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.
Requirements
- Familiar with VT, MT, and UT NDT methods
- Capable of interpreting production drawings, and internal and external specifications to distinguish between conforming and non-conforming products
- Comfortable using and explaining best judgement regarding specification interpretation on a regular basis
- Above average proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and ability to learn other computer programs as needed
- Six Sigma Green Belt
- Six Sigma Black Belt
- Possess AWS – Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) certification in accordance with D1.1 provisions
Responsibilities
- Assess all quality metrics to determine where the best opportunities are to reduce cost (e.g., CoPQ, FPY, field issues, etc.)
- Provide overall QA guidance to manufacturing site quality personnel
- Guide and support QC teams at respective manufacturing plants to recognize, prevent, and correct defects before they reach the customer
- Provide containment, root cause, and corrective action guidance to respective plants
- Work with plant quality personnel to understand and evaluate quality metrics
- Provide guidance to plant management relative to plant performance as it relates to quality
- Ensure standardized inspection processes are in place at manufacturing sites
Other
- This position reports into Vice President of Quality Assurance and has no direct reports
- This role requires a significant amount of travel throughout North America and potentially overseas. While the amount of travel will ebb and flow, it is reasonable to assume travel time may be 50%+.
- Ability to lift to 50 pounds, as needed
- This position is a change agent and cannot accept status quo
- Ability to lead dotted line reports
