Shop Technician Jobs

Shop Technicians primarily work in the valve repair shop making repairs to customer property including valves, wellheads, spool, chokes, actuators, and other surface wellhead equipment as required. Email resumes to resumes@downingusa.com or click on location to apply online.

Job Duties:

  • Assemble and break down new or used equipment
  • Inspect, repair, and test equipment
  • Read and interpret blueprints and drawings
  • Execute general shop maintenance: storage, shop and equipment clean-up, shipping/receiving.
  • Cleaning, disassembly, pressure washing, reassembly, testing, greasing and painting of Wellhead and Frac equipment
  • Shop duties include any necessary upkeep of all hand and power tools
  • This also includes housekeeping of work areas
  • Perform duties for QHSE as related to safety and quality, training of personnel, safety & quality reports, logs, etc

Education & Experience

  • High school degree or equivalent. This requirement may be waived if the applicant possesses two years of related experience and/or training
  • Minimum 1 year of related experience

Knowledge & Skills

  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedures
  • Ability to write route reports and correspondence
  • Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, fraction, percentages, area circumference and volume
  • Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variable in a situation where only limited standardization exists
  • Limited computer knowledge
  • Knowledge of machines and tools; able to determine the correct equipment and tools needed to do a job correctly

Physical Requirements

  • Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to touch, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear
  • Must possess the ability to operate, handle, and lift shop equipment and tools and products up to 30 pounds.

We pride ourselves in maintaining a safe and healthy environment for all employees. In order to gain employment, candidate will need to pass a hair follicle drug test and a background check once offer of employment has been accepted.