Valmont
Description
Join Valmont’s Brenham production team as a full-time night-shift Small Pole Fitter Welder. The standard schedule is Monday–Thursday, 9:00 PM–7:00 AM, with additional hours potentially required based on business needs.
What you'll do
- Use GMAW to tack weld small components to pole shafts and SAW for structural welds.
- Read drawings, gather staged parts, and determine proper locations for pole assembly attachments.
- Position shafts on a stationary turner and use a jib crane to lift components into place.
- Cut steel with a plasma torch and use jigs, grinders, buffers, and drills to assemble products.
- Measure distances and angles using measuring tapes, levels, squares, and angle finders.
What you'll bring
- Must read and write English, use common manufacturing math, and have one year of blueprint-reading experience.
- One year of manufacturing or fabrication experience and/or graduation from an acceptable welding-focused technical training program.
- Must pass an FCAW weld test and maintain certification.
- Work involves standing 80% of the time, bending, confined areas, and frequently pushing, lifting, and pulling up to 50 pounds.
- Use required protective equipment while working around heat, weld fumes, noise, and sparks.
- Preferred: high school diploma or GED; two years each of assembly, manufacturing/fabrication, and hand/power-tool experience.
- Preferred: ability to accurately and honestly check your own work for quality assurance.
Benefits
- Offerings may depend on role, schedule, or location and can include medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage.
- Available offerings can include a company-matched 401(k), paid time off, and employer-paid life and disability insurance.
- Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 per year, work-life support, and voluntary wellness programs may be available.
Pay: Starting at $26.07/hour, plus $1.00/hour for off-shift positions. Pay increase opportunities at 90 days, 1 year, and 2 years; periodic wage reviews and an annual discretionary bonus opportunity.
How to apply
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