Balancing & Vibration Technician bei Valmet

Are you a skilled individual who excels at mechanical tasks?

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Our winning team is built by continuous investment in skills development, leadership and well-being. As a global company, we offer many career paths to suit individual needs and aspirations.  Apply your expertise as a Balancing and Vibration Technician in Aiken, SC.

We are currently seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Balance & Vibration Technician to join our manufacturing team. This role is responsible for operating balance machinery and performing mechanical tasks to ensure product quality and compliance with specifications. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with industrial equipment and a strong commitment to safety and precision. This includes removing and installing components such as bearings, flingers, end plates, and shipping brackets, as well as fabricating balance weights using milling machines, chop saws, and other tools. The role involves making minor equipment adjustments and repairs as needed, and adding or removing weights through drilling, tapping, bolting, welding, and using cutting torches and air tools to meet roll specifications. Maintaining consistent product quality throughout the balancing process is essential, along with accurately preparing time and production records. The operator must apply knowledge of job-specific specifications to ensure compliance, operate cranes and forklifts safely and efficiently, and maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment.

Expectations

To excel in the role you should have a knowledge of machine tool and fabricating operations as well as a strong mechanical aptitude will ensure success for this position. In addition, you should have the ability to translate prints and instructions into a finished quality roll product (rough to finish grind).

You will need a high school diploma or general education degree (GED) along with strong mechanical aptitude.  Must have the ability to understand, follow instructions and complete tasks.  Must be capable of wearing and using other safety equipment as required.  Good understanding of measuring instruments and capable of taking accurate measurements to check and perform job functions.

We offer

We offer a challenging work environment that values innovation and suits development-minded people who enjoy working in a fast-paced and dynamic setting. Includes a generous wage and benefits package that includes a 401k with company match as well as company-funded pension.

Please note that any offer of employment is contingent upon a background check and pre-employment physical and drug screen.

Additional Information

Delivering competitive technologies and services is what we do best.  At Valmet, we continue to push forward and develop ourselves, concentrating on technology, services, sustainability, local presence, and our people.

To be included in the recruiting process, please apply directly with us online. 

When everything works together

Valmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together. With 19,000 professionals around the world, we are the leading global developer and supplier of technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries. Our commitment to moving our customer's performance forward requires creativity, technological innovations, service know-how - and above all, teamwork. Join the team! www.valmet.com/careers

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Valmet is an equal opportunity employer. All employees and applicants for employment will not be discriminated on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors. 

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