Maintenance Technician 8

Valmont Industries; Bellville (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401k retirement plan

Paid time off

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Work Life Support

Job summary

Valmont Industries in Bellville, TX is seeking a Maintenance Technician to perform preventive maintenance, troubleshoot machinery, and fabricate fixtures using welding and cutting. The role requires knowledge of hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and basic electrical work with an emphasis on safety and documentation.

The ideal candidate has welding experience, the ability to train others, and familiarity with medium voltage and plant systems.

Qualifications

• General welding experience and fabrication of fixtures using welding, cutting and brazing.
• Knowledge of medium voltage (277-600v) and plant electrical systems.
• Ability to read basic blueprints and schematics; fabricate and repair metal structures.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive maintenance and repairs on plant equipment and facilities.
• Test, inspect, repair, troubleshoot and re-assemble equipment and systems (cranes, hoists, gear boxes, pumps).
• Lead and train others in welding and fabrication; document labor and materials."
• Operate and install spinners, controllers, and control equipment; conduct basic electrical work.

Skills

Electrical systems

Welding

Mechanical skills

Troubleshooting

Blueprint reading

Communication

Tools

Welding equipment

Calipers

Micrometers

Job description

11308 Hwy 36 Bellville Texas 77418-0640 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

The Maintenance Technician position is a general Maintenance position and an individual contributor position responsible for performing spinner clean up, general maintenance, writing work orders, troubleshooting machinery and having knowledge of facility level mastery of hydraulic systems and pneumatic systems. The Maintenance Technician must have general welding experience and have plant level mastery of electrical systems, knowledge of medium voltage (277-600v), valves, solenoids, and have detailed knowledge of plant systems, functions and machinery. Incumbent must be able to demonstrate fabrication of fixtures using welding, cutting and brazing. Additional duties include identifying and adding new and efficient preventive maintenance tasks and working safely with the required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Incumbent must adhere to Valmont safety training policies.

The Maintenance Technician performs preventive maintenance and repairs on all plant equipment and facilities with a learned level of proficiency. This person is also responsible for maintaining and repairing plant equipment, including pneumatic and mechanical systems, clutches, brakes, power transmission components, combustion engines, and electrical and hydraulic systems. The incumbent performs basic electrical work and fabricates fixtures with limited to no instruction. This person is responsible for recording labor and materials used on each repair and provides some guidance, instruction and training to the Maintenance Technician.

Essential Functions

Test, inspect, repair, troubleshoot and re-assemble basic plant equipment, components, and systems including but not limited to overhead bridge cranes, hoists, gear boxes, forklifts, company vehicles, pneumatic and mechanical systems, power transmission components, combustion engines, boiler systems, and electrical and hydraulic systems.

• Perform basic electrical work, and assist in highly skilled electrical work
• Fabricate fixtures using welding, cutting, brazing, and surface hardening applications
• General welding (can weld efficiently using stick welder) with the ability to lead and teach others in stick welding and detailed fabrication
• Knowledge of medium voltage (277-600v) including single and multiphase ac and dc
• Communicate with supervisor and other maintenance and production team members via e-mail, phone, and face-to-face
• Responsible for working with small hand tools including tape measures, micrometers, saws, drills, riveters, and nail guns and maintaining tools and equipment
• Have general welding (can weld efficiently using stick welder)
• Mechanical Repairs
• Electrical Repairs
• Troubleshoot Machinery
• Train new employees; be able to teach and lead others in all facility related electrical concerns
• Complete record logs including labor, repairs made, equipment, and use of materials on the computer
• Ability to fabricate and repair metal structures and components
• Must be able to change out, clean and operate Spinners and be able to install Controllers and Control Equipment.
• Operate gauging equipment including tape measures, micrometers, and dial calipers
• Responsible for reading basic blueprints undefined

Important Details about the Role

• Knowledgeable with plant equipment
• Knowledge of crane systems; Knowledge of pumps, valves, solenoids; Detailed knowledge of plant systems and machinery.
• Knowledgeable with basic testing, troubleshooting, disassembly, inspecting, precise measuring, repair and re-assembly of all plant equipment and components with limited instruction
• Identify and report equipment abnormalities and safety hazards
• Must be company tested and authorized to operate a forklift
• Assist in general plant clean up and housekeeping

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 insurance0
• 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‑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].

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.