1501 S Euclid Ave Tucson Arizona 85713

**_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:**

The Welder contributes to the manufacturing of fabricated products in a fast-paced environment by interpreting engineering documents and utilizing modern welding equipment. Individuals must possess the following knowledge, skills, and abilities to be able to explain and demonstrate that they can perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations, using some combination of skills and abilities.

**Essential Functions**

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

+ Knowledgeable and skilled with the following welding processes and equipment; Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW).

+ Ability to pass welder qualification test(s) using GMAW and Metal Cored Arc Welding (MCAW) on plate and pipe per American Welding Society (AWS) codes on carbon steel and stainless-steel materials.

+ Utilize and gain proficiency with tools such as tape measure, angle grinder, die grinder, clamps, hammers, manual plasma machine, cranes, and pipe layout tools to aid in the welding process.

+ Ability to understand and satisfy job requirements based on work instructions, welding procedures, and Engineering documents (shop drawings, 3D models) with welding symbols. Capable of fitting and welding simple to moderate weldments using shop math.

+ Ability to perform basic troubleshooting of welding equipment.

+ Correctly and accurately completes job-related paperwork such as travelers and checklists.

+ Capable of cross functioning within the department and, on rare occasions, into other manufacturing departments based on production demands.

+ Visually inspects own welds to ensure quality and determine basic discontinuities or defects, using inspection tools. Receives moderate guidance and instruction from qualified welding inspectors to make inspection determinations.

+ Attends welding, inspection and job-related training, and gains moderate proficiency in comprehension and application.

+ Ability to work independently within established processes and procedures with relative supervision.

**Competencies**

+ Safely and efficiently use tools and equipment to layout, cut, fit up and weld a variety of metal products in a lean manufacturing environment.

+ Embrace 5S practices by conducting daily workplace examinations, maintaining a clean and organized workplace.

+ Maintain a positive attitude when priorities shift, and designs change in a quickly evolving industry.

+ Collaborate and communicate effectively in a team environment.

+ Follow all company policies and OSHA regulations for safe working procedures and environment. Wear personal protective equipment in designated operations and production areas as stated by company policy.

+ Able to follow directions from Welding Supervisor to achieve daily tasks and expectations.

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

+ Work experience may be substituted for educational requirements

+ Required: High School Diploma or Equivalent

+ Required: 1-year relevant working experience as a Welder

**Highly Qualified Candidates Will Also Possess These Qualifications**

+ Associates Degree in welding or technical education

**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 [email protected].

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.