General Labor $17.00/hour

Valmont Industries; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare through the company

Union Pension Fund

Paid time off

Job summary

Valmont is hiring in Northern Kentucky for a galvanizing plant role focused on racking, finishing, and general mounting tasks. You will prepare products for galvanizing, stage tubular parts, and help move steel components through all plant areas.

Responsibilities include adhering to safety guidelines, operating related tools, and maintaining orderly work areas. A high school diploma or GED and prior galvanizing/ crane experience are strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Six months' experience in a galvanizing position.
• Experience with hand tools and gauges including impact wrenches, air grinders, drills, taps, oxy-fuel torches, and mill gauges.
• Six months operating a bridge crane.
• Must have a high awareness for safety at all times.

Responsibilities

• Prepare products and materials for the galvanizing process by hanging on spreader bars.
• Stage tubular products and prepare small parts for galvanizing.
• Move lightweight steel pieces and assist in clean up and housekeeping.
• Operate in kettle area using paddling techniques and tools.
• Support finishing operations and unloading for shipment.

Skills

Read & follow instructions

Tape measure reading

Problem reporting

Lift up to 50 pounds

Attention to detail

Positive teamwork

Drive to excel

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Six months galvanizing experience

Six months hand tools & gauges

Bridge crane experience

Strong safety awareness

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.

Welcome to Valmont, where a world of opportunity awaits. When you join our team, you become part of a passionate group dedicated to changing lives and conserving resources around the globe. We want problem solvers who roll up their sleeves to foster progress and innovation for all people. At Valmont, we provide infrastructure, irrigation, tubing and coatings to the world. We strengthen cities. We nourish croplands. We design, manufacture and coat. Our products and services make a difference. Join us, and BUILD YOUR WORLD.

How you will contribute?

• Work in the racking department Prepare products and materials for the galvanizing process by hanging on spreader bars Stage tubular products Prepare small parts for galvanizing Hand wire small to medium–sized parts to racks for pickling or galvanizing Pull and place chains and ropes around steel bundles for racking
• Work in the kettle area Perform paddling functions to enhance the quality level of the galvanized products Use air guns to blow off zinc needles Use air or electric powered tools to help prepare steel for pickling or galvanizing Use hand-held remote control for kettle hoists Work safely, protecting self and others from accident and injury
• Work in the finishing department Move lightweight pieces of steel by hand from different locations in the plant and yard Assist in general plant clean up and housekeeping Use air or elect to deburr galvanized products Use file to deburr galvanized products Stack materials for shipment Remove chains and wires and products from universal racks

What it takes: Required Qualifications

• 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
• The ability to pay attention to detail and follow work instructions
• The ability to communicate and interact with coworkers in a positive manner
• Must be a person of passion and integrity who has the drive to excel and deliver exceptional results

What it also requires: 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
• Must have a high awareness for safety at all times

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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.

If you have a disability and require any assistance in filling out the application for employment, call [phone] or email [e-mail].

Benefits

• Healthcare through the company (medical, prescription drugs, dental, vision)
• Union Pension Fund with employer contribution
• Paid time off

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.