Shipping/Receiving Material Handler (3rd Shift) **Starting $23+/hr PLUS Shift Differential**

Why Valmont
 

Welcome to Valmont, where a world of opportunity awaits. When you join our team, you become part of a passionate group dedicated to changing lives and conserving resources around the globe. We want problem solvers who roll up their sleeves to foster progress and innovation for all people. At Valmont, we provide infrastructure, irrigation, tubing and coatings to the world. We strengthen cities. We nourish croplands. We design, manufacture and coat. Our products and services make a difference. Join us, and BUILD YOUR WORLD.

A Brief Summary of This Position

This individual contributor position is responsible for  manually moving freight, stock, or other materials. Loads finished tubing goods on to trucks or railcars. Understands all documents pertaining to storage, setting up and load. Maintains housekeeping in area, observes all safety rules to company standards.  Understands and participates in accurate department inventory and move procedures. Reads shipping papers and recognizes pipe tubing from 1" to 16" OD, gauge and quality. In addition to this, this position is responsible for loading of pipe and tubing, as per shipping orders and pick sheet.  Responsible for the checking of the proper identification of material being shipped by size, gauge, length, count and quality.  Operates the fork lift, side loader, shag truck, banding tools, and operates the 353 magnetic crane on a rotation basis.

Essential Functions:

• Load pipe and tubing per shipping orders and pick sheet
• Accurately process bills of lading, shipping orders, and other paperwork as required
• Operate various equipment including fork lift, side loader, shag truck, banding tools, and magnetic crane
• Perform mag crane safety checks as required including inspection of rails, wheels, and condition of cables
• Report any unsafe conditions to supervisor
• When operating 353 mag crane, keep accurate count of pipe loaded and unloaded and record size and gauge handled
• Handle scrap from all departments as required and control the flow of Alter scrap trailers
• Assist with cycle counts and material handling moves from staging to storage

Important Details about the Role

• This position is also responsible for reporting any unsafe conditions to supervisor
• Perform mag crane safety checks as required including inspection of rails, wheels, and condition of cables
• This position reports into the Shipping Supervisor and has no direct reports and no indirect reports

Required Qualifications of Every Candidate (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities)

• Three (3) years relevant shipping or loading experience
• Ability to accurately read tape measures and micrometers
• Ability to stand 90% of time
• Able to work outside in extreme heat or cold
• Able to climb onto flatbed trailers 10â?? to 13â??
• Able to operate forklift overhead cranes, shag truck, hand and banding tools
• Must be accurate in logging inventory transactions
• The ability to work over ten hours a week in overtime when required for business needs

Highly Qualified Candidates Will Also Possess These Qualifications

• Be able to work in fast paced high volume environment
• Passion and integrity with the drive to excel and deliver exceptional results

Benefits

Valmont offers employees and their families a comprehensive Total Well-being benefit package to ensure their personal and family's overall wellness needs are met. 

Benefits include*:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Employer paid life insurance
• Employer paid short-term and long-term disability
• Retirement plans
• Dependent care
• Employee assistance programs
• Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, mortgage services, home & auto insurance, health coaching and more.

Due to the nature of Valmont's Global Business and Union contracts, not all benefits are the same.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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.

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