Clow Valve is located in Oskalooa, IA. Since 1878, Clow Valve has been committed to being a safe workplace for team members, providing high-quality products to our customers and being a good neighbor in the community where we operate.
Clow Valve is a proud member of the McWane, Inc. family of companies.
McWane’s role as one of the world’s leading suppliers of waterworks products is based on the fulfillment of our responsibilities to our team members, our communities and our customers. We realize that a diverse workforce is a strong workforce. By valuing individual differences and recruiting team members with diverse backgrounds and skills, regardless of race, gender or ethnicity, McWane employs the industry’s most knowledgeable people in the areas of production, manufacturing and management. By leveraging our team members' insights and experiences throughout our organization, we better serve our customers and create innovation in markets where our products are used.
As McWane’s founder, J. R. McWane, said “The glory of business is not to make money out of it alone, but to make progress in it, to develop men and women and methods and products, to improve the state of the art.”
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Clow Valve Maintenance Journeymen are responsible for a variety of maintenance related tasks. Responsibilities include performing quality work in a timely, safe, neat and orderly manner. Must be able to work effectively with other personnel and independently with minimal supervision. Be able to perform routine lubrication requirements on machines and equipment, as well as the ability to recognize and report obvious need for machine and equipment.
Starting rate of pay: $23.00/hr
Shift: 2nd
Hours: 3:00pm-1:30am, Monday-Thursday
Please note: Clow Valve practices Conscious Hiring; We utilize the Job Fit Inventories to help us in hiring the right person for the right job. This creates an opportunity for us to best utilize our candidates skills, abilities and behaviors to benefit them long term. We use a minimum 80% fit score for every position we have to verify it's a good fit for both sides and we can maximize development and optimization.
The purpose of the Clow Valve Maintenance Mechanic Apprenticeship and Scholarship Program is to hire, and progress educated maintenance mechanics by providing free education and learning experience to an individual who wishes to work for the Company during and after graduation from Indian Hills Community College with appropriate credentials.
Please note: Clow Valve practices Conscious Hiring; We utilize the Job Fit Inventories to help us in hiring the right person for the right job. This creates an opportunity for us to best utilize our candidates skills, abilities and behaviors to benefit them long term. We use a minimum 80% fit score for every position we have to verify it's a good fit for both sides and we can maximize development and optimization.
The purpose of the Clow Valve Maintenance Mechanic Apprenticeship and Scholarship Program is to hire, and progress educated maintenance mechanics by providing free education and learning experience to an individual who wishes to work for the Company during and after graduation from Indian Hills Community College with appropriate credentials.
Please note: Clow Valve practices Conscious Hiring; We utilize the Job Fit Inventories to help us in hiring the right person for the right job. This creates an opportunity for us to best utilize our candidates skills, abilities and behaviors to benefit them long term. We use a minimum 80% fit score for every position we have to verify it's a good fit for both sides and we can maximize development and optimization.
The Production Support Supervisor ensures Clow Valve is the leading water works provider by supporting Manufacturing and Production departments while improving plant operations. Drives efficiency by guaranteeing quality performance of tooling through researching, testing, purchasing, and innovative processes.
- Leadership: Score 4.5/5 on Supervisor 360 review (.2% incremental growth annually).
- Employee Experience: a. Score 8/10 on employee experience survey
b. Complete 2 employee performance conversations per month
3. Sustainability: Scrap of <4% in both Iron and Brass Foundries.
4. Customer Experience: Reduce production support downtown by 10% annually.
The Metal Casting Facility Industrial Hygiene Technician assists in the creation of a premier place to work by promoting a safe work environment for Clow Valve, identifying and actively monitoring harmful exposure agents while providing solutions to eliminate health risks.
- Sustainability:
- b. Maintain/update sampling and compliance plans quarterly.
- a. Complete the yearly Industrial Hygiene plan by January 1st of following year.
- Employee Experience: Employee/management awareness meetings held on sampling report quarterly.
- Leadership: Attend 2 Continuing Education/Professional Development events a year.
The Business Intelligence Design and Developer promotes Clow as a premier place to do business and maximizes sustainability by diligently developing accurate business performance reports for the organization that guides thorough and effective decisions.
- Customer Experience: Deliver on customer requests per the project plan 100% of the time.
- Employee Experience: Follow-up with end user within 2 weeks of delivery to verify the effectiveness of the report.
- Leadership:
- Attend 1 continuing education opportunity per year.
- Provide 2 software utilization trainings per year.
Be the driving force in understanding and utilizing available resources and innovatively implement processes to ensure Manufacturing Excellence that provide a sustainable Clow.
* Second Shift Position
- Customer Experience
- Meet targeted monthly production efficiency and outputs.
- Complete 100% of assigned maintenance work orders.
- Employee Experience:
- Score 8 out of 10 on employee experience survey.
- Complete two performance conversations monthly with each employee.
- Leadership: Score 4.5/5 on 360 review
The Metal Casting Facility Intern will become a part of our production team in the pursuit of manufacturing excellence. This individual will get hands on experience with all casting operations from the pouring line to the finishing department.
The Maintenance Parts Coordinator thoroughly analyzes critical maintenance needs by providing accurate inventories and effectively communicating across the organization to maximize sustainability and manufacturing excellence.
- Sustainability:
- 100% accuracy of maintenance parts inventory in AX 100% of the time.
- Develop spare parts list for critical machines in 6 months of machine implementation.
- Maintain accurate inventory locations for all spare parts 90% of time.
- Employee Engagement:
- Employee Engagement Score of 8/10
Clow Valve has two openings for a Maintenance C Mechanic at our Metal Casting Facility. The successful candidates are responsible for maintaining industrial equipment and on-site building maintenance. Responsibilities include repairing, maintaining, installing, lubricating, troubleshooting and adjusting machines and equipment.
Starting rate of pay: $20.16/hr
Shifts: 2nd
Please note: Clow Valve practices Conscious Hiring; We utilize the Job Fit Inventories to help us in hiring the right person for the right job. This creates an opportunity for us to best utilize our candidates skills, abilities and behaviors to benefit them long term. We use a minimum 80% fit score for every position we have to verify it's a good fit for both sides and we can maximize development and optimization.
