Fitter Welder

Valmont Industries, Inc.; El Dorado (KS); On-site; USD 33,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401k

Paid time off

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Work life support

Tuition reimbursement

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Valmont Industries, Inc. is seeking a Fitter/Welder for a weekend shift in El Dorado, KS. The role involves welding steel, metal, and aluminum components to spec from blueprints and layouts, using GMAW, FCAW, and SAW processes.

You’ll be responsible for tack welding, fitting, and fabrication on the pole assembly line with safety as a priority. The position offers an hourly starting wage of $27.11 plus a $1.00 shift differential, with 36 hours worked but paid for 40.

Qualifications

• Ability to read weld symbols and understand blueprints.
• Experience with GMAW welding on steel, metal and aluminum.
• Able to pass weld test and maintain certification.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Able to use overhead cranes and read measurements precisely.

Responsibilities

• Follow fit and layout instructions from detailed drawings.
• Tack weld material into place and fit parts.
• Operate grinders, buffers, drills to prepare surfaces for welding.
• Move and hold material with cranes during assembly.
• Fabricate or repair products according to blueprints and work orders.

Skills

GMAW welding

Blueprint reading

Weld symbols

Tape measure

Overhead cranes

Safety compliance

Education

High School Diploma or GED

AWS welder certification

Tools

GMAW welding equipment

Job description

955 North Haverhill Rd El Dorado Kansas 67042-4806

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?

Weekend Shift

Shift Hours: 5:00 am - 5:30 pm

Days: Friday, Saturday, Sunday

36 hours worked - Paid for 40 hours

(Training Hours: 5:00 am - 3:30 pm, Monday - Thursday)

Starting Hourly Wage: $27.11

Shift Differential: $1.00

The Fitter Welder position is an individual contributor. This person must be a highly driven individual that will 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.

Essential Functions

Fitter

• Follow fit and layout instructions described in detail drawings.
• Ability to 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.
• Works in confined areas at various locations of the pole assembly line as necessary to accurately measure and assemble components described above. Moves under, around, and over poles as necessary, to get into proper position to assemble pole assembly.

Welder

• Maintain and operate production tooling and fixtures as well as all welding equipment in a safe and secure manner.
• Ability to 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.

Additional Essential Functions

• 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.
• Must meet code requirements including ultrasonic testing.
• Make management aware of any training needs you have. Consult your management immediately if you are being asked to perform work for which you are not trained and/or are not comfortable doing because of potential safety or risk implications.
• Responsible and accountable for maintaining a clean and organized workplace while implementing LEAN practices.
• Other duties as required and/or assigned.

Important Details About The Role

• 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 own work.
• 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.
• Must be able to work with other employees to complete the job.
• This position reports to the Production Supervisor.

Required Qualifications of Every Candidate (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• 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.
• Ability to operate overhead cranes, prior experience preferred.
• 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.

Highly Qualified Candidates Will Also Possess These Qualifications

• Must have a high awareness for safety at all times.
• Five + years of previous experience with fitting/welding in a manufacturing environment
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• AWS certified welder operator qualification
• The ability to accurately and honestly check one’s own work for quality assurance.

Educational Background

• 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.

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.

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