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.
This position will perform engineering duties associated with control and improvement of product quality. Position will work closely with manufacturing, quality and purchasing personnel as well as external suppliers and customers.
- Lead or participate in projects to improve the operation, instrumentation, or control of the entire manufacturing process.
- Introduce and monitor cost reduction and improvement programs
- Disposition nonconforming material
- Provide quality support for RM, EB, PAM, VAR and Powder products including but not limited to certification (release of product), melt releases and conversion work orders
- Investigate customer quality issues
- Participate in the internal quality audits program
- Assist in regulatory and external audits
- Implement/Initiate Quality control (SPC) for critical parameters and new technology (manufacturing- inspection)
- Support quality control aspects of new process and product development
- Maintain quality metric/reporting
- Weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports on quality maintenance
- Initiate Management of Change (MOC) and Manufacturing Process Experiments (MPE) associated with control of product quality
- Assist with customer complaints, audits, and corrective actions, involving investigation of quality problems
- Back-up other quality department managers/engineers
- Serve on a rotating basis as weekend Quality Duty Officer
Qualification : Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree (BS) in engineering related field
- 2 - 5 years of experience in professional engineering with Metals industry.
- Minitab or other statistical software experience is preferred.
- Strong continuous improvement projects
- Strong problem solving / Troubleshooting background.
- Strong auditing/investigation skills needed.
- High degree of computer proficiency - MS preferred - word, excel, access
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.
Relocation is authorized for this position.
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.
