Job Description

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Starting Pay: $17.50/hour (shift differential available for second shift)

1st shift: 6:30am to 3:00pm

2nd shift: 3:00pm to 11:00pm

A Brief Summary of This Position

Valmont is currently seeking a highly motivated and talented individual for the General Shop Help position in the Coatings Division. We are looking for a highly driven individual that will prepare products and materials for the galvanizing process by hanging angle on spreader bars, staging tubular products, and preparing small parts for galvanizing. Additionally, you will…

Essential Functions:

• Must be a person of passion and integrity who has the drive to excel and deliver exceptional results
• Inspect and identify unsafe production fixtures, chains, and hooks to ensure proper repair or discard unsafe items
• Hand wire small to medium-sized parts to racks for pickling or galvanizing
• Pull and place chains and ropes around steel bundles for racking
• Move lightweight pieces of steel by hand from different locations in the plant and yard
• Perform paddling functions to enhance the quality level of the various galvanized products using air guns to blow off zinc needles
• Use air or electric powered tools to help prepare steel for pickling or galvanizing
• Assist in general plant clean up and housekeeping
• Work safely, protecting self and others from accident and injury

Required Qualifications of Every Candidate:

• The ability to read and follow written and verbal instructions
• The ability to accurately read a tape measure
• The ability to communicate problems or needs to departmental supervision
• The ability to lift up to 50 pounds
• Must be a person of passion and integrity who has the drive to excel and deliver exceptional results

Highly qualified candidates will also possess:

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• Six months of previous experience in a galvanizing position
• Six months of previous experience with hand tools and gauges including impact wrenches, air grinders, drills, taps, oxygen acetylene torches, and mill gauges
• Six months of previous experience operating a bridge crane
• The ability to communicate and interact with coworkers in a positive manner
• The ability to pay attention to detail and follow work instructions 
• Must have a high awareness for safety at all times

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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.

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.

JOB CONDITIONS

Working Conditions

The employee is continually exposed to a working environment consisting of smoke and irritating particulate impurities, acid fumes from pickling tanks, and large quantities of windblown dust and ash produced as by-product to the process.  In addition, the nature of the industry results in extreme heat in the summer (typically 10-15 degrees above outdoor temperature), and melting snow off of incoming material results in damp, cold working conditions in the winter.  The winter conditions are doubly hard to manage.  The average employee dresses to be comfortable while doing his / her assigned task, and in doing so, subjects him / herself to chilling and cold as large fluctuations in temperature are brought about by the moving of material in and out of the facility.

Hazards

The galvanizing industry is a heavy, demanding industry that is plagued by many hazards; however, this job description assumes that many of these hazards are avoidable if properly managed by close supervision and skilled employees.  Some hazards are, include:  hypersensitive reaction to chemical environment, heat exhaustion or aggravations created by blowing dust and ash.  In addition, constant exposure to such hazards as burns, cuts, contusions of various degrees and eye injuries make the possibility for incidents high even under the best conditions.