Job Details

Fitter Welder Position

The Fitter Welder position is an individual contributor. This person must be a highly driven individual that will fit and weld steel, metal and/or aluminum components together to fabricate or repair products according to layouts, blueprints, or work orders using a variety of welding equipment and/or processes.

Essential Functions

Fitter:

• Follow fit and layout instructions described in detail drawings.
• Ability to tack weld material into place.
• Use motorized grinders, motorized buffers, stone grinders, and drills to clean and prep material for fitting and tacking.
• Use overhead cranes or jib cranes to move and hold material in place.
• Assemble products of the unit by tack welding various small parts to pole shafts using the GMAW, FCAW, and/or SAW welding process.
• Work with steel pipe and other steel shapes and measure on radiused surfaces.
• Use plasma torch to cut steel and utilize jigs made at Valmont for cutting holes in shafts for inserting hand hole rims, arm mounting simplexs, couplings, and other small parts.
• Works in confined areas at various locations of the pole assembly line as necessary to accurately measure and assemble components described above. Moves under, around, and over poles as necessary, to get into proper position to assemble pole assembly.

Welder:

• Maintain and operate production tooling and fixtures as well as all welding equipment in a safe and secure manner.
• Ability to produce high quality welds by means of GMAW arc welding in the fabrication of communication towers, components, and overhead sign structures with low non-conformity rate.
• Perform welding operations requiring a limited amount of planning of work from blueprints or other written specifications and determine operation sequence while consistently meeting production goals.
• Adjust welding equipment to its prescribed settings.

Additional Essential Functions:

• Utilize all safety devices and wear all mandatory personal protective safety equipment.
• Read and complete labor reporting system, standard shop forms and blueprints
• Follow written procedures and specifications.
• Must meet code requirements including ultrasonic testing.
• Make management aware of any training needs you have. Consult your management immediately if you are being asked to perform work for which you are not trained and/or are not comfortable doing because of potential safety or risk implications.
• Responsible and accountable for maintaining a clean and organized workplace while implementing LEAN practices.
• Other duties as required and/or assigned.

Important Details about the Role:

The employee must maintain a safe and productive work environment producing a quality product which is shipped complete and on time to satisfy the needs of the customer. The employee has a direct impact on safety, quality, productivity, TME (total manufacturing expenses), and customer satisfaction. The employee is responsible for own work. Read and decipher blueprints and flat sheets without assistance. Setup, operate, and perform general maintenance of equipment without difficulty. Make mathematical calculations in preparing product or setting up the machinery. Must be able to work with other employees to complete the job. This position reports to the Production Supervisor.