Paint Associate Level 1

Valmont Industries, Inc. • Valley, NE

42d • $22 - $22 • Onsite

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
• 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

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

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees