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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.

Job Description

How you will contribute

Valmont is currently seeking a highly motivated and talented individual for the Value Stream Group Leader position in the Composites department. We are looking for a highly driven individual that will be responsible for leading associates in maintaining a safe, high quality, efficient working environment. Additionally, you will…

• Lead associates in maintaining a safe, high quality, efficient working environment

• Exercise a strong emphasis on Lean methodology to drive short and long term improvements

• Complete daily Leader Standard work requirements

• Ensure all associates are following Standard Work

• Assign work stations and schedule overtime accordingly to maintain manageable work in process and meet on-time delivery requirements

• Ensure housekeeping is in order and meets all DHEC and OSHA requirements

• Order and maintain supplies and proper PPE for associates

• Ensure that all daily and weekly paperwork/shop orders are completed and submitted.

• Heavy Equipment Inspection (overhead cranes, manual and powered forklifts, process equipment, etc.)

• Light Equipment Inspection (elec. Cords, fans, work tables, hand tools, carts, etc.)

• Safety Inspection (shower & eye wash stations, slings, hooks, chemical container labeling, chemical container grounding, etc.)

• Equipment mechanical readiness inspection

• Equipment issue reporting and follow-up

• Employee Absence- Flex employees and/or fill in as needed to support continuous flow

• First Article Inspections

• Review product quality standards

• Audit Operator Standard Work

• Evaluate and sign Hour by Hour Charts

• Respond to Andon Signals

• Nominate recognition opportunities

• 5S Audits

• Insure completion of daily DHEC compliance documents

• Insure completion of Daily Cleanup Procedures

What it takes

Required Qualifications

• Proven leadership skills (communication, accountability, coaching)

• Lean methodology

• Mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting abilities.

• Mathematical / technical competency

• Forklift License Required

• Ability to lift 75lbs continuously without assistance

• While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to use hands, talk, hear, stand and walk

• High School Diploma/GED Equivalent

Highly qualified candidates will also possess:

• Minimum of five years’ experience in proven leadership skills (communication, coaching, and accountability)

• Minimum of two years’ experience in Lean Methodology including application/implementation of Lean Principles

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.