20805 Eaton Ave Farmington Minnesota 55024-7932
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 position supervises the profitable and safe operation of the manufacturing function in a growth environment. This is accomplished through employee motivation, plant scheduling and machine loading, proper maintenance and care of equipment, assuring a quality product, maintaining good management/employee relations, recommending new equipment and capital assets and controlling plant costs.
Essential Functions:
Satisfy customers through quality products and on time deliveries
Obtain a high level of plant productivity through continuous improvement
Ensure an effective maintenance program and personnel
Directs plant supervision in quality level necessary to minimize rejects, reworks, and field problems
Keep abreast of new manufacturing technology and equipment
Direct and advise an on-going safety program to minimize frequency and severity of accidents
Maintains a secure plant with a minimal loss of tools and inventory
Implement and maintain an effective MRO storeroom
Evaluate man-hour requirements in unusual and large jobs to assist sales force
Reviews reports to analyze department and employee performance levels
Maintain good employee relations
Demonstrates a commitment to the Valmont Safety Mission Statement and Corporate Safety's Critical Successes Factors process
Participates in the development and implementation of the annual Site SBO Plan, completes those tasks assigned to this position and provides necessary support and resources to have 100% of the Plan completed
Work with Accounting and PC to attain the financial goals set by upper management
Responsible in dealing with employee issues in partnership with Human Resources
This position also requires some travel and association with other Valmont facilities
Required Qualifications of Every Candidate (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities):
3-5 years of experience as a supervisor in a metal fabrication environment that exhibits the candidate's skills and capabilities to meet the principle accountabilities of the position
High School Diploma or GED equivalent
College Degree or equivalent work experience
Excellent communication skills
Strong organizational skills
Knowledge of IFS or MRP/ERP Systems and good computer skills
Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast paced environment
Strong leadership skills
Extensive knowledge of Manufacturing processes
Strong Microsoft Excel skills
Lean Daily Management, Managing for Daily Improvement, SQDC Board/Hour by Hour (Performance Board) Experience
Lean Kaizen/Operation Excellence/Continuous Improvement Shop Floor Experience
Experience with kitting operations
Highly Qualified Candidates Will Also Possess These Qualifications
2+ years of experience managing multiple shifts
Bachelors of Science Degree in Business/Management or related field
Formal Lean Certification and ability to teach and lead shop floor change initiatives with a cross functional team
Working Environment and Physical Efforts:
Work is performed in a factory setting, with most of the time being spent moving around different areas of manufacturing and shipping areas. The incumbent is regularly required to sit, stand, and walk for extended periods of time, as well as talk and listen on the phone and in personal conversations or meetings. This position will be exposed to all hazards located at manufacturing sites including noise, fumes, excessive heat/cold, dust, welding arc, all chemicals associated with the manufacturing areas, fire, smoke, unstable debris and confined spaces. Environment is fast-paced and demanding most of the time. This position will require long days to support the Manufacturing initiative for a three shift, seven day a week operation.
The employee is frequently required to use hands to fingers, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms while working in the office with various files and forms and while working on the computer. Incumbent must utilize proper ergonomic safeguards such as monitor height and positions, keyboard location and height and proper wrist rests. The incumbent must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds in working with large files, binders, computer equipment and shop equipment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
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 EEOCompliance@Valmont.com.
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.
