Maintenance Supervisor

Valmont Industries; Salina (KS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401k

Paid time off

Life insurance

Disability

Tuition Reimbursement

Work life balance

Job summary

Valmont Industries in Salina, Kansas is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to oversee a small team of technicians in the galvanizing operation. You will manage safety, quality, training, and plant maintenance projects, coordinating with vendors and contractors.

The role requires heavy electrical work, blueprint reading, welding and fabrication, and the ability to lead and develop a crew while complying with PPE and OSHA standards.

Qualifications

• Two to five years related experience and/or training related to the maintenance and repair of galvanizing equipment; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Strong background knowledge of 480-volt, 3 phase electricity
• Ability to work from heights using equipment such as a high reach
• Proven Supervisory skills and strong leadership with strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills
• Must have a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Outlook

Responsibilities

• Supervise a small maintenance team to meet safety, quality, and operations requirements
• Interact with vendors and contractors and manage capital projects
• Read blueprints and perform high-skill electrical work
• Fabricate and repair metal components using welding and fabrication techniques
• Maintain records and train subordinates

Skills

Maintenance experience

Electrical knowledge

Supervisory skills

Microsoft Office

Education

Associate degree in Industrial Maintenance

Tools

Welding equipment

Blueprint reading

Job description

1100 North Ohio St Salina Kansas 67401-2403 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

This Maintenance Supervisor position is accountable for supervising a small work group of maintenance personnel/Chemical Process Tank Technicians within the galvanizing operations at Valmont/Salina Galvanizing to meet all safety, quality, training, and operations requirements. This position requires direct interaction with vendors and outside contractors as well as acting as project manager on both Capital Projects and other plant maintenance repairs.

Essential Functions

• Test, inspect, repair and re-assemble plant equipment, components, and systems including but not limited to overhead bridge cranes, hoists, gear boxes, forklifts, straddle trucks, shag trucks, company vehicles, pneumatic and mechanical systems, power transmission components, combustion engines, boiler systems, and electrical and hydraulic systems
• Perform high skilled electrical work
• Fabricate fixtures using welding, cutting, brazing, and surface hardening applications
• Read and interpret blueprints to complete assigned tasks and repairs
• Communicate with other maintenance and production team members via e-mail, phone, and face-to-face
• Defines expected production standards, and monitors performance standards of the assigned personnel
• Monitor performance of assigned personnel, complete employee performance review, and take corrective action as necessary
• Operate gauging equipment including tape measures, micrometers, and dial calipers
• Must be company trained and authorized to operate and train others on powered industrial trucks, forklifts, aerial platforms and bridge cranes
• Must be company trained and authorized to train others on arc flash safety, hot work, confined space entry, hazardous energy control and fall protection
• Move parts and materials around the facility weighing up to 50 pounds by hand although most frequent lift is up to 30 pounds
• Ability to spend 75% of workday standing or walking, 10% bending or kneeling, 10% stooping, and 5% climbing
• Climb and work from ladders, aerial platforms, bridge cranes, and roofs in excess of 80 feet
• Must be able to distinguish colors
• Domestic travel overnight up to 10% annually to assist with maintenance at other plant locations
• Wear all required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and work in a non-temperature-controlled environment, as well as exposure to outdoors

Other Important Details about the Role

• This position reports to the Maintenance Manager and has over 8 direct reports.
• Prioritizes and assigns work to subordinates
• Collect information from outside vendors
• Performs work/training with subordinates
• Maintains records/tracking costs
• Knowledgeable with all plant equipment
• Responsible for reading and interpreting pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical and mechanical blueprints
• Knowledgeable with high skilled testing, troubleshooting, disassembly, inspecting, precise measuring, repair and re-assembly of all plant equipment and components with limited instruction
• Able to fabricate and repair metal structures and components
• Identifies and report equipment abnormalities and safety hazards
• Maintains chemical processes, kettle chemistry, and MZR operations
• Communicates with coworkers, supervisors, and all shop personnel regarding the maintenance and repair of equipment via notes, e-mail, or verbal communication
• Completes record logs including labor, repairs made, equipment, and use of materials on the computer
• Responsible for maintaining tools and equipment
• Responsible for working with small hand tools including tape measures, micrometers, saws, drills, riveters, and nail guns
• Assists in training and provides guidance and instruction to the Maintenance department
• Assists in general plant clean up and housekeeping
• Maintains critical parts lists and order replacement parts as necessary
• Maintains files on Preventive Maintenance program and third-party inspections

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

• Two to five years related experience and/or training related to the maintenance and repair of galvanizing equipment; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Strong background knowledge of 480-volt, 3 phase electricity
• Ability to work from heights using equipment such as a high reach
• Proven Supervisory skills and strong leadership with strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills
• Must have a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Outlook
• Must be a person of passion and integrity who has the drive to excel and deliver exceptional results

Highly Qualified Candidates Will Also Possess These Qualifications

• An Associate’s or Technical degree in Industrial Maintenance or related field
• Industrial boiler certification
• The ability to interpret and fabricate components based on blueprints or specification sheets
• Two years of experience troubleshooting pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical, and mechanical systems
• Two years of experience welding/fabricating metal structures/components
• Two years of previous experience using troubleshooting aides to diagnose equipment such as, thermography gun, digital VOM, volt, ohm or amp meters
• The ability to climb and work from ladders, man lifts, bridge cranes, and roofs in excess of 80 feet
• The ability to work in adverse conditions: wet, hot, dusty, dirty or cold
• Structural welding certification
• Pipe welding certification
• Licensed electrician
• Licensed HVAC

Working Environment and Physical Efforts

The incumbent will be exposed to a shop including dirt, grease, fumes, extreme temperatures, noise, dust, airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and smoke. The incumbent may be required to work outside inspecting product and directing incoming material flow. The incumbent occasionally will be working near moving mechanical parts or in high precarious places. The incumbent will be required to walk through manufacturing areas so safety glasses, hard hats, and steel-toed foot protection may be required. The incumbent may be assigned to work the day, evening, or midnight shift. This position may also be required to work weekends dependent upon business or maintenance requirements.

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. 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.