Job Information
Valmont Industries, Inc. TEMP Scheduling and Steel Planning Specialist in Valley, Nebraska
28800 Ida St Valley Nebraska 68064-8016
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.
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Brief Summary
We are seeking an experienced Temporary Scheduling and Steel Planning Specialist to join our team on an on-call basis. In this role, you will provide crucial support to our schedulers and steel planners, ensuring the smooth coordination and execution of our projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in scheduling and steel planning within the manufacturing industry, with the ability to quickly adapt and deliver high-quality results in a dynamic environment. This temporary position offers the opportunity to contribute your expertise to our team while maintaining a flexible schedule.
Essential Functions:
Assisting schedulers and steel planners with developing and maintaining project schedules.
Coordinating with various departments to ensure timely delivery and availability of materials.
Monitoring project timelines and identifying potential delays or issues.
Supporting the planning and allocation of resources for steel fabrication and installation.
Updating and maintaining scheduling and planning documents and systems.
Collaborating with team members to ensure alignment and effective communication.
Performing other tasks as needed to support the scheduling and steel planning department.
Serve as backup to the assistant scheduler, scheduler, and steel planner as required, ensuring continuity and support during peak periods or absences.
Important Details
Act as a liaison between various departments, including Sales, Production Control, Compliance, Production Supervisors, Quality Control, Shipping, Accounting, and Vendors.
Ensure the safe operation of UP Rail, including securing railcars, maintaining product quality, and managing rail access to avoid demurrage.
Delegate tasks or raise concerns about activities that may violate Sarbanes-Oxley regulations.
Make decisions and recommendations regarding procedures, production material purchases, and inventory policies that directly impact operating costs and profitability.
Provide recommendations and make decisions with consideration for lead times and production rates.
This position is on-call, with a schedule created according to business needs by the manager.
The role is on-site, requiring your presence at our location.
It is a part-time, temporary assignment.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree with 3+ years of relevant experience.
Proven public relations skills, both verbal and written.
Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
Proven experience in production planning and scheduling.
Thorough understanding of Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and inventory management.
Strong attention to detail and the ability to follow up on items or issues.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office products
Knowledge of steel purchasing and Tubing processes
Working knowledge of QAD, Radley, Cyyberquery and Access
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.