General Laborer
- Pay
- $17 per hour
- Location
- West Point, NE · On-site
- Job type
- Full-time
- Level
- Mid-level
- Education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Listed
- 2 days ago
Skills & highlights for this role
- Ability to read and follow written and verbal instructions
- Ability to accurately read a tape measure
- Ability to communicate problems or needs to supervision
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds from ground to shoulder height or higher
- Ability to stand for long periods in an open-air environment
- High awareness of workplace safety
- Ability to wear PPE and maintain a safe work environment
Also useful
- Six months of galvanizing experience
- Six months of experience with hand tools and gauges (impact wrenches, air grinders, drills, taps, oxygen acetylene torches, mill gauges)
- Six months of bridge crane operation experience
- Forklift or other heavy equipment operation certification
- Attention to detail
- Positive communication and teamwork with coworkers
About the role
1700 S Beemer West Point Nebraska 68788-4600
Benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Parental leave
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Available Shifts: 1st Shift M-F 5:00 am to 1:30 pm
- 2nd Shift M-F 1:15 pm to 9:45 pm
- 3rd Shift M-F 9:30 pm to 6:00 am
Compensation
Starting wages $17.25/hour (shift differential is an additional $1.00/hour for 2nd Shift and an additional $1.25/hour for 3rd Shift)
A Brief Summary of This Position
Valmont is currently seeking Full-Time General Labor that is highly motivated and talented individuals in for our Coatings Division. Looking for a highly driven individuals 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.
Essential Functions
- Inspect and ensure the safe use and disposition of production fixtures, chains and hooks
- *Hand wire small to medium-sized parts to racks for pickling or galvanizing
- *Pull and place chains and ropes around steel bundles for racking
- *Move lightweight pieces of steel by hand from different locations in the plant and yard
- *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
- *Work safely, protecting self and others from accident and injury
Required Qualifications of Every Candidate
- *The ability to read and follow written and verbal instructions
- *The ability to accurately read a tape measure
- *The ability to communicate problems or needs to departmental supervision
- *The ability to lift up to 50 pounds from ground to shoulder height or higher
- *Must be a physically able to stand for long periods of time (length of shift) in open air environment; wear PPE; maintain safe work environment
- *Must have a high awareness for safety at all times
- *Must be a person of passion and integrity who has the drive to excel and deliver exceptional results
Highly qualified candidates will also possess
- *High School Diploma or GED equivalent
- *Six months of previous experience in a galvanizing position
- *Six months of previous experience with hand tools and gauges including impact wrenches, air grinders, drills, taps, oxygen acetylene torches, and mill gauges
- *Six months of previous experience operating a bridge crane
- *The ability to communicate and interact with coworkers in a positive manner
- *The ability to pay attention to detail and follow work instructions
- *Certification of heavy equipment operation including forklift
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
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.
Equal opportunity and legal notices
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.
From Valmont's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 9, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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The General Laborer posting at Valmont states compensation of $17 per hour. It is listed as a full-time position. Final pay may depend on location, experience, and interview evaluation on Valmont's official career site.
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