Valve Technician — Industrial Process Controls & Relief Valves

📍Lake Charles, LA    | Full-Time

🏢 Precision Pump & Valve (PPV), an MCE Company

Do you take pride in hands-on precision work and feel the satisfaction of knowing a well-serviced valve is keeping a plant safe and running?

We are looking for a mechanically skilled Valve Technician who takes quality seriously and wants to build real expertise in process control equipment. As a VR-certified service center, we handle everything from safety relief valves and control valves to tank vents, regulators, and chemical injection pumps. When our customers in oil and gas, petrochemical, and refining cannot afford downtime, they call us.

If you have hands-on experience with process valves and a background in heavy industrial environments, we want to hear from you.

Compensation & Benefits

We take care of our team with a full benefits package:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Company-paid life, AD&D, and short- and long-term disability insurance.
• 401(k) with a generous company match.
• Generous PTO and paid holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement — we invest in your development.
• Paid parental leave.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Voluntary benefit products.

What You'll Do

Valve Service and Repair

• Perform maintenance, repair, testing, and remanufacturing of industrial valves including safety relief valves, control valves, tank vents, flame arresters, and regulators.
• Conduct re-machining and lapping of critical valve components to manufacturer specifications.
• Clean, blast, and paint valve components to prepare for service and final inspection.
• Operate shop equipment including blasters, parts washers, torches, forklifts, and precision measurement tools.

Quality and Documentation

• Follow all safety and quality procedures — our VR certification depends on it.
• Accurately document and enter job data including test results, parts used, and work performed.
• Read and interpret measuring devices to verify component tolerances and performance.

Field and Shop Support

• Perform field service work at customer sites as needed to get equipment back online fast.
• Collaborate with shop and service teams to deliver reliable, on-time turnarounds for customers.

What We're Looking For

Must Have:

• Prior experience servicing valves, pumps, or process control equipment.
• Familiarity with safety relief valves, control valves, regulators, or related industrial equipment.
• Background in oil and gas, petrochemical, refining, or heavy industrial settings.
• Strong mechanical aptitude with hands-on experience in a shop, industrial, or technical environment.
• Ability to read and use precision measuring instruments including calipers, micrometers, and gauges.
• Detail-oriented with solid documentation skills — accuracy matters in this work.
• Problem-solver who can diagnose issues and work through them methodically.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds and work in a shop environment (standing, climbing, bending, stooping).
• High school diploma or GED; technical training or vocational certification a plus.

About Precision Pump and Valve (PPV)

Founded in 1985, Precision Pump and Valve (PPV) is a VR-certified, full-service provider of specialty process controls including safety relief valves, control valves, regulators, chokes, and chemical injection pumps, serving the oil and gas, petrochemical, and refining industries across the Gulf Coast and South Texas. With 6 facilities across Louisiana, Texas, and Ohio, 4 of which hold VR certification from the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors, PPV is built on technical credibility and a reputation for doing the job right. We specialize in remanufactured products that get customers back up and running faster, at lower cost, without sacrificing quality.

PPV joined Motion and Control Enterprises (MCE) in 2023, giving the team the resources and reach of a top-50 national industrial distributor while keeping the specialized expertise and customer-first culture built over four decades.

PPV and MCE are proud Equal Opportunity Employers. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities.

If you are mechanically minded, quality-driven, and ready to build real expertise in specialty valve service, we want to hear from you.

Apply today — it only takes a few minutes.

MCE does not accept candidate submissions from third-party recruiters or agencies. Any resumes or candidate information submitted without a prior written agreement in place will be considered the property of MCE, and no fees will be paid.

Recruiters and agencies are directed not to contact MCE employees directly regarding this or any of our other open positions.