Babbitt Casting Specialist – Fluid Film Bearings

Pioneer Motor Bearing Company partners with OEMs and end users to engineer, manufacture, repair, and upgrade large rotating machinery so it runs longer, more efficiently, and more reliably. We’re a service-driven team operating with urgency to deliver outstanding customer results.

A day in this role

You start by reviewing routings, drawings, and process sheets. Using an overhead crane, you stage bearings for disassembly and cleaning, then prep surfaces with grit blasting. You set up spin casting equipment, manage furnaces and melting pots, and apply molten babbitt through static or spin methods. Along the way, you may use TIG welding, an acetylene torch, and basic fabrication techniques to prepare or finish parts. Safety, precision, and process discipline guide your work from first heat to final inspection.

Core responsibilities

• Clean and disassemble fluid film bearings
• Perform grit blasting to prepare surfaces
• Set up and operate spin casting equipment
• Apply molten babbitt by static or spin casting processes
  
  

What you bring

• Hands-on experience with foundry or casting room equipment and tools
• Basic knowledge of ferrous and non‑ferrous metals
• TIG welding capability and general fabrication experience
• Proficient with acetylene torch operation
• Familiarity with furnaces and melting pots
• Overhead crane operation experience
• Comfort working from routings, drawings, and process sheets
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and follow detailed procedures
  
  

Physical requirements

• Work in an indoor casting foundry with hot-work conditions
• Frequently lift and move up to 50 lbs.
• Regularly stoop, bend, crawl, reach, stand, and walk
• Read, write, speak, hear, concentrate, and comprehend complex data
  
  

Compensation & benefits

• Pioneer pays 95% of employee medical premiums and subsidizes family coverage
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with monthly company contributions
• Medical Expense Reimbursement Plan (MERP) support toward deductible
• Dental, vision, life, disability, and 401(k) matching
• 2.5 weeks vacation to start; 3 weeks after 3 years
• Vacation and holiday hours count toward overtime calculations
• Overtime paid at double-time rates
• Company-provided work clothing and boots
  
  

We cultivate a collaborative, creative workplace where people learn, grow, and succeed together.

Proficiency checklist

• Foundry Environment Experience
• Metal Casting Experience
  
  

Tools & technologies

• Die Cast Machine (Hot Chamber)
• Forklifts