Large Pole Backwelder - Days

Valmont Industries Inc.; Brenham (TX); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401k with company match

Paid time off

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Valmont Industries in Brenham, TX is hiring a Backwelder able to perform GMAW welding and fit-up tasks under a Production Supervisor. Candidates must read drawings, use measurement tools, and operate related equipment on a standard first-shift schedule.

Starting pay is $24.47 per hour with potential step increases and annual discretionary bonus. Essential duties include welding small components, aligning parts, using cranes, cutting with plasma, and ensuring quality welds.

Qualifications

• Must be able to read and write English.
• Ability to use common manufacturing math.
• 6 Months of welding experience or completed welding training program.
• Must pass GMAW rotational weld test and maintain certification.
• Ability to produce good welds and read drawings showing hole locations.
• Follow Valmont safety guidelines and PPE/LOTO requirements.

Responsibilities

• Welds with GMAW to assemble pole components.
• Read drawings to determine parts and locations.
• Position shafts and use crane to move components.
• Cut steel with plasma torch and use jigs for holes.
• Measure with tape, levels, and squares; convert measurements.
• Operate grinders and drills as needed.
• Work in confined spaces along the pole assembly line.

Skills

GMAW welding

Read drawings

Manufacturing math

Quality mindset

Education

Technical Welding Training Program

Tools

Plasma torch

Crane operation

Grinders

Jigs and fixtures

Job description

2551 Valmont Dr Brenham Texas 77833-5418

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?

A Brief Summary of This Position:

Under the direction of the Production Supervisor, the Backwelder must be certified in GMAW welding and must perform fit-up tasks. Backwelder must be well versed in the use of personal computers.

1st Shift Days Standard Schedule:

Monday - Thursday 7AM - 5PM* *As needed, there will be work hours required outside the Standard Shift Schedule (above)

Starting Hourly Pay Rate (LG6): $24.47 Opportunity for step pay increases at 90 days, 1 year and 2 years Eligible for annual discretionary bonus

Essential Functions:

• Uses GMAW process to tack weld various small components to round shafts to make a pole assembly for structural welds.
• The pole assembly generally consists of round shaft, butt plate, and/or other small parts
• Manually position shaft for assembly.
• Uses crane for lifting various components.
• Frequently pushes, lifts, and pulls up to 50 pounds
• Reads and interprets drawings to determine parts needed to assemble pole assembly.
• Locate and gather parts needed for assembly, from parts staging area that is staged by the Storeroom personnel
• Read and interpret drawings to ensure proper location of various small part attachments
• Uses plasma torch to cut steel.
• Utilizes jigs made at Valmont for cutting holes in shafts.
• Wears protective goggles or hood to protect eyes from harmful rays
• Uses measuring tape, levels, squares, and angle finders to measure distances and angles.
• Adds, subtracts, multiplies, and divides feet, inches, fractions, and decimals.
• Uses table to convert fractions to decimals, and decimals to fractions.
• 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
• Uses motorized grinders, motorized buffers, stone grinders, and drills to help assemble product
• Other duties as assigned

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

• Must be able to read and write English
• Ability to use common manufacturing math
• 6 Months of previous experience welding in a manufacturing or fabrication environment, and/or have graduated from an acceptable Technical Training Program focused in welding
• Must pass GMAW rotational weld test and maintain certification
• Ability to produce good welds.
• Ability to read & interpret drawings, showing locations of holes & orientations.
• Knowledge of safe working practices to prevent self-inflicting injuries & to prevent causing injuries to co-workers.
• Follow all Valmont safety guidelines, rules, and regulations with a practical working knowledge of PPE and LOTO.

Highly Qualified Candidates Will Also Possess These Qualifications:

• 1 year previous experience welding in an assembly environment
• 1 year previous experience welding in a manufacturing or fabrication environment
• 1 year previous experience operating hand and/or power tools
• The ability to accurately and honestly check one's own work for quality assurance
• Must be a person of passion and integrity who has the drive to excel and deliver exceptional results
• Working Environment and Physical Efforts: Incumbent will also be exposed to production facilities where specific PPE will be required such as hand, hearing, foot, eye, and head protection. There will also be frequent exposure to outside elements for short periods of time. Being outside will also expose them to material handling equipment such as forklifts, straddle trucks, and shag trucks.

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 is a non-discriminatory employer

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].

About Valmont

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.