Spindle Technician: Repair, Inspect, Balance & Test Spindles

Dynomax Inc.; Wheeling (IL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Company-paid life insurance

401(k) Plan with company match

Paid holidays, vacation, PTO

Job summary

Dynomax, Inc. in Wheeling, IL seeks a Spindles Technician to assemble, disassemble, repair, refurbish and inspect spindles. The role includes test runs, balance/runout checks, and documentation of findings during repair projects.

Candidates should be proficient with measuring equipment and basic machining tools; experience with lathes, mills, or grinders is valued. Great benefits accompany a competitive pay package.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of spindle machines and tools and their applications.
• Proficiency in algebra, geometry and trigonometry and its application to manufacturing.
• Knowledge of machine building principles.
• Ability to use measuring devices and inspection tools such as calipers or micrometers and different types of electrical meters.

Responsibilities

• Disassemble damaged or worn spindles that are to be repaired while reading blueprints and work instructions
• Inspect worn or damaged spindle components to determine problem areas
• Check dimensions of the spindle and its components using basic measuring equipment
• Provide detailed documentation of observations- missing, broken, dirty components
• Once the problem(s) have been identified, help quote an approximate repair cost
• Assemble newly manufactured spindles according to work instructions and blueprints
• Paint spindles according to work instructions if necessary
• Use manual machinery such as lathes, mills, or surface grinders to manufacture or finish component parts for spindles

Skills

Spindle machines and tools

Algebra, geometry and trig

Machine building principles

Measuring devices and inspection tools

Tools

Lathes

Mills

Surface grinders

Job description

Dynomax, Inc. in Wheeling, IL seeks a Spindles Technician to assemble, disassemble, repair, refurbish and inspect spindles. The role includes test runs, balance/runout checks, and documentation of findings during repair projects.

Candidates should be proficient with measuring equipment and basic machining tools; experience with lathes, mills, or grinders is valued. Great benefits accompany a competitive pay package.