Lathe Operator

Job Highlights

Company Profile

Valmont modernizes vital infrastructure and increases agricultural productivity, sustainably and reliably. The company galvanizes steel to last a century with minimal environmental impact.

Job Profile

The company is seeking a Lathe Operator who will manage the cutting of tubing, scrap, and randoms from the mills to customer requirements or stock lengths using the five saws in the department.

The department is also responsible for operating the hydro test stand.

The work is fast-paced and repetitious based on the machine’s operation.

Education Level

• Not mentioned, yet a High School Diploma will be a plus

Work Experience

• 1 year of relevant experience with mechanized production equipment.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Bring in tubing bundles using a side-loader and unload with crane or roll from racks.
• Cut tubing using one of two saws, out of a total of five, ensuring finished tubing conforms to production specifications, and that equipment maintains proper working order, such as blade sharpness, cutting speed, and pressure.
• Debar cut ends with die grinder using proper protective equipment and bundle to correct size and to customer requirements.
• Maintain clean work area by placing bundles in designated areas, dumping scrap hopper in proper trailer, cleaning equipment, floor and desk, and recovering equipment.
• Maintain required product documentation by matching bundle tags, count, and order numbers with the correct production card, record production work completed on work orders, and record equipment information such as breakdowns, blade changes, and tolerances.
• You will report to the Production Supervisor and have no direct reports.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Ability to acquire a Valmont forklift operator’s certification.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing to co-workers, supervisors, and employees from other departments within the division.
• Ability to operate cranes and take required training courses.
• Ability to read a tape measure, micrometers, and square to ensure tube length, gauge, and square.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, production cards, simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to work independently with little supervision and meet production deadlines.
• Acceptable performance and attendance history.
• Mathematical skills – addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Skill in keeping accurate records, inventory, inspecting finished products for quality, and strong attention to detail.

Credible Qualifications

• 1 year of previous experience in a manufacturing or fabrication environment
• 3 years of machining experience
• Ability to identify and communicate maintenance or product problems to departmental
• Ability to pay attention to detail and follow work instructions
• Ability to work in a high-volume, fast-paced environment

Benefits/Perks

• 401k retirement plan with company match
• Employer-paid life insurance
• Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave
• Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision)
• Paid time off
• 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
• Work-Life Support

Employer’s Statement

Valmont is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.