valmont.jobs

4131 Hwy 17 South Bartow Florida 33830-7567

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

• Operates traveling or stationary overhead crane to lift, move, and position loads, such as machinery, equipment, products, and solid or bulk materials, using hoisting attachments, such as hook, sling, electromagnet, or bucket: Observes load hookup and determines safety of load.

• Manipulates or depresses crane controls, such as pedals, levers, and buttons, to regulate speed and direction of crane and hoist movement according to written, verbal, or signal instructions.

• Cleans and maintains crane and hoisting mechanism.

• Inspects crane for defective parts and notifies supervisor of defects or malfunctions.

• May attach load to hook or other crane accessory prior to operating crane and be designated Crane Operator-Hooker or Crane Operator-Hooktender.

• Inspect crane for safety issues on a daily basis.

• Participate in department safety; demonstrate excellent safety practices and behaviors, which conform to all Valmont safety policies and procedures.

• Other duties assigned by the management staff.

Important Details about the Role

• The ability to communicate and interact with coworkers in a professional manner.

• The ability to pay attention to detail and follow work instructions.

• The ability to work overtime and extended hours including nights and weekends as needed.

• The ability to work in extreme temperatures with exposure to chemicals and irritating particulates.

• The ability to recognize and solve practical problems.

• The ability to work in a high volume, fast paced environment.

• Must have a high awareness for safety at all times.

Required Qualifications of Every Candidate (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities)

• High school diploma highly desirable but not required

• One year of general labor experience preferably in a manufacturing environment or willing to learn

• Three or more years of previous experience operating overhead cranes preferable

• The ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions

• The ability to communicate and interact with coworkers in a professional manner

• The ability to pay attention to detail and follow work instructions

• Must be dependable and trustworthy

• The ability to work in extreme temperatures with exposure to chemicals and irritating particulates

• The ability to work in a high volume, fast paced environment

• The ability to recognize and solve practical problems

Valmont offers employees and their families a comprehensive Total Well-being benefit package to ensure their individual and family’s overall wellness needs are met.

Benefits include*:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance

• Paid time off

• Employer paid life insurance

• Employer paid short-term and long-term disability

• Retirement plans

• Dependent care

• Employee assistance programs

• Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, mortgage services, home & auto insurance, health coaching and more.

*Due to the nature of Valmont’s Global Business and Union contracts, not all benefits are the same.

Work Environment and Physical Efforts:

Be exposed to sounds or noise levels that maybe uncomfortable. Able to balance; bend/stoop; climb stairs; crawl; crouch; climb ladders; kneel; push/pull; reach above shoulder; repetitive motion; squat and feel. Complete repetitive movements. Be exposed to sounds or noise levels that may be uncomfortable. Lift/move/transport items up to 50 pounds. Requires the employee to work both inside and outside in heat/cold, wet/humid, and dry/air conditions and around dust. Exposure to hazards in the work environment such as chemicals, oil, power industrial vehicles.

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.

If you have a disability and require any assistance in filling out the application for employment email EEOCompliance@Valmont.com.

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.

• That’s the value we add.