Job summary
Eram Talent seeks a Valve Repair Specialist in Dhahran to work in Mechanical Services Shops. The role focuses on inspecting, repairing, reconditioning and testing industrial valves, establishing repair strategies, approving procedures, and certifying performance to standards.
Key responsibilities
- Determine inspection, repair, replacement, upgrade and test scope based on valve type and service.
- Diagnose leakage, erosion, cavitation, galling, distortion, stem/guide and actuator problems.
- Approve disassembly, machining, lapping, welding, heat-treatment and assembly procedures.
- Define and review shell, seat, backseat, fugitive-emission, torque, stroke and functional tests.
- Review calibrated test data and certify results against applicable standards.
- Control deviations and material substitutions and support root cause analyses.
- Standardize repair practices and recommend design or service improvements.
- Mentor personnel and provide technical governance for valve repairs.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Materials, Metallurgical or Manufacturing Engineering.
- Minimum 15 years in valves, pressure equipment, or mechanical repair.
- At least 10 years in complex industrial valve repair and testing.
- Experience with gate, globe, check, ball, butterfly and safety relief valves.
- Strong knowledge of valve metallurgy, hard-facing, machining and welding repairs.
- Ability to develop repair procedures and troubleshoot recurring failures.
- API valve training and OEM repair/actuator/diagnostic training preferred.
Skills
Valve repairValve testingMetallurgyWeldingMachiningLappingLeakage diagnosisActuatorsDimensional inspectionProcedure development
Source: Workable. Last checked as open: 14 Nov 2026. You apply directly with the employer.
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