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9520 East Broadway Ave Tampa Florida 33619-7721
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.
Essential Functions:
Maintain a safe, clean, and productive working environment
Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. repeatedly throughout shift
Inspect and ensure the safe use and disposition of production fixtures, chains and hooks
Pull and place chains and ropes around steel bundles for racking
Hand wire small to medium-sized parts to racks for pickling or galvanizing
Loads and unloads racks and fixtures to maximize weight without compromising quality
Ability to operate pneumatic grinders, pneumatic strappers, acetylene torches, manual strap cutter, banding machine
Using files, grinders and/or wire brushes, removes icicles, etc. so material meets specification
Follows all recycling procedures i.e. recycling of zinc from rack, aluminum, spray cans, wire and dunnage
All other duties as determined by management.
Required Qualifications of Every Candidate:
The physical ability to stand and walk duration of shift
Must accept cross-training for multiple positions
Must work well in a team environment
The ability to work over ten hours a week in overtime when required for business needs The ability to recognize and solve practical problems or issues
Must follow safety rules and report all accidents and near misses to management.
High attention to detail
Excellent hand and eye coordination with 20/20 corrected vision
Highly qualified candidates will also possess:
High School Diploma or GED equivalent
Six months of previous experience with hand tools and gauges including impact wrenches, air grinders, drills, taps, oxygen acetylene torches, and mill gauges
Six months of previous experience in a galvanizing, manufacturing, or fabrication environment
Working Conditions
The employee is continually exposed to a working environment consisting of smoke and irritating particulate impurities, acid fumes from pickling tanks, and large quantities of windblown dust and ash produced as by-product to the process. In addition, the nature of the industry results in extreme heat in the summer (typically 10-15 degrees above outdoor temperature).
Hazards
The galvanizing industry is a heavy, demanding industry that is plagued by many hazards; however, this job description assumes that many of these hazards are avoidable if properly managed by close supervision and skilled employees. Some hazards are, include: hypersensitive reaction to chemical environment, heat exhaustion or aggravations created by blowing dust and ash. In addition, constant exposure to such hazards as burns, cuts, contusions of various degrees and eye injuries make the possibility for incidents high even under the best conditions.
Valmont · Tampa, FL