Electromechanical Technician II

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 searching for an Electromechanical Technician II who will perform accomplished technical work in the areas of installation, maintenance, and repair of electrical, electronic, and mechanical equipment.

Education Level

• Completion of 5 or more Electromechanical Technology Degree classes

Work Experience

• Experience maintaining industrial equipment.
• Experience using industrial lifting equipment, cranes, or hoists.
• Experience using at least one of the following trouble-shooting aides: thermography gun, digital VOM, volt, ohm, or amp meters.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Perform electrical and mechanical troubleshooting and repair plant production equipment.
• Record labor and materials and report abnormal conditions and safety hazards.
• Responsible for installation and repair of lighting up to 480V, and repair of small fixtures, fans, and appliances while also assisting with repair of welders, wire feeds, plasma cutters, and motors over 110V.
• Responsible for installation of distribution equipment including gutters, disconnects, conduits, and cables following UL and National Electrical Code.
• Service and maintain cranes, lathes, drills, presses, press brakes, shears, robots, tube mills, high-frequency induction equipment, distribution equipment, CNC and NC equipment.
• Use troubleshooting aids, such as digital VOM to interpret necessary readings.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Climb and work at elevated heights of up to eighty feet.
• Interpret electrical schematics, blueprints, and National Electrical Code books for both AC & DC electrical systems.
• Must pass the written Electromechanical Technician II test with a minimum score of 77 and a level II hands-on test.
• Read hydraulic and pneumatic valves and prints.

High-ended Qualifications-

• Associate’s degree in Electromechanical Technology.
• Experience operating a forklift.
• Experience with low-voltage electrical/electronic troubleshooting.
• Experience with pneumatic, hydraulic, and mechanical troubleshooting.
• Previous hands-on welding experience in a professional 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.