Isolation Valve Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Isolation Valve Technician

Location: Odessa, TX
Work Arrangement: Onsite and Field-Based
Schedule: Full-Time | 40 Hours per Week
Travel: Frequent travel to customer sites, including occasional overnight stays, weekends, and extended workdays

Position Overview

We are seeking a hands-on Isolation Valve Technician to inspect, repair, test, and maintain industrial valves and actuators. This role combines shop-based repairs with field service at customer locations supporting oil and gas, refining, petrochemical, power, and other industrial process operations.

The ideal candidate has strong mechanical troubleshooting skills and direct experience working with ball, gate, globe, and butterfly valves. This position requires attention to detail, safe work practices, accurate service documentation, and professional communication with customers.

Are You Qualified?

You may be a strong fit if you:

• Have hands-on experience repairing and testing industrial isolation valves.
• Have worked with ball, gate, globe, or butterfly valves.
• Can troubleshoot mechanical valve and actuator problems.
• Have experience conducting leak or pressure testing.
• Can read technical drawings, equipment specifications, and service manuals.
• Are comfortable working both in a repair shop and at customer facilities.
• Can travel, work overtime, and occasionally stay overnight when projects require it.
• Have a valid driver's license and clean driving record.

Key Responsibilities

• Inspect, disassemble, clean, repair, reassemble, and test industrial isolation valves.
• Service ball, gate, globe, and butterfly valves and related equipment.
• Troubleshoot valve failures, mechanical problems, leakage, and performance concerns.
• Inspect, repair, and test electric and mechanical valve actuators.
• Perform leak, pressure, and functional testing according to applicable procedures and specifications.
• Evaluate damaged or worn components and determine the parts and repairs required.
• Read and interpret technical drawings, equipment manuals, specifications, and repair instructions.
• Prepare parts lists and coordinate repair requirements with internal teams.
• Complete detailed service reports documenting as-found conditions, failure causes, work performed, parts used, and testing results.
• Communicate repair findings and technical information clearly to customers.
• Participate in shop repairs and field service assignments independently or as part of a larger team.
• Maintain tools, equipment, service records, and assigned computer equipment.
• Follow all safety, quality, and customer-site requirements.
• Assist with sandblasting, painting, and equipment preparation when needed.

Required Qualifications

• Technical education or at least two years of hands-on industrial valve, actuator, millwright, or related mechanical maintenance experience.
• Direct experience repairing, maintaining, or testing industrial isolation valves.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting ability.
• Ability to use measurement tools, testing equipment, hand tools, and power tools safely.
• Ability to complete accurate repair reports, time records, and service documentation.
• Basic computer proficiency, including Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Strong organizational, communication, and customer-service skills.
• Ability to work independently with limited daily supervision.
• Valid driver's license with a clean driving record.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in oil and gas, refining, petrochemical, chemical, power generation, or industrial processing environments.
• Experience with ball, gate, globe, and butterfly valves.
• Experience servicing electric actuators or motor-operated valves.
• Precision millwright or electrical experience.
• Familiarity with pressure relief valves, control valves, regulators, or industrial instrumentation.

Physical and Work Requirements

• Ability to stand or walk for at least eight hours.
• Ability to lift or move up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to climb, kneel, reach, push, pull, and work on ladders or stairways.
• Ability to work indoors and outdoors in hot, cold, noisy, or vibrating environments.
• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment, which may include a hard hat, safety glasses, flame-resistant clothing, safety-toed footwear, hearing protection, and respiratory protection.
• Willingness to travel by ground or air and work overtime during periods of increased customer demand.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a dependable, safety-focused technician who enjoys hands-on mechanical work and solving equipment problems. They can diagnose valve issues, perform quality repairs and testing, document their work accurately, and communicate professionally with customers and team members.

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