Casting Apprentice (Foundry)-7:00 am to 3:30 pm in Elgin, Illinois at Babbitting Service Inc

Pay range: $19.00 to $24.00 DOE

Job Type: Full-Time,

Shift Hours: 7:00 am to 3:30 pm

Benefits: Comprehensive Benefit Package**

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Babbitting Service, Inc (BSI) is a leader in the manufacture, design and repair of Hydrodynamic Fluid Film Bearings (Babbitt Bearings) and related parts since 1961. BSI services OEM's, aftermarket, and end users across the globe. We are seeking to hire a Casting Apprentice to produce metal castings by melting raw materials and pouring them into molds, followed by finishing and quality checks.

Foundry work -- casting a manufacturing process in which a liquid material is usually poured into a mold, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowed to solidify. The solidified part is also known as a casting, which is ejected or broken out of the mold to complete the process.

Casting Apprentice Job Responsibilities:

• Set up and operate various forge type, centrifugal casting machines.
• Perform static pouring/casting of hot metal as needed.
• Prepare parts for casting including chemical washing, heating of parts with torches or submersion furnaces, dipping parts in various tanks prior to casting.
• Perform additional miscellaneous tasks as assigned by supervisor.

**Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Profit sharing
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Tool loan program
• Tuition reimbursement

• Proficiency in blue print reading
• Basic mathematics skills
• Able to use measuring instruments
• Ability to drive a Forklift. Training provided.
• Be able to work with extremely hot material
• BSI Rigging Training