Job Description

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A Brief Summary of This Position

The Fitter/Welder 7 position is an individual contributor. This person must be a highly driven individual that will fit and weld metal and/or aluminum components together to fabricate or repair products according to layouts, blueprints, or work orders using a variety of welding equipment and/or processes.

Essential Functions

Fitter:

• Follow fit and layout instructions described in detail drawings.
• Ability to tack weld material into place.
• Use motorized grinders, motorized buffers, stone grinders, and drills to clean and prep material for fitting and tacking.
• Use overhead cranes or jib cranes to move and hold material in place.
• If applicable based on location, fit and layout components of large steel interstate sign structures.
• If applicable based on location, assemble products of the unit by tack welding various small parts to pole shafts using the GMAW, FCAW, and SAW welding process.
• If applicable based on location, work with steel pipe and other steel shapes and measure on radiused surfaces.
• If applicable based on location, use plasma torch to cut steel and utilize jigs made at Valmont for cutting holes in shafts for inserting hand hole rims, arm mounting simplex’s, couplings, and other small parts.
• If applicable based on location, works in confined areas at various locations of the pole assembly line as necessary to accurately measure and assemble components described above. Moves under, around, and over poles as necessary, to get into proper position to assemble pole assembly.

Welder:

• Maintain and operate production tooling and fixtures as well as all welding equipment in a safe and secure manner.
• Ability to produce high quality welds by means of GMAW arc welding in the fabrication of communication towers, components, and overhead sign structures with low non-conformity rate.
• Perform welding operations requiring a limited amount of planning of work from blueprints or other written specifications and determine operation sequence while consistently meeting production goals.
• If applicable based on location, adjust welding equipment to its prescribed settings.

Additional Essential Functions:

• Utilize all safety devices and wear all mandatory personal protective safety equipment.
• Read and complete labor reporting system, standard shop forms and blueprints
• Follow written procedures and specifications.
• Must meet code requirements including ultrasonic testing.
• Make management aware of any training needs you have. Consult your management immediately if you are being asked to perform work for which you are not trained and/or are not comfortable doing because of potential safety or risk implications.
• Responsible and accountable for maintaining a clean and organized workplace while implementing LEAN practices.
• Other duties as required and/or assigned.

Important Details about the Role

• The employee must maintain a safe and productive work environment producing a quality product which is shipped complete and on time to satisfy the needs of the customer.
• The employee has a direct impact on safety, quality, productivity, TME (total manufacturing expenses), and customer satisfaction.
• The employee is responsible for own work.
• Read and decipher blueprints and flat sheets without assistance and use them to properly weld scheduled.
• Setup, operate, and perform general maintenance of equipment without difficulty.
• Make mathematical calculations in preparing product or setting up the machinery.
• Must be able to work with other employees to complete the job.
• This position reports to the Production Supervisor

Required Qualifications of Every Candidate (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Instruction received on reading and using blueprints
• Graduation from an acceptable Technical Training Program focused on welding 
• Able to do basic math (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division and fraction conversion)
• The ability to calculate simple mathematics and interpret shop drawings.
• Ability to operate overhead cranes, prior experience preferred.
• Must be able to use and accurately read a tape measure.
• Able to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Multi-pass, stack layering welding experience.
• Must be able to use GMAW welding equipment for tack welds.
• If applicable to location, must be able to pass FCAW, GMAW, and SAW weld test and maintain certification.

Highly Qualified Candidates Will Also Possess These Qualifications

• Must have a high awareness for safety at all times.
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• AWS certified welder operator qualification
• CWB certified welder operator qualification
• The ability to accurately and honestly check one’s own work for quality assurance.

Working Conditions & Physical Efforts:

The job is performed in an indoor shop environment. The temperature range can be from 100 degrees in the summer to about 50 degrees in the winter. Most operations may expose employee to some type of disagreeable working conditions (wind, cold, heat, dust, dirt, fumes, noise, vibration, water, or oil). Working conditions may vary with specific work assignments. Exposure to electrical hazards, grease, loud noises, and outside elements occur continually or regularly. Extreme care should be taken to prevent damage to equipment or department personnel in the area of operations especially when performing setups. The job requires safety glasses, hearing protection, and metatarsal safety shoes be worn at all times. The employee must be able to spend the entire work shift on their feet within the shop environment. The incumbent must also be able to wear the required personal protective equipment (PPE) for working in the production facility.

• Exposure to additional heat during fitting/welding process above ambient temperature and direct exposure to weld fumes
• Exposure to noise while grinding and hammering requires hearing protection to be worn at all times.
• Sparks from grinding and welding require proper PPE.
• Possible burns from hot steel during welding processes, eye injuries from grinding, welding, and cutting sparks, flash burns from welding and heat fatigue.
• Potential for hearing loss if proper PPE is not used.

Hazards:

This job requires handling metal objects, some of which have sharp edges. Extreme care and awareness should be taken for all production jobs. Below are some common hazards that exist for this particular position. Set up and run of equipment provides the potential for injury through slips, falls, strains, pinch points, tripping hazards, shot blasting equipment, high pressure air nozzles, material handling equipment.

Benefits

Valmont offers employees and their families a comprehensive Total Wellbeing benefit package to ensure their individual and family’s overall wellness needs are met. Some offerings are dependent upon the role, work schedule, or location and can include the following:

• Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision)

• 401k retirement plan with company match

• Paid time off

• Employer paid life insurance

• Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave

• Work Life Support

• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year

• Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, one-on-one health coaching, mortgage services and more

Valmont does not discriminate against any employee or applicant in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

If you have a disability and require any assistance in filling out the application for employment email EEOCompliance@Valmont.com.