Balancer Apprentice - Starts at $19/HR

The Balancing Company, Inc.; Ohio; On-site; USD 22,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement plan

Weekly paychecks

Uniform stipend

Tool purchase program

Professional development assistance

Job summary

The Balancing Company in Vandalia, OH seeks an Balancer Apprentice to help with precision balancing of rotating components. Starting pay is $19.00/hr with opportunities for merit raises and benefits as you progress through training.

The role requires a machining-focused background, ability to read engineering drawings, and hands-on work with milling, grinding, and inspection tasks across aerospace, automotive, and industrial parts.

Qualifications

• Certificate or Associate’s Degree in Machining, or a closely related field.
• 1 year of manual machining with Bridgeport mills and rotary tables.
• 1 year of working directly from engineering design drawings.
• 1 year of intricate metal grinding by hand.
• 1 year of troubleshooting and machinery repair.
• Proficient in trigonometry or higher.

Responsibilities

• Material removal by milling, drilling, and grinding by hand.
• Material addition by welding and adhesives.

Skills

Machining

Bridgeport milling

Reading drawings

Hand grinding

Troubleshooting

Trigonometry

Quality focus

Education

Certificate or Associate’s Degree in Machining

Job description

Job Description

Balancer Apprentice - Starting Pay: $19.00/HR

Become a trained balancing technician and contribute to our 58-year-reputation for providing high quality balancing solutions. Balancing technicians apply several different correction methods to a wide variety of parts based on the amount of unbalance, component composition, and specific customer requirements. Successful balancing technicians are meticulous and take pride in the quality of their work.

Preferred Experience Level:

• Certificate or Associate’s Degree in Machining, or a closely related field
• 1 year of manual machining with Bridgeport mills and rotary tables
• 1 year of working directly from engineering design drawings
• 1 year of intricate metal grinding by hand
• 1 year of troubleshooting and machinery repair
• Proficient in trigonometry or higher

Examples of Work You May Perform:

• Material removal by milling, drilling, and grinding by hand
• Material addition by welding and adhesives

Parts You May Work On:

• Parts weighing less than 1 ounce and up to 20 tons
• Components for Aerospace, Automotive, Industrial, and Agriculture
• Electromagnetic rotors, gears, and transmission components
• Rolls, crushers, mixers, and centrifuges
• Impellers, turbines, and compressor wheels

Benefits

$8000/$16000 ICHRA health insurance, 100% employer funded SEP-IRA, weekly paychecks, merit raises, bonuses, 100% employer paid life insurance, paid vacation, paid sick leave, 100% tuition reimbursement, and weekly uniform stipend. Raises after favorable 90 day probationary period. Employee support is a foremost priority and many employees have 40+ years of tenure.

About Us

The Balancing Company is a service based corporation in Vandalia, OH that specializes in mechanical balancing and spin testing of rotating components. Our 54,000 square foot facility has the ability to accommodate a wide range of part sizes - from 1 gram to 50,000 lbs. An ISO 9001:2015 certification helps ensure every part that leaves our facility has been processed correctly. The Balancing Company has been family owned and operated since its inception in 1968, and is well established among a wide variety of customers across all major industries.

Learn more by visiting us at: https://www.balco.com/

The Balancing Company, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will be treated without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability, as well as other classifications protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: Starting at $19.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance
• Uniform stipend
• Tool purchase program