Valve Repair Specialist

About the Role

Eram Talent is seeking a Valve Repair Specialist to join the Mechanical Services Shops in Dhahran, Eastern Region. This full-time role focuses on providing technical and hands-on support for the inspection, repair, reconditioning, testing, and performance improvement of industrial valves. The Mechanical Services Shops are responsible for the repair of rotating and static equipment and the fabrication of components.

Key Responsibilities

The Valve Repair Specialist will perform the following duties:

• Review valve type, service, damage, pressure class, materials, trim, actuator, and code requirements to establish the scope for inspection, repair, replacement, upgrade, and testing.
• Diagnose complex issues such as seat leakage, packing leakage, galling, erosion, cavitation, corrosion, distortion, stem or guide problems, actuator malfunctions, and recurring functional failures.
• Approve procedures for disassembly, dimensional inspection, machining, lapping, welding, heat-treatment, assembly, torque, setting, and acceptance criteria.
• Define shell, seat, backseat, closure, fugitive-emission, torque, stroke, and functional tests; review calibrated data and certify results against applicable standards.
• Control deviations and material substitutions, support Root Cause Analyses (RCAs), standardize repair practices, mentor personnel, and recommend design or service improvements.

Qualifications and Experience

Candidates for this position should meet the following requirements:

• A minimum of 15 years of experience in valve, pressure-equipment, or mechanical-repair, including at least 10 years in complex industrial valve repair and testing.
• Expertise across various valve types, including gate, globe, check, ball, butterfly, and safety relief valves.
• Proficiency in trim designs, packing systems, actuators, and pressure classes.
• Strong knowledge of valve metallurgy, hard-facing, machining, lapping, welding repair, dimensional inspection, pressure testing, and leakage diagnosis.
• Demonstrated ability to develop repair procedures, troubleshoot repeat failures, assess deviations, and optimize valve performance.
• API valve training and recognized OEM repair, actuator, or diagnostic training are preferred.

Work Environment

This role is based in Dhahran and involves working within the Mechanical Services Shops, which are central to equipment repair and component fabrication.