General Labor

9520 East Broadway Ave, Tampa, Florida 33619-7721

About the role

Valmont is currently seeking a highly motivated and talented individual for the Skilled Labor position in the Tampa, Florida Coatings Division. We are looking for a highly driven individual that possesses a good work ethic, positive attitude, and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• 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
• Load and unload 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, remove icicles, etc. so material meets specification
• Follow all recycling procedures (e.g., recycling of zinc from rack, aluminum, spray cans, wire and dunnage)
• All other duties as determined by management

Requirements

• 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

Qualifications

• 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

Benefits

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. 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

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 include:

• Hypersensitive reaction to chemical environment
• Heat exhaustion or aggravations created by blowing dust and ash
• Constant exposure to burns, cuts, contusions of various degrees, and eye injuries