Valve Technician

F.W. Webb, New England’s largest wholesale distributor of plumbing, heating, HVAC and industrial supplies is seeking a full-time Valve Technician for its Buffalo, NY location.

Responsibilities:

• Performs an as found evaluation including pre-testing, disassembly, sandblasting, cleaning, and fills out in process inspection documents recording all findings utilizing detailed photos, videos, and evaluation documentation.
• Provides cause of failure analysis and recommends repair scope including parts replacement, machining repair, welding repair, or repair by replace. Makes decisions with respect to the action of the valve.
• Repairs product based on the work order repair scope utilizing specifications, drawings, sketches, and repair manuals. Documents all steps of the repair process using photo’s, videos, and repair report documentation.
• Uses any equipment required to perform the duties of the function including operation of flow testing equipment, calibration equipment, and follows all department operating instructions and procedures to safely accomplish the task.
• Various inventory control actions including stocking shelves, pulling parts, cycle counting, proper documentation of inventory transactions.
• Interprets orders for stamping, nameplate tagging, and digital asset tagging documentation.
• Final inspection of products according to procedures and standards.
• Boxing and shipping of new products, repaired products, old parts, new parts, ensuring assets arrive undamaged and represent professional organization.

Qualifications:

• Must be able to travel overnight, work off hours, weekends, and OT on a short notice and on an on-going basis based on business needs.
• Must be able to, or possess the ability to learn how to operate large warehouse equipment, fork trucks, cranes, etc.
• Knowledge of rigging, lifting, and moving heavy awkward products.
• Desire to strive for operational excellence.
• Initiative in assuming new responsibilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Reaching, climbing, sitting, reaching overhead, kneeling for long periods of time, standing for long periods of time, and lifting to 50 lbs.
• High level of mechanical aptitude and willingness to learn is a must.
• Maine high pressure boiler operator’s license or the ability to obtain within 1yr is desired.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $22.00 - $27.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person