1st Shift General Labor

Valmont Industries; Franklin Park, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 22,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Vision plan

401k with company match

Paid time off

Life insurance

Short-term disability incl maternity

Work-life support

Attendance bonus

Job summary

Valmont Industries in Franklin Park, IL seeks dependable applicants for production roles in galvanizing and finishing. You will inspect fixtures, assist with hand-wiring parts to racks, and move steel pieces around the plant while maintaining safety and quality standards. Training provided; opportunity to advance within a Fortune 1000 company.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and follow written and verbal instructions.
• Ability to accurately read a tape measure.
• Ability to communicate problems or needs to departmental supervision.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Inspect unsafe production fixtures, chains, and hooks and identify items for repair or discard.
• 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 within the plant and yard.
• Perform paddling operations to help galvanizing quality and remove zinc needles with air tools.
• Use air or electric tools to prepare steel for pickling or galvanizing.
• Assist in general plant cleanup and housekeeping.
• Work safely to protect self and others from injury.

Skills

Read instructions

Tape measure reading

Communication of problems

Lift up to 50 lbs

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Impact wrenches

Air grinders

Drills

Taps

Oxygen acetylene torches

Mill gauges

Job description

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?

Job Description

• 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

Pay

Pay $18.25

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental)
• Vision through the Area Teamsters Insurance Benefit Plan
• 401k retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off
• Employer paid life insurance
• Employer paid short-term including maternity leave
• Work Life Support
• Quarterly attendance bonus incentive

Equal Employment Opportunity

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 [e-mail].

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.