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Department: Services
Reports to: Shop Supervisor
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

About the Role

Join our Services team as a Valve Technician, where you'll play a critical role in servicing and repairing industrial valves and actuators both in-shop and on-site. You'll collaborate with customers, suppliers, account managers, and internal teams to deliver high-quality mechanical solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Inspect, repair, and test a wide range of valves: control, safety, relief, gate, globe, check, ball, butterfly, and plug
• Service pneumatic, hydraulic, and electric actuators
• Perform full-cycle valve repair: pre-testing, disassembly, cleaning, machining, lapping, painting, assembly, and final inspection
• Calibrate and test valves and related instrumentation
• Document repair activities including failure analysis, parts used, and corrective actions
• Set up and dismantle repair equipment at shop and field locations
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting to customers
• Follow National Board VR/UV program guidelines
• Comply with site-specific safety protocols
• Maintain a clean and organized work environment
• Participate in Safety and Quality program

Physical Requirements

• Lift up to 44 lbs
• Perform twisting, turning, and lifting motions
• Climb stairs, ladders, and scaffolding (10–30+ feet)
• Work in varied environments including heat, cold, and clean rooms

Travel

• Overnight travel required
• Work performed at Control Southern facilities and customer sites

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in valve, pump, or actuator repair preferred
• Welding and machining skills are a plus
• Valid driver’s license and insurability under company policy

Core Competencies

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Mechanical aptitude and technical troubleshooting ability
• Effective time management and task focus
• Team-oriented with a commitment to safety 
• Familiarity with rigging and handling heavy equipment
• Ability to operate overhead cranes, forklifts, sand blasters, seat facing machines, and power tools
• Flexibility to work off-hours, weekends, and overtime as needed

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

At Control Southern, we believe that if you live with integrity, success will follow.

Control Southern helps manufacturing plants in the Southeast run better, faster and smarter through automation and customized valve solutions. We offer on-site consultation, engineering services, top-notch products and business experience.

To grow even more, we are seeking candidates with integrity, a drive to excel in engineering, a dedication to customer service and a thirst to innovative in management.

Our expertise is backed by Emerson, a leader in global manufacturing and technology. With a team of highly skilled automation professionals developing unique solutions for our clients in power, pulp & paper, life science, chemical, food & beverage, alternative energy and many other process industries, we help the world run more efficiently.

Across North America, Emerson strategically partners with local companies to assist with delivery, ensure quality, and maximize lifetime value of all automation assets. This integrated network of twenty-one strategically selected local companies, known as Emerson Impact Partners, offer the tools, services, subject matter experts, local expertise, and technologies within and beyond Emerson’s portfolio to serve valve, automation and reliability needs.

As an Emerson Impact Partner for Georgia, Bahamas, the majority of Florida and Alabama, and portions of Tennessee, Control Southern connects customers with world-class solutions, superior technical expertise, and life-cycle services.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities