Valve and Actuation Field Service Apprentice

Valve and Actuation Field Service Apprentice

Location:

Chandler, AZ | Employment:
Full-timeA day in your new career

It’s 6:00 a.m. in Chandler and you’re gearing up with your crew. By mid-morning, you’re learning side-by-side with Level I and Level II technicians, tearing down a control valve set for inspection. After lunch, you’re back at our shop assembling actuators to manufacturer specifications, double-checking torque values, and verifying test results. Later, you hop in the stake bed to return refurbished valves to a customer site, where you lend a hand with in-line work—packing changes, flange bolting, and fittings.

Before the day wraps, you tidy the work area, log your work orders on the computer, and coordinate tomorrow’s pickup schedule. That’s the rhythm of growth  Caltrol?

For more than 90 years, Caltrol has helped customers across Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Nevada optimize industrial processes. As an Emerson Impact Partner, we blend local expertise with a global network to deliver solutions that elevate control, reliability, safety, and performance. We consult, engineer, service, and support projects of every size—backed by employee-owners who take pride in their craft.

What you’ll learn and do Assist with testing and assembling valves and actuators per work orders, IOMs, and customer specs.

Clean and prepare serviceable parts using solvents, wire brushes, or a sandblaster.

Work both in-shop and at customer locations to decontaminate, assemble, repair, and function-test equipment.

Support in-line valve tasks at customer sites (packing changes, valve fitting, flange bolting, and torqueing).Verify build quality and conformance to standards and customer requirements.

Assist in repairing valves, actuators, and related instrumentation in the shop and in the field.

Operate the stake bed to pick up and deliver valves to and from client sites.

Help maintain shop tools and equipment for safe, reliable operation.

Develop hands-on capability to safely service control and isolation valves.

Pay range $23.00–$26.00 per hour — the range Caltrol reasonably expects to pay at the time of posting. Actual base pay considers internal equity, region, skills, qualifications, experience, and role requirements.

What helps you succeed

Valid driver’s license in good standing and excellent driving record.

Comfort working weekends and overtime when customer needs require it.

Self-starter who collaborates well with a team.

Basic PC skills to send emails and process work orders.

Safe use of impact wrenches, hand tools, test equipment, overhead cranes, and forklifts.

Strong work ethic and attention to detail.

Preferred Mechanical and electrical experience.

Ability to read customer schematics and interpret IOMs.Knowledge or experience with manual machining.

Benefits built for you Profit sharing
401(k) with employer match

Generous PTO + 12 paid holidays

Medical, Dental, Vision starting the 1st of the month after hire Unlimited virtual primary care via Astro

DocHSA (with employer contribution) and FSACompany-paid life insurance and short-term disability

Wellness perks, including gym and on-demand fitness discounts

Pet discount program

Student loan repayment match

Tuition/education reimbursement

Professional development opportunities

Ownership mindset (ESOP)
Caltrol is a certified Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) company. Our people have a license to act—because they are owners. We invest in training, promote an inclusive, team-driven culture, and empower employee-owners to deliver exceptional customer experiences. We also give back to our communities through company and employee contributions.

Learn about the Caltrol ESOPSchedule, travel, and environment

Schedule:

Monday–Friday, 6:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m., with overtime as needed

Travel:
Up to 40% out of town/state

Physical demands:
Wear required PPE (hard hat, safety glasses, FR clothing, safety-toed shoes, hearing/respiratory protection, etc.); lift/move up to 50 lbs; walk/stand 8 hours; frequent climbing, kneeling, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, and grasping

Conditions:
Potential chemical exposure; proximity to moving mechanical/mobile equipment; outdoor work in varying temperatures

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