball valves
    • Various pressure globe, and rotary valves
  • Safely disassemble actuators and parts including various types of actuators such as:
    • Double acting pneumatic sliding stem piston actuators
    • Double acting pneumatic rotary piston actuators
    • Single acting sliding stem spring and diaphragm actuators
    • Single acting rotary spring and diaphragm actuators
  • Evaluate parts and maintain material awareness including:
    • Mark parts correctly and maintain organization and segregation
    • Perform chemical solvent cleaning when needed
  • Perform inspection of parts being used in assembly and ensure critical dimension requirements are being met where required
  • Complete all quality control sheets including date, sign‑off, status, etc.
  • Understand all special requirements needed for the assembly while maintaining compliance with all factories and or customer requirements.
  • Safely and accurately perform some machining processes:
    • Use drill press or pneumatic tools for drilling and pinning stems for valve plugs
    • Use hand grinder for polishing some flange and sealing surfaces
  • Safely assemble control valves from repair order instructions, customer test‑report/specification sheets, and OEM IOM manuals; this includes performing all calibration of all positioners and or controllers.
    • Install stem packing
    • Safely and accurately attaches actuators to valves
    • Sets correct valve travel
    • Sets correct bench set on actuator
    • Can accurately and efficiently tube up positioners and controllers to the actuator along with any other accessories on the assembly
  • Safely test control valves according to applicable Code test requirements while applying and utilizing manufacturer’s manuals using compressed air, water, and nitrogen. Accurate and thorough completion of test reports with all required detail is essential.
  • Ability to safely and accurately tube up, calibrate and troubleshoot various pneumatic and digital positioners and controllers as per factory and or customer spec sheets including but not limited to the following:
    • Fisher 3582 and 3582I sliding stem positioners
    • Fisher 3610J, 3610JP, 3620, 3620JP rotary positioners
    • DVC
      6200 positioner
    • DVC
      2000 positioner
    • Fisher C1P pressure controller
    • Fisher 2500 pneumatic level controller
  • Perform disassembly and assembly of new regulators and relief valves including:
    • Direct operated regulators
    • Pilot operated regulators
  • Read, interpret, and respond accordingly to sales order and customer data sheet information and or any special customer requirements.
  • Safely and accurately do spring, orifice, and body changes to various types of regulators and relief valves.
  • Safely and accurately test all regulators and relief valves.
  • Safely and accurately set regulators and relief valves to desired set point.
  • Complete all quality control sheets including date, sign‑off, status, etc.
  • Tag, seal, and prepare products for shipping while maintaining pride in workmanship including priming and painting products while adhering to all safety rules including proper clean‑up and paint waste disposal. Palletizing and protecting tags, flanges, and threaded areas during the painting process are important.
  • Understands and ensures that the JHC TCC (Total Customer Commitment) standards are upheld at all times.
  • Actively and enthusiastically supports JHC colleagues at all times.
  • Builds and cultivates solid relationships – internally and externally.
  • Travels when required and applicable.
  • Regular and predictable attendance is essential for this position.

The above list of duties and responsibilities does not constitute the entire list and the list can be changed, when necessary, at the discretion of management when business needs, customer demands, and other industry or job‑related circumstances arise.

Education And/or Work Experience
  • High School or Equivalent
  • A minimum or 2 years in the…
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