Careers
Build Your Thermal Processing Career With Surface Combustion
It Takes the Best to Build the Best
Surface has built its reputation by providing rugged, reliable thermal processing solutions with the latest technology and backed by strong technical support. And our reputation is only accomplished and maintained because we recruit and retain the best heat treat team possible.
Employment at Surface isn’t just a job, it’s a career.
Whether you’re in sales, project management, engineering, purchasing, manufacturing, aftermarket support, or corporate services, our team members provide value in every step – from the initial customer inquiry to commissioning new equipment and beyond. Our corporate structure creates an alignment that promotes accountability and teamwork, allowing us to deliver transformative, cutting-edge, and quality solutions to our clients.
Need more convincing? Our team demographics directly support what an amazing place Surface is. The average tenure of our current employees is just over fourteen years, with many having upwards of 25+ years of service. A large part of our engineering department was hired as college co-ops who have chosen to take advantage of Surface’s ongoing training and support to advance their heat treat careers.
Surface Benefits:
We offer competitive salary packages and benefits including: health and dental insurance, disability, life insurance, paid vacations and holidays, 401(k), profit sharing, and wellness programs.
Surface is always accepting resumes for both our corporate office in Maumee, Ohio and our manufacturing facility in Waterville, Ohio. Even if we don’t have the perfect fit for you right now, please send us your resume for our future reference.
Please fill out the following form so we can get to know you:
Tradition, Integrity, Technology:
The Value of Surface. Come join our team.
Build Your Heat Treat Career With Surface Combustion
Ignite Your Career With Us
Just as we build the most rugged, reliable thermal processing equipment in the industry, we also train and develop the most talented, well-rounded heat treat engineers and technicians.
At Surface, we prefer to hire our co-ops as part-time engineers who are interested in building a career, not just looking to fulfill a semester requirement. Your employment at Surface can be maintained during academic semesters…many of our full-time engineering staff began as college co-ops!
As an independent, family-owned company, there is no “one size fits all” co-op curriculum. You will be exposed to all heat treat engineering disciplines and will be encouraged to tackle projects that challenge your strengths and enhance your skills. Co-ops have opportunities to collaborate with sales, marketing, product groups, and more to gain a 360° view of the industry.
Surface Benefits:
We offer competitive salary packages and benefits including: health and dental insurance, disability, life insurance, paid vacations and holidays, 401(k), profit sharing, and wellness programs.
At Surface we look forward to working with our co-op students to provide and excellent foundation for a successful career.
Please fill out the following form so we can get to know you:
Jobs of Tomorrow
Surface Combustion is proud to support the Metal Treating Institute (MTI) and their docuseries, Jobs of Tomorrow.
This series aims to attract the next generation of professionals and shares:
- Why choose an exciting career in heat treating
- How heat treating moves the world
- How heat treating impacts your life every day all day
- How technology is driving innovation
- How heat treating gives you purpose every day in your work
Be sure to check out episodes #3 and #4 that feature Ben Bernard, Surface Combustion’s Vice President of Global Sales & Marketing.
Heat Treating Moves the World
Heat treating is purposeful. Every person who works in the industry goes to work with a purpose because heat treating affects everyone from birth to death. Whether it’s pieces of your home’s water meter, the landing gears on airplanes, or springs in hair dryers – all of these items have components and parts that have been heat treated.
Turning Up The Heat With Innovation
Heat treaters need to be involved in all stages, including design, research, and development so the end result is usable.
Learn more about the value of the heat treating profession and how our industry transforms raw materials into a finished product.
Transforming the Future with Heat Treating
The simplest way to explain heat treating is to say it uses extreme heat followed by cooling to improve the properties of a material. However, there is a lot more to heat treating than just that.
Our own Ben Bernard, Vice President of Global Sales & Marketing, is featured in this video (4:20) about how heat treaters are transforming the world and enabling our everyday activities with the industry’s technologies and processes.
Flame On – Transformation in Heat Treatment
How is the world of metal treatment evolving? Who is contributing to the innovations and transformations of heat treating?
Check out this video from Metal Treating Institute about how every industry is dependent on heat treated solutions. Surface Combustion’s Vice President of Global Sales & Marketing, Ben Bernard, shares his insights on how the industry has evolved.
The Many Faces of Heat Treat
Having a diverse team of problem solvers sparks innovation. Careers in heat treating offer individuals of all backgrounds and educational experiences incredible opportunities to excel in the industry.
This video shares many stories about how heat treating workplaces around the world embrace inclusivity – it’s not IF you fit in, it’s WHERE you fit in! Furthermore, those who are welcomed into the space typically find longevity in their role because the work is so fulfilling.
A Cool Career in Heat Treating
Finding a job you love can seem overwhelming; but a profession in the world of metal heat treating offers lifelong learning and advancement.
Metal Treating Institute dives into the variety of jobs available in the industry. From entry level positions in shipping and receiving or on the shop floor to specialized jobs that require metallurgical degrees, there is an abundance of rewarding careers for individuals at all skill levels.
Watch this video to learn more about the opportunities in heat treating! There are endless jobs for those who are problem solvers and who are interested in making things and processes better.
Surface Benefits:
We offer competitive salary packages and benefits including: health and dental insurance, disability, life insurance, paid vacations and holidays, 401(k), profit sharing, and wellness programs.
Please fill out the following form so we can get to know you:
Tradition, Integrity, Technology:
The Value of Surface. Come join our team.
