Valmont
Description
Join Valmont’s Brenham team as a full-time fitter welder assembling large poles. The standard weekend day schedule is Friday–Sunday, 6:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.; additional hours may be required based on business needs.
What you'll do
- Use GMAW to tack-weld components onto pole shafts and SAW to complete structural welds.
- Read drawings, gather parts, and measure attachment locations using tapes, levels, squares, and angle finders.
- Position shafts on stationary turners and use jib cranes to move components into assembly position.
- Cut steel with plasma torches and use jigs, grinders, buffers, and drills to assemble products.
- Set up, operate, and perform general equipment maintenance while maintaining shop quality standards and an organized workplace.
What you'll bring
- Must read and write English and perform basic calculations, including common manufacturing mathematics.
- Requires 3–5 years of fitting experience in a manufacturing or fabrication environment.
- Requires three years of experience reading and using blueprints.
- Requires three years of manufacturing or fabrication experience and/or graduation from an acceptable welding-focused technical training program.
- Must pass FCAW, GMAW, and SAW weld tests and maintain certification.
- Must be able to operate overhead cranes; prior crane experience is preferred.
- Must frequently push, lift, and pull up to 50 pounds and remain on your feet throughout the shift.
- Must work in confined spaces and wear required PPE, including safety glasses, hearing protection, and metatarsal safety shoes.
- Preferred qualifications include a high school diploma or GED and five years of assembly, manufacturing/fabrication, and hand/power-tool experience.
Benefits
- Work 36 hours and receive pay for 40; pay-increase opportunities at 90 days, one year, and two years.
- Periodic wage reviews and an annual discretionary bonus opportunity are offered.
- Depending on role, schedule, or location, benefits may include healthcare, matching 401(k), paid time off, insurance, and tuition reimbursement.
Pay: Starting at $28.72–$29.95/hour, based on experience and qualifications
How to apply
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