Valve Technician
SGS
Posted: March 9, 2026
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Quick Summary
Valve Technician is a water treatment process technician responsible for ensuring the safe and efficient operation of water treatment facilities. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of industrial processes and a willingness to work in a fast-paced environment.
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Job Description
We are SGS – the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality and integrity. Our 99,600 employees operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world. Our brand promise – when you need to be sure – underscores our commitment to trust, integrity and reliability.
SGS’s Industries and Environment services help businesses ensure safety, sustainability, and compliance through testing, inspection, certification, and consulting—supporting sectors from manufacturing to infrastructure and environmental management.
• Job Title: Valve Technician 
• Job Type: Permanent
• Hours: 40 Monday – Friday 9 – 5.30pm
• Job Location: Field Based - Immingham
As a Valve Technician, your primary responsibilities will include the inspection, repair, maintenance, testing, and certification of various types of valves and actuators. This role requires you to work with system control valves, pressure and safety relief valves, isolation valves, and regulating valves. Your work will be conducted both at the workshop facility in Immingham and on client sites, which could be onshore or offshore.
Key Responsibilities:
• Inspection & Maintenance: Regularly inspect and maintain valves and actuators to ensure they are operating effectively and safely.
• Repair & Testing: Carry out repairs and perform rigorous testing to certify that all equipment meets the required standards.
• Client Liaison: Work closely with clients, suppliers, and third parties to ensure that services are delivered on time and to the client's satisfaction.
• Site Work: Operate both in the workshop and at various client sites, requiring flexibility and adaptability.
• Documentation: Maintain accurate records of all maintenance and repair activities, ensuring all work is documented according to company procedures.
You need to have experience and strengths in valve repair and certification. Ideally, you will be apprentice trained, coupled with practical experience in the field of valve overhaul, repair, and certification.
Hold a valid driving licence for the use in the UK 
At SGS, we believe in rewarding our employees for their hard work and commitment. As part of our team, you would be eligible for: 
• Performance related bonus (discretionary and subject to eligibility criteria)
• Private medical cover (subject to eligibility criteria)
• Competitive pension scheme + Life Assurance
• Generous Annual Leave allowance (increasing with service) plus bank holidays
• An additional day off for your birthday
• Retailer Discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity and adoption pay
• Length of Service Awards
• Christmas Vouchers
• Health & Wellbeing initiatives
• Discounted Gym Membership
SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law.
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