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Flip Tack Operator/Welder 6 - Nights
- Valmont Industries, Inc. (Brenham, TX)
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2551 Valmont Dr Brenham Texas 77833-5418
_Why Valmont_
We’re Here to Move the World Forward.
Valmont impacts millions of people around the world every day, yet they might not realize the many ways. Our technology is helping feed the growing population, supplying the world with more reliable energy and access to renewables, enhancing connectivity in remote and urban locations to create a sustainable future and so much more. Simply put, Valmont is advancing agricultural productivity and reimagining vital infrastructure to make life better.
Join a _Fortune_ 1000 company that respects hard work, honors diversity and invests in our employees as we focus on creating the world of tomorrow, today. _We are the modern workforce_ . Are you ready to move the world forward? Apply now.
A Brief Summary of This Position:
Under the direction of the Production Supervisor or Department Lead Person, the Flip Tack Operator will assist with moving and placing of material and product at predetermined places by means of overhead cranes and forklifts. This person will move material as well as build two-piece assemblies with manually controlled machines. This person will also weld components to meet blueprint and quality specifications.
Shift: 3rd shift (Nights) Monday-Thursday 9PM-7AM
Starting Hourly Pay Rate: $23.64 + $1.00 for shift differential
Opportunity for step pay increases at 90 days, 1 year & 2 years
Essential Functions:
+ Comply 100% with PPE requirements and actively participate in department safety, demonstrate excellent safety practices and behaviors which conform to all Valmont safety policies and procedures
+ Basic knowledge of operating hydraulic driven equipment
+ Use common shop manufacturing math to include adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing fractions and conversion of decimals
+ Determine the center of an object using basic measuring skills and shop mathematics
+ Perform operator preventative maintenance on overhead crane, forklift, and welding/ cutting equipment
+ Safely use overhead crane to properly position product for welding, grinding, and assembly
+ Comply with directives from Production Supervisor and Lead Person
+ Perform routing machine operations such as feeding or unloading a machine
+ Maintain certifications for 1G, and 2G v-groove welding using GMAW
+ Designate and control material flow throughout the shop
+ Other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications of Every Candidate (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities):
+ Must be able to read and write English
+ Must be able to pass the Valmont endorsed 1G and 2G flat weld certification test
+ Three to six months of previous hands-on welding experience in a professional work environment
+ Must be proficient at math to include adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing fractions and conversion of decimals
+ Must be able to accurately read a measuring tape
+ Ability to maintain high awareness for safety at all times
+ Must be able to communicate and interact with coworkers in a positive manner
+ Have the ability to work in a high volume, fast paced environment
+ Must be a person of passion and integrity who has the drive to excel and deliver exceptional results
+ Microsoft Office, Outlook, Excel
Highly Qualified Candidates Will Also Possess These Qualifications:
+ High School Diploma or GED equivalent
+ Hold a current Valmont endorsed 1G, 2G flat weld certification
+ One year of previous experience in a manufacturing or fabrication environment
+ One year of previous hands-on welding experience in a professional environment
+ American Welding Society (AWS) welding certification from a recognized school
Working Environment and Physical Efforts:
Ambient temperatures in work areas coincide with seasonal weather changes. Exposure to metal and smoke fumes due to surrounding processes. Abnormal noise level throughout the shop requiring hearing protection to be worn at all times. Direct exposure to dirt, grease, mill scale, cutting fluid, rust inhibitors, and metal particles and splinters.
Incumbent will also be exposed to production facilities where specific PPE will be required such as hand, hearing, foot, eye, and head protection. There will also be frequent exposure to outside elements for short periods of time. Being outside will also expose them to material handling equipment such as forklifts, straddle trucks, and shag trucks.
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 [email protected].
Valmont is here to modernize vital infrastructure and increase agricultural productivity, sustainably and reliably. We galvanize steel to last a century with minimal environmental impact. We modernize irrigation to feed a growing population by utilizing the latest technology. We harden the electrical grid to enable the delivery of reliable power to millions of homes around the world. And we help make communities everywhere safer, cleaner and more connected through our smart infrastructure technology.
Valmont serves two primary markets — agriculture and infrastructure — and seven diverse product lines: Utility, Lighting and Transportation, Telecom, Solar, Coatings, Irrigation and Ag Tech. We manufacture products in 85 facilities spread across six continents, and we do business in 100 different countries.
That’s what Valmont does. We conserve resources and improve life, finding ways to make innovation and technology beneficial in the real world.
+ That’s the value we add.
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