Poly Pipe Technician: Precision Membrane Insertion

Valmont Industries; United States; On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401k retirement plan

Paid time off

Employer paid life insurance

Disability insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Work Life Support

Job summary

Valmont Industries is hiring a Poly Pipe Operator to install polyethylene inner membranes in galvanized steel pipes. You will read blueprints, drill holes, apply coatings, and pull membranes through pipes using a winch.

This role requires attention to detail, ability to perform tool changes, and maintenance. You will work with forklifts, cranes, and various cutting tools in a manufacturing shop.

Qualifications

• Must have 1 month to 1 year of relevant work experience.
• Strong safety awareness at all times.
• Excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in a fast-paced environment with deadlines.
• Passion, integrity and drive to excel.
• Ability to use a tape measure correctly.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook.
• Ability to read print as small as 1/16 inch.
• Able to stand, walk, reach, bend, lift up to 25 lbs. repeatedly.
• Willingness to work over ten hours of overtime when required.

Responsibilities

• Consult with blueprints to verify the pipe is correct for inner membrane installation.
• Prepare galvanized pipe by drilling holes, grinding flange and applying coating.
• Select poly material per blueprint; feed poly through pipe using a winch.
• Cut excess poly; prepare pipe for flange.
• Perform changeovers when blueprints indicate.
• Drill coupler holes and insert couplers; tighten in pipe.
• Complete required OEE paperwork and maintain records.
• Operate forklifts/straddle trucks to replenish materials.
• Report to Production Supervisor; no direct reports.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Safety awareness

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Tape measure proficiency

Microsoft Outlook

Read small print

Overtime availability

Tools

Overhead cranes

Forklifts

Cutting torch

Grinders

Winches

Reciprocating saws

Banding tools

Hand-held drills

Job description

Valmont Industries is hiring a Poly Pipe Operator to install polyethylene inner membranes in galvanized steel pipes. You will read blueprints, drill holes, apply coatings, and pull membranes through pipes using a winch.

This role requires attention to detail, ability to perform tool changes, and maintenance. You will work with forklifts, cranes, and various cutting tools in a manufacturing shop.