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Overview

Valmont is a Fortune 1000 company focused on advancing agricultural productivity and reimagining vital infrastructure. The Welding Training Specialist will lead training in Valmont's welder training program, provide on-the-job coaching, and ensure compliance with AWS standards while collaborating with various teams to enhance welding processes.

Responsibilities

  • Lead training through Valmont’s welder training program.
  • Administer welder qualifications per applicable AWS standards.
  • Support the improvement, maintenance, and troubleshooting of welding processes.
  • Execute training program and maintain applicable records.
  • Perform process audits and correct deficiencies.
  • Identify and implement opportunities to improve training.
  • Complete Root Cause Analysis and deploy corrective actions.
  • Coach and train new and existing welding operators.
  • Conduct welder qualification testing per applicable AWS standards.
  • Order and track materials, PPE, and tools for welder training.
  • Coordinate with the site welding team and quality department.
  • Recognize safety hazards and provide a safe working environment.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma/GED.
  • Minimum five years of experience in a weld manufacturing environment.
  • Working knowledge of various welding processes including GMAW and FCAW.
  • Knowledge of oxyfuel and plasma cutting operations.
  • Commitment to a safe working environment.
  • Ability to obtain Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) and Certified Welding Educator (CWE) accreditations.
  • Knowledge of applicable codes and standards (e.g., AWS D1.1).
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Access).
  • Understanding of Valmont’s quality system and standards.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Travels up to 20% of the time within the United States.
  • Working environment includes industrial shops, training areas, classrooms, and office settings.

Benefits

Health Insurance
401k
PTO
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How this job compares

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and Flux-Core work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. Flux-cored (FCAW) runs a hollow wire filled with flux, combining MIG-like deposition rates with the outdoor tolerance of stick. It is the workhorse on heavy structural steel and shipbuilding, where thick sections and long welds reward speed.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • AWS D1.1 — the American Welding Society's Structural Welding Code for steel. It governs almost all building and structural steel work in the US, so a D1.1 qualification is the baseline credential for construction and ironworking.
  • CWI — the AWS Certified Welding Inspector credential. It is an inspection qualification rather than a welding one, requiring documented experience plus a three-part exam, and it is the usual route off the torch into QC.

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