QPS- Quality Process Services- Houma, LA
Job Title                                                       

Valve Tech

Summary

Valve technicians are responsible for turning meters on or off to establish or shut down service. They regulate the air pressure in control valves or devices at specified flow rates. The technician also has to report any hazardous work situation, such as faulty meters or systemic failures. Valve technicians will be responsible for connecting regulators to test stands and adjusting screws until the gauges indicate inlet/outlet pressure in compliance with established standards. Valve technicians should be able to use applications like Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook to create service reports and communicate with senior officials regarding test results, usage of material resources and recorded repairs.

 

Essential Duties

• Perform the disassembly and repair of mechanical control devices like valves and actuators such as thermostats, hydrants and regulators with the use of hand tools and power tools.
• Monitor and keep track of meter readings and installation data on meter cards, work orders, or field service orders, or enter data into hand-held device for generating service reports.
• Make an assessment of individual components of the control valves or mechanical control device parts for defects, dents, or malfunctioning areas and bring to supervisor’s notice for urgent action.
• Measure tolerances of assembled parts of valves and actuators, for compliance with standards and regulations, using tools like gauges and calipers.
• Install and run tests on electric meters and power sources to monitor and detect possible causes of malfunctions, with the use of hand tools and other testing equipment