Balance Technician Apprentice

VetJobs • Vandalia, OH

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Balance Technician Apprentice is an entry-level role starting at $19.00 per hour. The apprentice will learn to become a trained balancing technician, contributing to the company’s balancing services for rotating components. Technicians apply different correction methods to a wide variety of parts, selecting methods based on the amount of unbalance, component composition, and customer requirements. The role suits meticulous people who take pride in the quality of their work.

Work may include removing material through manual machining, milling, drilling, and hand grinding, or adding material through welding and adhesives. Parts range from under one ounce to 20 tons and include components used in aerospace, automotive, industrial, and agriculture applications, such as electromagnetic rotors, gears, transmission components, rolls, crushers, mixers, centrifuges, impellers, turbines, and compressor wheels.

The Balancing Company is a family-owned and operated service corporation in Vandalia, Ohio, specializing in mechanical balancing and spin testing of rotating components. Its custom-designed 54,000-square-foot facility accommodates parts ranging from 1 gram to 50,000 pounds. The company is ISO 9001:2015 certified and has operated since 1968.

Nice To Haves

• Manual machining with Bridgeport mills and rotary tables.
• Working directly from engineering design drawings.
• Intricate metal grinding by hand.
• Troubleshooting and machinery repair.
• Proficient in trigonometry or higher.
• Welding.
• Metal fabrication.
• Mechanical repairs.

Responsibilities

• Apply balancing correction methods to parts based on the amount of unbalance, component composition, and customer requirements.
• Remove material through manual machining, milling, drilling, and hand grinding.
• Add material through welding and adhesives.
• Work with a wide variety of rotating components and parts across aerospace, automotive, industrial, and agriculture applications.

Benefits

• $8,000/$16,000 annual ICHRA health insurance, 100% employer funded.
• SEP-IRA.
• Weekly paychecks.
• Merit raises and bonuses.
• 100% employer-paid life insurance.
• Paid vacation and paid sick leave.
• 100% tuition reimbursement.
• Weekly uniform stipend.
• Raises after a favorable 90-day probationary period.
• 401(k).
• Dental insurance.
• Health insurance.
• Health savings account.
• Life insurance.
• Paid time off.
• Professional development assistance.
• Retirement plan.
• Vision insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed