Balance Technician Apprentice

Military Spouse Corporate Career Network • Vandalia, OH

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The Balance Technician Apprentice is an entry-level role with a starting pay of $19.00 per hour. The apprentice learns to become a trained balancing technician, applying different correction methods to components according to the amount of unbalance, material composition, and customer requirements. The work calls for meticulous attention to detail and pride in quality.

Balancing work may involve material removal through manual machining, milling, drilling, or hand grinding, and material addition using welding or adhesives. Parts range from less than one ounce to as much as 20 tons and include components for aerospace, automotive, industrial, and agricultural applications, such as electromagnetic rotors, gears, transmission components, rolls, crushers, mixers, centrifuges, impellers, turbines, and compressor wheels.

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

Requirements

• Meticulous attention to detail and pride in the quality of work.
• Transferable skills include manual machining with Bridgeport mills and rotary tables; reading engineering design drawings; intricate hand grinding; troubleshooting and machinery repair; and proficiency in trigonometry or higher.
• Transferable skills also include welding and metal fabrication.

Responsibilities

• Apply appropriate correction methods to balance rotating components based on the amount of unbalance, component composition, and customer requirements.
• Remove material using manual machining, milling, drilling, and hand grinding.
• Add material using welding or adhesives.
• Work with a variety of components, sizes, and applications while maintaining high-quality work.

Benefits

• Annual ICHRA health insurance funding of $8,000 or $16,000.
• 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.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Vision insurance.

What This Job Offers

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