Precision Valve & Positioner Assembler

Flowserve Corporation; Upper Chichester Township (Delaware County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Flowserve Corporation in Pennsylvania is seeking a Control Valve and Positioner Assembler to build, test, and document valves and actuators per engineering drawings and BOM.

You will work hands-on with valve bodies, trim, and instruments, performing calibration and inspection, while maintaining a clean 5S work area and documenting activities. The role collaborates with quality, engineering, planning, and shipping to meet schedules.

Qualifications

• Experience in mechanical assembly, industrial manufacturing, valve assembly, instrumentation, or related technical environment.
• Ability to read and follow engineering drawings, assembly instructions, pneumatic schematics, and bills of materials.
• Working knowledge of hand tools, torque tools, measuring instruments, and basic test equipment.
• Familiarity with control valves, actuators, pneumatic systems, positioners, or industrial instrumentation preferred.
• Ability to perform repetitive, detail-oriented work while maintaining quality and traceability.
• Ability to safely lift, move, and position components and assemblies as required by the work area.
• Basic computer skills for accessing work instructions, recording production data, and completing quality documentation.

Responsibilities

• Assemble control valves, actuators, positioners, and accessory packages following approved assembly procedures, bill of materials, engineering drawings, and production routings.
• Install and align valve trim components, including plugs, seats, cages, stems, packing, gaskets, retainers, and bolting.
• Assemble pneumatic, electro-pneumatic, and digital valve positioners, including mounting brackets, feedback arms, linkages, air tubing, fittings, gauges, and electrical connections where applicable.
• Set up, stroke, calibrate, and function-test control valves and positioners to confirm proper travel, response, fail position, and operating performance.
• Perform visual and dimensional inspections using measuring tools such as calipers, micrometers, torque wrenches, pressure gauges, and other test equipment.
• Identify and correct assembly issues such as misalignment, air leaks, improper travel, binding components, damaged threads, missing hardware, or incorrect part fit.
• Read and interpret assembly drawings, wiring diagrams, pneumatic schematics, work instructions, and quality requirements.
• Verify that materials, components, and serial-numbered parts match the production order and bill of materials before and during assembly.
• Document assembly, inspection, calibration, testing, rework, and nonconformance activities accurately.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area in accordance with 5S, EHS, and company safety requirements.
• Report quality concerns, drawing discrepancies, material shortages, and process-improvement opportunities to the supervisor, manufacturing engineer, or quality team.
• Support troubleshooting, repair, and rework of returned or nonconforming valve assemblies when required.
• Collaborate with quality, engineering, planning, test, and shipping teams to meet production schedules and customer delivery commitments.

Skills

Mechanical assembly

Industrial manufacturing

Valve assembly

Instrumentation

Reading schematics

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Hand tools

Torque tools

Measuring instruments

Basic test equipment

Job description

Flowserve Corporation in Pennsylvania is seeking a Control Valve and Positioner Assembler to build, test, and document valves and actuators per engineering drawings and BOM.

You will work hands-on with valve bodies, trim, and instruments, performing calibration and inspection, while maintaining a clean 5S work area and documenting activities. The role collaborates with quality, engineering, planning, and shipping to meet schedules.