Maintenance Lead

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 hiring a Maintenance Lead to join its team.

Education Level

• Associate’s Degree in industrial maintenance, engineering, or equivalent.

Work Experience

• 6 to 9 years of experience in industrial/manufacturing maintenance.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Ability to coordinate maintenance activities with other departments.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanical drawings.
• Assist Supervisor with ordering and tracking spare parts and working with MRO as needed
• Assist the Supervisor in coordinating the maintenance employees to complete repairs and special projects to meet goals within the department and the site
• Attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy while working in a fast-paced environment with multiple deadlines
• Be responsible for the maintenance of the facility, housekeeping, and equipment during the shift
• Coach and motivate the crew to perform at their highest level
• Complete diagnosis, testing, disassembly, inspecting, precise measuring, repair, and re-assembly of plant equipment or components
• Create corrective work orders, release PM work orders, and ensure on-time completion
• Ensure employee engagement and morale within the department, informing the supervisor or HR department of any causes for immediate or major concern
• Ensure that maintenance mechanics are following the LOTO provisions of the hazardous energy control program
• Establish and enforce quality expectations to meet or exceed the customers’ expectations
• Help introduce and drive Lean techniques and methodologies
• Manage activities related to daily maintenance scheduling to complete all breakdown repairs on time
• Must be able to perform all job activities related to the employee’s current maintenance classification at a high level
• Perform new installations of equipment, including high and low voltage systems and major repairs and replacements
• Performs maintenance tasks according to production needs to minimize downtime.
• Performs strategic preventative maintenance; and continuous improvement of maintenance systems and practices.
• Promote, institute, and maintain a safe, clean, and hazard-free work environment
• Proper installation of equipment ensuring that necessary safety standards are adhered to.
• Respond to on-duty emergency requests and after-hours call-ins.
• Responsible for enforcement of all Valmont policies and procedures within the department
• Responsible for making sure that all maintenance employees are using and wearing all required PPE for their specific duties
• Responsible for performing preventative maintenance and repairs on all plant equipment and facilities including hydraulic machines, presses, shears, cranes, welders, mechanical clutches, drive trains, etc.
• Responsible for reporting all injuries that transpire on the shift to the Supervisor and the EHS Manager as soon as possible
• Responsible for the repair of worn parts, straightening, and fabricating fixtures. Makes new installation of equipment and performs major repairs/replacements.
• Review projects and work assignments for potential hazards and recommend the safest ways to complete the job
• Seek opportunities for efficiencies and improvements within the maintenance department.
• Support manufacturing demands including working during non-peak hours (e.g., off-shifts, holidays, weekends, etc.) as required/assigned).
• The ability to recognize and solve practical problems or issues.
• Understand and drive cost-reduction efforts within the department and the site
• Understand the goals for their respective department and drive the team to meet or surpass those goals
• Use troubleshooting aids, such as volt, ohm, and amp meters, meggers, anemometers, tachometers, and any other tool used to diagnose equipment to interpret readings
• Perform pneumatic, hydraulic, mechanical, and electrical electronic troubleshooting and repair plant production equipment

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Ability to be Valmont trained and certified in the operation of forklifts.
• Basic working knowledge of computer programs such as Microsoft Outlook or similar email software.
• Maintain a safe and productive working environment.
• Must be available for on-call rotation.
• Physically capable and available to work overtime including weekends, public holidays, and evenings.
• Requires working knowledge of pneumatics, hydraulics, mechanics, or electrical applications.
• The ability to meet production, safety, and quality standards in a high-paced working environment.
• The ability to work in a team environment with a diverse group of people.
• Wear required personal protective equipment and follow facility safety regulations.

High-ended Qualifications-

• 10+ years of experience in industrial/manufacturing maintenance.
• Ability to read and understand blueprints.
• Experience in three or more areas – CNC, electronics, hydraulics, pneumatics, metalworking.
• Experience performing all position arc and wire feed welding on steel and aluminum.
• Experience with mills/lathes.
• Experience with pneumatics, hydraulics, water, and natural gas plumbing.
• Must have a high awareness of safety at all times.
• Previous experience leading/supervising people in a maintenance role.
• Technical training in industrial machine types
• 3 or more years of machine mechanical/electronics experience.
• Working knowledge of single and three-phase electrical circuitry with an ability to read electrical schematics.

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.