Fitter Welder (Evening Shift)

Valmont Industries, Inc.•El Dorado, KS

4d•$27•Onsite

About The Position

Valmont impacts millions of people around the world every day by helping to 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. Valmont is advancing agricultural productivity and reimagining vital infrastructure to make life better. This is a 2nd Shift position (4:00 pm - 2:30 am; M-T) with a starting wage of $27.11/hr plus a $1.50/hr shift differential. The Fitter Welder position is an individual contributor role requiring a highly driven individual to fit and weld steel, 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. 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 their own work.

Requirements

Maintain a safe and productive working environment.
Wear required personal protective equipment and follow facility safety regulations.
Must be a person of passion and integrity with the drive to excel and deliver exceptional results.
Ability to regularly meet or exceed production goals while not sacrificing safety or quality.
Ability to read weld symbols and understand blueprints.
The ability to calculate simple mathematics and interpret shop drawings.
Basic working knowledge of computer programs such as Microsoft Outlook or similar email software.
Must have an acceptable attendance and prior employment record.
Must be able to use and accurately read a tape measure.
Must be able to use and accurately read levels, squares, and angle finders to measure distances and angles.
Able to lift up to 50 pounds.
Communicate and interact with coworkers in a positive manner.
The ability to pay attention to detail and follow work instructions.
Multi-pass, stack layering welding experience.
Three (3) to Five (5) years' experience with fitting/welding in a manufacturing environment.
Must be able to use GMAW welding equipment for tack welds.
Must be able to burn with a torch (or ability to learn).
Flexibility to work in different work areas, including Large Pole, Small Pole, Backweld, and/or Weld Repair.
Must be able to pass GMAW weld test and maintain certification.
Able to do basic math (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division and fraction conversion).
Able to use a computer to enter production date, perform time keeping functions, interface with machines and other equipment.
Able to read and comprehend routings and blueprints.
Able to use a tape measure.

Nice To Haves

Ability to operate overhead cranes, prior experience preferred.
Five + years of previous experience with fitting/welding in a manufacturing environment.
High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
AWS certified welder operator qualification.

Responsibilities

Follow fit and layout instructions described in detail drawings.
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.
Assemble products of the unit by tack welding various small parts to pole shafts using the GMAW, FCAW, and/or SAW welding process.
Work with steel pipe and other steel shapes and measure on radiused surfaces.
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.
Work in confined areas at various locations of the pole assembly line as necessary to accurately measure and assemble components.
Move under, around, and over poles as necessary, to get into proper position to assemble pole assembly.
Maintain and operate production tooling and fixtures as well as all welding equipment in a safe and secure manner.
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.
Adjust welding equipment to its prescribed settings.
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.
Meet code requirements including ultrasonic testing.
Make management aware of any training needs.
Consult management immediately if asked to perform work for which you are not trained and/or are not comfortable doing because of potential safety or risk implications.
Maintain a clean and organized workplace while implementing LEAN practices.
Read and decipher blueprints and flat sheets without assistance.
Setup, operate, and perform general maintenance of equipment without difficulty.
Make mathematical calculations in preparing product or setting up the machinery.
Work with other employees to complete the job.
Accurately and honestly check one’s own work for quality assurance.

Benefits

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

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