Paint Associate Level 1

Valmont Industries, Inc.Valley, NE
7d$22Onsite

About The Position

The Paint Associate Level 1 position is an individual contributor in the Paint Department. This person must be a highly driven individual that will prepare Valmont products prior to painting, ensure high quality finishes after the painting process, and package the finished product for shipment.

Requirements

  • The ability to calculate simple mathematics and interpret shop drawings
  • Basic working knowledge of computer programs such as Microsoft Outlook or similar email software
  • The ability to recognize and solve practical problems or issues
  • The ability to work in a team environment with a diverse group of people
  • The ability to pay attention to detail and follow work instructions
  • The ability to meet production, safety, and quality standards in a high-paced working environment

Nice To Haves

  • High School Diploma or GED equivalent
  • One year of previous experience in a painting or manufacturing position
  • Experience operating overhead cranes and forklift
  • Experience using dry mill thickness gauges, wet film thickness gauges and micrometers
  • Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills
  • Must have a high awareness for safety at all times
  • Must be a person of passion and integrity who has the drive to excel and deliver exceptional results

Responsibilities

  • Hang and unhang parts such as light poles, arms, bases, and small components as needed
  • Blasts the product using a blasting cabinet and ensures the product has a sufficient blast profile
  • Responsible for blowing shot and dust off of parts and repairs all damaged galvanizing and removes all oil and contaminates
  • Responsible for final visual quality check of poles
  • Installs all post finish attachments and package poles and arms
  • Performs basic maintenance on blasting, rigging, and packaging equipment
  • Ability to lift an average weight of 20 to 40 pounds, 40% of the time (i.e., all small parts, arms and pedestal bases), and lift 50-pound containers 5-10 times per shift
  • Ability to wear all required personal protective equipment (PPE) and work both in a non-temperature-controlled environment and outdoors
  • Ability to spend 100% of the shift standing, walking, sitting, bending, squatting, balancing, stooping, kneeling and lifting in the process of preparing and/or coating of all poles and parts within the department
  • Ability to operate forklifts, overhead cranes, power tools, packaging equipment, lowerators, and blasting equipment
  • The employee is responsible for own work
  • Must be able to work with other employees to complete job
  • Helps train employees in proper packaging, blasting, and hanging techniques
  • Must be able to determine the acceptance or rejection of finished coated poles and small parts according to standard specifications.
  • Extreme care is required when blasting galvanized parts so as not to remove the zinc and cause galvanized re-work at significant cost
  • 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
  • Rack and unrack parts, brush off, fill, sand, and clean parts for painting
  • Ensure high quality products with visual quality check
  • Maintain and operate painting, blasting, rigging, and packaging equipment safely
  • Prepare paint booth, clean and set-up paint application system
  • Wear required personal protective equipment and follow facility safety regulations
  • Maintain a safe and productive working environment

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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