With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the spanet 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 spanet. 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.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Will fabricate new jigs, fixtures, gauges, wax molds and miscellaneous tooling as required to produce the customer product.
- Use of precision measuring equipment (height gage, jo blocks, dial indicators, micrometers, comparator, angle and sine plates, etc.) to insure tooling is within specified tolerances.
- Will use knowledge of the tool and die trade to perform the necessary functions to make and/or repair tooling using, at times, only verbal instructions, rough sketches, photos or a minimum amount of detailed drawings.
- Set-up and operate of various machine tools, such as mills, lathes, surface grinders, drill presses, power saws and electrical discharge machines. CNC machine usage as training permits.
- Work closely with engineering personnel to evaluate and offer solutions to tool development using past experience and knowledge of the trade resulting in improvement of such factors as life, quality and function.
- General knowledge of tool material properties including machining, heat treatment, welding and brazing, finishes and surface protection.
- Set-up and operate, as required, a production machine to machine, grind or process as required production or pre-production parts as instructed by the supervisor.
- Completes a material card for each tool made.
- Keep work bench, tool room and machines clean and orderly.
QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- High School Diploma/GED Required
- Tool and Die Apprenticeship or Journeyman level experience preferred
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
This position requires use of information or access to production processes subject to national security controls under U.S. export control laws and regulations (including, but not limited to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)). To be qualified to work in this facility, a successful applicant must be a U.S. Person, as defined in those regulations, and able to supply evidence of that qualification prior to starting work or be authorized to receive controlled information under a specific license or permission from the relevant government agency. The U.S. export control regulations define a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. Green Card Holder), and certain categories of Asylees and Refugees.
