
Job Information
Valmont Industries, Inc. Welding Assistant (1st and 2nd shift available) in Elkhart, Indiana
3403 Charlotte Ave Elkhart Indiana 46517-1150
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.
How you will contribute
Valmont is currently seeking a highly motivated and talented individual for the Welding Assistant position in the Welding department. We are looking for a highly driven individual that will assist aluminum welders with daily shop activities in a fast paced manufacturing environment. Additionally, you will…
Determine needed component parts for welders
Prepare components for welding by fitting together in a “ready to weld” condition
Work from shop copies, drawings, and other written instructions within tolerances required for proper structural connections.
What it takes
Required Qualifications
HS Diploma or GED equivalent
Minimum 1 year prior experience in a manufacturing/production environment
Ability to accurately perform basic arithmetic calculations
Ability to accurately take measurements using standard measuring devices
Working Environment/Physical Efforts
Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
Reaching: Extending hands(s) and arms(s) in any direction.
Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Able to use hand tools, including files, hammers, snips; power tools such as sanders, drills, riveters, and grinders.
Proficiency in working with hand tools and common metal shop tasks
Highly qualified candidates will also possess:
Prior aluminum welding experience
Vocational training in welding- AWS certification
Must be a person of passion and integrity who has the drive to excel and deliver exceptional results
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.
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.