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/*generated inline style */ Company ProfileWith more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability – not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.
PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.
In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.
/*generated inline style */ Job DescriptionPosition Summary:
Responsible for determining operations to produce product and develop processes to ensure quality, cost, increase productivity, and reduce cycle time, and scrap.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities:
Process Control
• Writes work instructions, procedures and techniques.
• Review and implementation of customer supplied drawings and specification flow down.
• Analyzes problems and develops solutions with minor technical direction.
• Designs fixturing for self-identified operation improvements.
• Update and review KPIV control charts, control limits.
• Reviews changes of incoming raw materials and evaluates for potential process impact.
• Review, monitor and improve tooling/equipment.
• Designs new tooling for process improvements with additional Engineering support.
• Collects, processes, mines, and interprets data and implements improvements based on analysis.
• Designs and oversees process experiments to determine the causes of defects and improve process methods and raw materials.
• Supports junior Engineers
Reduce Variability (Continuous Improvement)
• Improves measurements and capabilities for raw materials, input variables, process yields, and response variable using statistical process control (SPC) and never-ending improvement (NEI) methods. Focuses on key department metrics such as scrap, rework, and process yield.
• Improves the use and integration of SPC tools and techniques to improve process predictability.
• Conducts gauge repeatability and reproducibility studies to correct gauge error greater than 30%.
• Discusses and improves design issues, procedures, and techniques with departmental supervisor and product engineer.
• Reviews and controls process parameters.
• Reviews, designs and implements part set-ups/gating design to eliminate variability.
• Identifies and addresses safety considerations within the scope of the job/area responsibilities.
Minimum Job Requirements:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and a minimum of 5 years of training experience or equivalent.
• Able to work in a production environment.
• Able to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Able to apply concepts of fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical solutions.
• Able to lift and carry up to 10 lbs. frequently.
• Able to lift and carry up to 35 lbs. occasionally.
• Able to communicate effectively with co-workers and customers.
• Able to effectively present information to management and customers.
• Able to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Able to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Able to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Able to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Able to use Microsoft Office applications.
• Complies with company and departmental policies and procedures, including company’s attendance policy.
Desired Competencies:
• Blueprint & CMM inspection data interpretation
• Broad knowledge of mechanical, industrial, and materials science engineering
• 3-5 years' experience with machining high temp nickel alloys
Normal Working Conditions:
• Works under general direction and infrequent supervision, planning details of procedure and methods to attain definite objectives. Makes decisions within broad limitations of policies and within accepted standards.
• Occasional work required near moving mechanical parts.
• Frequent standing and walking required.
• Frequent hearing and talking required
• Constant exposure to indoor manufacturing environment
• Constant exposure to moderate noise
• Working conditions may include small spaces, dust, fumes, odors, hot / cold temperatures, inside / outside noise vibration, standing on concrete for long hours and wet or uneven surfaces.
Physical Requirements:
• Must be able to lift and carry items weighing up to thirty-five (35) pounds on a repetitive basis.
• Must be able to stand, walk, bend, squat, climb, kneel, twist and work at heights on an intermittent basis for up to twelve (12) hours.
• Requires hand manipulation including simple grasping, pushing and pulling of materials.
• Must be able to safely operate an overhead crane.
• Must be able to reach and work above and below the shoulder level.
• Must be able to work with and around forklifts and hazardous machinery.
• Must be able to wear all required Personal Protective Equipment.
• Visual acuity skill to detect any flaws in the parts being inspected.
Wyman Gordon is committed to hiring, promoting and transferring employees without regard to race, religion, color, national origin (where a person was born), sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ancestry (ethnic heritage), citizenship, veteran status, marital status, disability, or any other reason prohibited by law. Decisions as to hiring, promoting or transferring employees should be based solely upon job-related qualifications.
As an equal opportunity employer, Wyman Gordon is committed to a diverse workforce. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans’ Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact 843-506-8521 for assistance.
US Citizenship or Perm Residency is required due to government military contracts.
Relocation is authorized for this position.
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