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SENIOR VALVE TECHNICIAN, GLOUCESTER, PERMANENT

About Us - Severn 

Part of Severn Group, Severn Valve manufactures and supports high-quality valves for the energy industries. Its control, choke and butterfly valves are pre-eminent in the global market, underpinning the reliability and high performance of business-critical client infrastructure. Severn Valve’s global reach, technical prowess, and collaborative approach – all founded upon a heritage of British engineering excellence – helping to assure production continuity for clients and reduce the prospect of costly downtime. Its understanding of the life-cycle of assets positions Severn Valve to offer end-to-end engineering solutions, enabling clients to meet their core imperatives: safe operations and minimum downtime.

Job Purpose:

To provide the business with advanced skills to inspect, test, report, and repair valves, both in-house and on-site to the required levels of quality and safety, satisfying the requirements of the business and its scope of work. Assisting clients with troubleshooting and root cause analysis on valves, ensuring efficient and effective service provision. Assisting and deputising for the Workshop Lead, in a supervisory capacity as required and mentor less experienced technicians.

Key Accountabilities:

• To work in a workshop environment, in-house and off-site, stripping + identifying/ bringing to the attention of the Workshop Lead, any damage that has been identified.
• The Completion of in-house and client specific repair documentation as required.
• To carry out the strip, inspection, test, assembly, and commissioning of repaired or new valves to the appropriate standard and specification set in place by relevant supporting documents both in-house and on-site.
• The testing of valves to the required standard or to the client’s specific test requirements.
• To ensure that the appropriate hold points/inspection points are adhered to, as 3rd party signatories/verification require.
• To maintain a good level of housekeeping within the working environment you are currently in.
• The verification/Inspection of valve repair on hydro, seat test, Instrumentation + Final Inspection as and when required.

Expertise:

• Minimum GCSE Grade A – C in core subjects
• Apprenticeship in relevant discipline plus 5 years post qualification experience preferred or
• HNC/NVQ in a relevant discipline
• Experience with repairing various valves, specifically Control / Relief / Isolation Valves and actuation, whether pneumatic, hydraulic.
• Familiar with most valve instrumentation including Pneumatic/Electronic (DVC) and associated ancillaries.
• Familiar with tools and equipment required to perform daily valve repair duties.
• Full driving license, as on-site maintenance will be required.
• Technical/specification writing and interpretation skills.
• Experience in a service-oriented work environment,
• Ability to problem solve service-related issues.
• Working understanding of ISO, ASME and API compliance regulations, codes, standards as well as other international codes/standards
• Understanding of material applications for variety of industrial/service applications
• Ability to accurately read, review and interpret manufacturing and electrical designs, drawing and schematics.

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Published: 22nd July 2024