Valve Repair Specialist & Technical Advisor

JAL International Co. Ltd.; Al Khobar; On-site; SAR 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Basic Salary + Overbase.

Adequate Health Insurance.

Annual Leave & Public Holidays.

Annual Flight Tickets for Expats.

Job summary

JAL International is seeking a Valve Repair Specialist to join its Mechanical Services Shops. The role focuses on inspection, repair, reconditioning, testing, and performance improvement of industrial valves, with strategy development and quality compliance.

The candidate will have a Bachelor's in Mechanical or related field and at least 15 years of valve/pressure equipment experience, including 10 years in complex repair and testing, with expertise across gate, globe, check, ball, and actuator

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of valve, pressure-equipment, or mechanical-repair experience.
• Minimum 10 years in complex industrial valve repair and testing.
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Materials, Metallurgical, or Manufacturing Engineering from a recognized program.

Responsibilities

• Repair Strategy: establish inspection, repair, replacement, upgrade, and test scope based on valve type, service, damage, and code requirements.
• Complex Troubleshooting: diagnose leakage, packing leakage, galling, erosion, cavitation, corrosion, distortion, actuator issues, and recurring failures.
• Procedure Development: approve disassembly, dimensional inspection, machining, lapping, welding, heat-treatment, assembly, torque, setting, and acceptance criteria.
• Testing & Certification: define shell, seat, backseat, closure, fugitive-emission, torque, stroke, and functional tests; certify results against standards.
• Technical Governance: control deviations, substitutions, support RCAs, standardize repair practices, mentor personnel, and suggest design/service improvements.

Skills

Valve repair

Valve testing

Metallurgy

Machining

Leakage diagnosis

Troubleshooting

Repair procedures

Actuators

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Materials, Metallurgical, or Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

N/A

Job description

JAL International is seeking a Valve Repair Specialist to join its Mechanical Services Shops. The role focuses on inspection, repair, reconditioning, testing, and performance improvement of industrial valves, with strategy development and quality compliance.

The candidate will have a Bachelor's in Mechanical or related field and at least 15 years of valve/pressure equipment experience, including 10 years in complex repair and testing, with expertise across gate, globe, check, ball, and actuator