Control Valve Repair Technician; Exp

Control Valve Repair Technician (Exp. Required)

Company:
John H. Carter Company, Inc.

Location:

Lake Charles, LA

Salary: $60,000.00-$

• Perform disassembly and assembly of new control valves including reading and interpreting sales orders and customer data sheets.
• Safely disassemble valves and parts, including:
  • Sliding stem valves
  • Rotary ball valves
  • Rotary butterfly valves
  • High‑performance rotary butterfly valves
  • Bolted bonnet, gate, globe, and check valves
  • Soft‑seated ball valves
  • Pressure globe and rotary valves
• Safely disassemble actuators and parts, including:
  • 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, mark and organize them, and perform chemical solvent cleaning when needed.
• Inspect parts to ensure critical dimensions are met.
• Complete quality control sheets with dates, sign‑offs, and status.
• Maintain compliance with factory and customer requirements.
• Perform machining tasks such as drilling and pinning stems, and polishing flange and sealing surfaces.
• Assemble control valves from repair order instructions, customer reports, and OEM manuals, including calibration of positioners and controllers.
• Install stem packing and attach actuators to valves.
• Set correct valve travel and bench set on actuators.
• Tube up positioners and controllers to the actuator and any accessories.
• Test control valves per applicable code using compressed air, water, and nitrogen, and complete detailed test reports.
• Tube up, calibrate, and troubleshoot pneumatic and digital positioners/controllers.
• Apply to regulators and relief valves including disassembly, spring/orifice/body changes, and set points.
• Tag, seal, and prepare products for shipping, including priming and painting while following safety and waste disposal rules.
• Maintain JHC TCC standards and support colleagues.
• Build and maintain solid internal and external relationships.
• Travel when required and ensure regular attendance.

• 3–5 years in valve repair industry (preferred).
• Basic knowledge of control valves, pneumatic safety systems, rotary valves, industrial regulators, and pneumatic positioners/controllers.
• Ability to read and understand customer data spec sheets for assembly.
• Proficiency with hand and pneumatic tools.
• Self‑directed work in field/shop environment.
• Experience with bending and running tubing (preferred).
• Capability to record measurements using torque wrenches, calipers, micrometers, thread gauges, tape measures, and scales.
• TWIC, OSHA safety, and security passport credentials.
• Valid state‑issued driver’s license.

The above list of duties and responsibilities does not constitute the entire list and may be changed at the discretion of management.