[Hiring] Maintenance & Reliability Specialist @Valmont Industries, Inc.

Role Description

This position is responsible for improving the uptime, performance, and service life of industrial equipment and machinery across multiple sites. The role applies best-practice maintenance strategies, data analysis, and root cause analysis to reduce equipment failures and minimize unplanned downtime. The position provides hands-on, field-based support for safety-critical production equipment, with a primary focus on press brake systems, machine safety, and industrial controls software.

• Live the Valmont 4 core values – Passion, Continuous Improvement, Integrity and Deliver Results
• Reports to Critical Asset Manager
• Ability to travel domestically & internationally 75% of the time
• Manage equipment projects from start to finish
• Ensure compliance with machine safety standards and best practices
• Operate all shop equipment and machinery in a safe and productive manner
• Check finished part to blueprints and electrical drawings
• Participate in department functions, such as Lean teams, safety, peer review, and employee training.
• Ability to effectively manage projects with shop, maintenance personnel and contractors
• Provide hands-on support for safety-critical machinery in live production environments
• Create clear, field-ready technical documentation, including:
  • Automated press brake operating instructions
  • Preventive maintenance programs
  • Reliability, efficiency, and performance improvement procedures
• Drive process optimization based on real production conditions and field experience
• Deliver secure, real-time remote diagnostics and troubleshooting via software applications
• Provide advanced technical support for press brake systems, including:
  • Hydraulic system functionality and performance optimization
  • Mechanical and hydraulic crowning systems
• Perform remote fault isolation to minimize downtime and improve first-time fix rates
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA): Investigate equipment failures and determine the root cause, implementing corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Data Analysis & Reporting: Monitor and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) such as Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF), Mean Time To Repair (MTTR), and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), specifically to press brakes.
• Asset Lifecycle Management: Manage the entire lifecycle of assets, ensuring reliability is built into new installations and optimizing existing ones.
• Technical Support & Training: Provide technical guidance and training to maintenance technicians and operators regarding best practices.
• CMMS Management: Utilize Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) to document service activities, maintain equipment history, and track spare parts.
• Safety Compliance: Ensure all maintenance activities adhere to OSHA and company safety guidelines.
• Strong understanding of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems, controls and automation as well as blueprint/schematic reading.
• Electrical systems and control integration
• Tandem press brake alignment and synchronization
• Absolute leveling, calibration, and synchronization of single and tandem press brake systems
• Software Proficiency: Experience with CMMS (e.g., SAP PM, Oracle), Microsoft Office Suite, and CAD/CAM software.
• Problem-Solving: Proven ability to troubleshoot and diagnose complex equipment issues.
• Maintain a calm, structured approach to troubleshooting during high-stress, high-downtime situations
• Act as a trusted escalation point for complex technical and safety-related issues
• Ability to work independently and lead complex technical efforts
• High attention to safety, detail, and system reliability
• Leadership: Ability to mentor junior staff and influence cultural change toward proactive maintenance.
• Often requires a mix of office work and field work in manufacturing, plant, or customer environments.
• Safely handle raw and finished material both manually and with an overhead crane
• Confidently work with industrial chemicals, material handling/environmental equipment, hand tools, power tools, and various testing equipment.

Qualifications

• Preferred Bachelors with 6+ years relevant experience, Associates Degree with 8+ years relevant experience or 10+ years of industrial maintenance experience
• Ability to configure, back up, diagnose, and troubleshoot industrial control systems using:
  • Cybelec / VisiTouch
  • Siemens Step7 v5.4+ SP1 with WinCC Flexible Advanced 2005 SP1 HF7
  • PRONETA for ProfiBus and ProfiNet diagnostics
  • SICK CDS Program and FlexiSoft Designer
  • ETIC M2Me Connect for secure remote diagnostics and live PLC monitoring
  • Kollmorgen S600 and DriveGUI for servo amplifier backups, diagnostics, and modifications
  • Schneider Electric SoMove for VFD backups, diagnostics, and modifications
• Configure, diagnose, validate, and support machine safety systems, including:
  • Safety scanners and safety PLC systems
• Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills for cross-functional collaboration which will include both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Knowledge of mechanical tools - tape measure, thread gauges, micrometers, protractors, square combination and dial calipers
• Knowledge of electrical test equipment, meters and other similar equipment
• Ability to stand, move and perform as defined in the demand summary
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word)
• Advanced reading and interpreting blueprints or process sheets in an industrial or construction environment
• Experience operating man lifts, forklifts and other equipment in an industrial environment

Requirements

• 15+ Years Press Brake Maintenance Experience
• Technical Degree in Industrial Maintenance
• Demonstrated results in Project management.
• Extensive knowledge and hands-on experience with press brake systems and automation
• Strong background in machine safety systems and safety PLCs
• Advanced troubleshooting skills across mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and controls discipline

Benefits

• 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