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.

Essential Functions

• Inspect product for compliance with the drawing and customer specifications

• Must be able to measure dimensions of products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as rulers, calipers, gauges, or micrometers.

• Inspect Product in accordance with Valmont guidelines

• Must be willing to conduct basic operator training and be able to discuss current issues in the morning production meetings

• Responsible for all basic tests to verify conformance to specifications.

• Must be able to train new QC Inspectors

• Be able to actively identify and reduce waste within responsible department

• Complete required inspection documentation

• Be able to perform a NDT process

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

• High School Diploma or equivalent

• CWI cerification is preferred

• 2 plus years’ previous Quality Control experience in a manufacturing or fabrication environment

• Have the ability to communicate in small group for training/informational purposes

• Possess working knowledge of welding processes, certification codes and standards, and print reading

• Must have sufficient mathematical skills to be able to use both decimals and fractions, converting both ways

• Ability to use both imperial and metric measuring systems

• Able to use tape measures, micrometers, dial indicators, radius gauges and PI tapes along with other basic shop tools

• Must be able to read and write legibly

• Must have computer literacy

• Ability to work overtime as required to meet business needs

• The ability to safely lift up to 20 pounds frequently throughout the shift

• Passion and integrity with the drive to excel and deliver exceptional results

• The ability to interact with coworkers in a positive manner

• Must have a high awareness of and commitment to safety at all times

Highly Qualified Candidates Will Also Possess These Qualifications

• CWI Quality Inspector certification preferred

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or protected veteran status . Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

SKILL

Educational Background

Must have sufficient mathematical skills to be able to use both decimals and fractions, converting both ways, also must able to use both Standard and Metric measuring systems. Must be able to use tape measures, micrometers, dial indicators, radius gauges and PI tapes along with other basic shop tools. Must be able to multiply, divide, add, and subtract proficiently. Must be able to read and write legibly. Must be able to run quality equipment with minimal training.

Job Training Skill Development

Should have a strong enough understanding to make most necessary quality decisions within three months and have total comprehension of the job within one year.

Decision Making

Will constantly be making decisions as to whether the product is of the required quality to meet in-house or customer specifications. These decisions, as a standard practice, will include acceptability of weld quality, length, straightness, and overall appearance.

Environment

Must be able to work in a moderate industrial environment requiring constant awareness of the environment and the use of several types of PPE.

EFFORT

Physical Effort

Will stand 95% of shift and bend, stoop, climb and reach over tubing and equipment 70% of the time during the shift. Little physical effort is required of this job. May do lifting 25% of the time.

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.