Company Profile
With more than 150 operations and about 22,000 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, forgings, and clad products 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.
Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, this over 10 billion dollar company employs more than 29,500 people worldwide. PCC has over 160 plants and has a presence in twentysix states in the US and in over a dozen countries. PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a highquality, lowcost and ontime producer; delivering the highest value to its customers and shareholders while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.
Effective early February 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.
Business Profile
PCC Fasteners offers comprehensive product lines that cover virtually every aerospace fastening application, we produce fasteners, precision components, tooling, and engineered system solutions for the automotive, defense, industrial machinery, and other performancedriven markets
PCC Fasteners products' manufacturing operations are spread over four continents, forming a network of industryleading companies, which enables our customers to utilize our experience and deep product knowledge wherever they need it. Embedded in a culture of continuous improvement, our assets and industry leadership insure that we will consistently deliver our customers the best value in the markets we serve.
Location Profile
Founded in Jenkintown, PA in 1903 as Standard Pressed Steel Company, SPS Technologies continues to operate from the original 560,000 square foot facility.
SPS Technologies has been developing and manufacturing critical fasteners since the early days of aviation, working closely with its customers to meet the needs of an everchanging industry.
Many of the materials, designs, and manufacturing practices that have become industry standards were pioneered by SPS Technologies. SPS Technologies continues to advance the materials, designs, and manufacturing practices of aerospace fasteners today to meet the unique needs of next generation vehicles and assembly techniques.
Position Summary
Coordinate operations of waste plant activity over three shifts. Order and maintain adequate inventory of supplies for the waste treatment plant.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
Coordinate operations of waste plant activity over three shifts. Order and maintain adequate inventory of supplies for the waste treatment plant. Operate waste water treatment plant to sufficiently purify industrial waste water prior to emptying into sewer systems in accordance with POTW, state and federal EPA requirements. Receive waste water from all manufacturing processes within the company. Separate metallic impurities from liquid by precipitation process. Perform analysis of waste and add proper proportions of chemicals to the tanks. Make a cyanide analysis and determine proper amount of chlorine to be added. Send liquid through chlorination process and pump into lagoon for storage when treatment is complete. Perform final analysis of treated waste water prior to discharge into sewer system. Pump sludge from storage tank to sludge tank, remove excess liquid. Inspect and keep chlorinators filled. Maintain predetermined minimum levels of chemicals and other purification supplies. Continuously monitor waste oil tank and transfer to tank truck when full. Maintain a chronological log of all test results, batches treated and work in process, including required records and samples for City of Philadelphia. Refer unusual problems to supervisor. Keep up to date on new techniques in waste treatment. Make recommendations on purchase of new equipment.
Experience & Education
The incumbent must have the ability to perform all essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations. Must have demonstrated proficiencies in skills and essential functions required for a Waste Plant Operator position and presently operate or have ability to operate listed machines and equipment with routine training and follow written and verbal instructions.
Required Skills
Advanced communications such as training other employees, posting, preparing, interpreting, using and checking reports, records and comparable data
Arithmetic such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, including decimals and fractions, simple use of formulas, charts, tables, drawings, specifications and schedules
Fixed gages and direct reading instruments and devices in which interpretation is not required (e.g. borescope, gage blocks, go/nogo gages, plug gages, ring gages, scales (6 or 12), weight scales, snap gages)
Diversified operation requiring constant alertness and activity
Uses considerable judgement to plan or perform unusual or difficult work when only general methods and procedures are available
Desired Skills
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.
Portland, OR
Precision Castparts Corp. is a worldwide, diversified manufacturer of complex metal components and products. It serves the aerospace, power, and general industrial markets. PCC 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, the Company is the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. PCC manufactures extruded seamless pipe, fittings, forgings, and clad products for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials to the casting and forging industries.
Precision Castparts Corp. has been headquartered in Portland, Oregon, for more than 60 years. The business has grown from a small manufacturer of investment castings for a wide variety of applications to a Fortune 500 company producing investment castings, forgings, and fasteners for aerospace, power, and general industrial customers. This growth has resulted from increased market share, entry into new end markets, and strategic acquisitions. Over the course of the company’s history, Precision Castparts has been led by just three chairmen and chief executive officers: Ed Cooley, Bill McCormick, and Mark Donegan. Each has made significant contributions during his tenure to make Precision Castparts one of the foremost manufacturing companies in the world today. PCC was acquired by Berkshire Hathaway in January 2016.