801 N Xanthus Tulsa Oklahoma 74110-4949

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.

Essential Functions:

• Facilitate and coach Lean / 5S events / Standard Work events, coordinate Lean activities, including acting as a liaison between teams, support groups, management, and other functional areas, removing obstacles that may affect team performance, and assisting other teams and Lean Technicians as required

• Calculate and maintain Lean-related measures, maintain records, maintain visual boards, and communicate data to relevant personnel

• Create and/or Update Standard Work

• Prepare and deliver weekly/monthly updates to the Lean Manager, Tulsa Operations Sr. Plant Manager

• Provides Lean training as necessary

• This position reports into the Tulsa Operations Lean Manager

Other Important Details about the Role:

• Organization of meetings and tours for visitors

• Judgment and decision making skills while comparing relative cost and benefit potential

• Deductive reasoning ability to formulate answers to specific questions that make sense

• Help identify employee / distribution center training needs

• Collaborate with a group to reach consensus

• Effective communicate with all levels of the workforce and management

• The ability to motivate, develop and direct people without having authority over them

• Strong leadership, problem solving, planning skills and attention to detail with accuracy

• Schedule daily workload without supervision or direction

• Work quickly and efficiently with employees as well as suppliers and vendors

• The ability to organize and manage multiple, simultaneous priorities and meet aggressive deadlines in a fast-paced environment

• Knowledge of the material, costs, techniques and processes used within the manufacturing industry

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

• A demonstrated understanding of Lean principles and methodology

• A working knowledge in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook

• The ability to speak in front of a group of co-workers or visitors

• The ability to bend, squat, twist, reach outward and move about the plant during a third of the shift

• The ability to lift up to 40 pounds and wear all required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required for the plant

• Ability to travel up to 5% on an annual basis

Highly Qualified Candidates Will Also Possess These Qualifications:

• Proven capabilities to improve office/administrative jobs through the utilization of lean tools

• Proven facilitation/coaching skills of Improvement events, Standard Work events, SMED events, Root cause problem solving, manufacturing and administrative value stream improvement projects

• A solid understanding of Center of Lean Excellence criteria

• Demonstrated commitment to learning through Lean readings and available training and educational opportunities

• A working knowledge in advanced Microsoft applications such as Visio, PowerPoint, Access, and SharePoint

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

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.