Material Handler- 1st shift/temporary

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. Valmont is currently seeking a highly motivated and talented individual for the General Shop Help position in Sioux City, Iowa Coatings Division. We are looking for a highly driven individual that will prepare products and materials for the galvanizing process by hanging angle on spreader bars, staging tubular products, and preparing small parts for galvanizing.
Hand wire small to medium-sized parts to racks for pickling or galvanizing
Perform paddling functions to enhance the quality level of the various galvanized products using air guns to blow off zinc needles
Use air or electric powered tools to help prepare or clean up steel for pickling or galvanizing
Assist in general plant clean up and housekeeping
The ability to communicate problems or needs to departmental supervision
Must be a physically able to stand for long periods of time (length of shift) in open air environment; Must be a person of passion and integrity who has the drive to excel and deliver exceptional results
High School Diploma or GED equivalent
Six months of previous experience operating a bridge crane
Certification of heavy equipment operation including forklift
Due to the nature of Valmont's Global Business and Union contracts, not all benefits are the same.
Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision)

• 401k retirement plan with company match
• Employer paid life insurance
• Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave
• 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

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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 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.