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1100 North Ohio St Salina Kansas 67401-2403

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.

A Brief Summary of This Position:

This is an Individual Contributor role responsible for ensuring efficient transportation of materials via forklift in accordance with technological needs for concrete pole production. The person in this position works in close cooperation with the gantry crane operator. This person must be able to become certified to operate a gantry crane and other ground level cranes.

Essential Functions:

• Perform work in accordance with the crane operation instructions for gantry, ground-level and cab-based cranes

• Become knowledgeable in the technological instructions for the centrifugal pole production process

• Use forklift to ensure efficient transportation of materials

• Work in close cooperation with the gantry crane operator

• Inspect the technical condition of the crane slings for safe operation

• Complies with general OSHA and fire safety instructions

• Inspect and monitor the technical condition of the forklift and cranes operated

• Maintain updated entries in the maintenance log book on a daily basis

• Responsible for maintaining restricted access to emergency stop switches and main switch

• Knowledge of the basic operating principles of the FPC system

Other Important Details about the Role:

• This position reports to the Plant Supervisor and has no direct reports or indirect reports

• Must have a high awareness for the safety of other employees and machines used in the production area

• Ability to understand and follow both written and verbal instructions

• Participate in LEAN and 5S projects, as well as keep immediate production area clean

• 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 one (1) to two (2) shifts of overtime per week

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

• The ability to recognize and solve practical problems

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

• Ability to become certified to operate cranes from ground level (gantry) and from the cabin

• Ability to become forklift operator certified

• Three (3) or more years of relevant experience

• Good eyesight and ability to assess distance

• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. with average lift at 30 lbs.

• Basic computer knowledge Highly Qualified Candidates Will Also Possess These Qualifications:

• Previous forklift experience

• One (1) year of previous experience with overhead crane operations

Benefits

Valmont offers employees and their families a comprehensive Total Wellbeing benefit package to ensure their individual and family’s overall wellness needs are met. Some offerings are dependent upon the role, work schedule, or location and can include the following:

• Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision)

• 401k retirement plan with company match

• Paid time off

• Employer paid life insurance

• Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave

• Work Life Support

• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year

• Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, one-on-one health coaching, mortgage services and more

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.