AOV Technician

Riley Power Group•Homestead, FL

About The Position

Riley Power Group, LLC is a full-service maintenance and capital construction services company headquartered in Rock Hill, South Carolina, serving industrial construction and maintenance projects nationwide. The company is hiring Air Operated Valve Technicians for multiple positions in the United States. The technician performs removal, inspection, refurbishment, repair, rebuilding, and reinstallation of air-operated valves and actuators of varying sizes, types, and manufacturers. Work includes evaluating equipment condition, determining internal-part condition and usability, identifying service-induced issues, and documenting findings using site documents and procedures. Duties also include setting actuator benches and valve strokes, adjusting packing, and rebuilding, replacing, or calibrating positioners, I/P devices, air-supply regulators, limit switches, boosters, and solenoid air-supply valves. The role may also include other tasks considered essential to employment. Candidates must meet applicable pre-employment and employment screening requirements. The position requires U.S. citizenship, qualifying lawful permanent resident status, or protected-individual status as described in the posting. RPG participates in E-Verify.

Requirements

At least 3 years of industrial air-operated valve repair experience.
Familiarity with tools and machinery required for daily valve repair duties.
Experience repairing various valves and actuators, including pneumatic, hydraulic, or electric types.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
Ability to perform arithmetic using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to solve practical problems involving a variety of concrete variables where standardization is limited.
Ability to interpret instructions provided in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Willingness and ability to complete and pass applicable pre-employment and employment screening, which may include practical skills, medical, psychological (if required by the site), background, and substance-abuse screenings.
Ability to lift objects weighing 50 pounds to waist height and carry them 10 feet.
Must be a U.S. citizen, a qualifying lawful permanent resident, or a protected individual as defined in the posting.

Responsibilities

Remove, inspect, refurbish, and reinstall valve actuators of different sizes, types, and manufacturers.
Evaluate overall equipment condition and determine the condition and usability of internal parts.
Identify service-induced conditions, including abnormal wear and binding, and perform detailed parts inspections.
Document inspection findings completely and concisely using applicable site documents and procedures.
Repair and rebuild air-operated valve internals and determine whether parts need replacement.
Set actuator benches and valve strokes, and configure other important AOV parameters.
Replace and adjust packing.
Rebuild, replace, and calibrate positioners and I/P devices.
Adjust, rebuild, or replace air-supply regulators, limit switches, and boosters.
Replace solenoid air-supply valves.
Perform other tasks that may be considered essential for employment.