Sub Arc Base Welder - Weekend Nights

Valmont Industries; West Sacramento (CA, TX); On-site; USD 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled welder to join their team in a role that involves fabricating and repairing metal components. This position requires expertise in various welding techniques and a thorough understanding of welding procedures. The company values hard work and diversity, offering a comprehensive benefits package that includes healthcare, retirement plans, and tuition reimbursement. If you are ready to contribute to innovative projects that impact communities worldwide, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

401k retirement plan with company match

Paid time off

Employer paid life insurance

Short-term and long-term disability

Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year

Work Life Support

Qualifications

• Must be AWS D1.1 certified in various welding techniques.
• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Graduate from an accredited trade school for welding.

Responsibilities

• Welds metal components to fabricate or repair products.
• Interprets blueprints and sets up welding operations.
• Performs welding operations with critical safety requirements.

Skills

Welding Procedures

Blueprint Interpretation

Mathematics for Welding

AWS D1.1 Certification

Education

High School Diploma

Trade School Certification in Welding

Tools

Gas Metal Arc Welding Equipment

Submerged Arc Welding Equipment

Cutting Torch

Plasma Cutter

Job description

time left to apply End Date: May 20, 2025 (12 days left to apply)

job requisition id R24281

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? Apply now.

BASIC FUNCTION:

Welds metal components together to fabricate or repair products according to layouts, blueprints, or work orders, using brazing and variety of arc and gas welding equipment. A thorough knowledge of welding procedures and practices are essential to ensure the quality of the product.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Fuses (welds) metal structural components together by means of multiple forms of Gas Metal Arc Welding and Submerged Arc Welding processes in the fabrication of Steel electrical poles, substations and other structures
• In addition to performing hand welding and Sub arc welding, the welder may be required to lay out guidelines or mark on metal parts and may cut metal with a cutting torch or hand plasma cutter.
• Performs welding operations requiring most of the following: planning and layout, working from blueprints and drawings or other specifications; requires a knowledge of welding properties of a variety of metals; setting up work and determining operation sequences; welding objects involving critical safety and load requirements; working in a variety of positions.

SKILLS /QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Graduate from an accredited trade school for welding.
• Successful completion of an internal welding test.
• Candidate must have a working knowledge of welding symbols and procedures and must be AWS D1.1 certified in GMAW 1G, 2F, GMAW-P 3G Vertical Down and SAW 1G, 2F.
• Interpretation of blue prints, including weld requirement symbology.
• Working knowledge of fixturing and weld set up parameters (amps, volts, etc.)
• Ability to calculate formulas using basic mathematics and standard U.S. and Metric Measurements.
• At the end of 90 Calendar days the candidate must be able to maintain an acceptable level of production, quality and attendance as determined by Management.

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.

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About Us

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.