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
The Special Metals Corporation group of companies was created in the latter part of 1998 when Special Metals Corporation of New Hartford, New York, acquired Inco Alloys International, including its Huntington Alloys and Wiggin Alloys divisions. In 2006, Special Metals Corporation became a part of Precision Castparts Corp., a worldwide manufacturer of complex metal components and products. With a history of alloy technology now going back some 100 years, our company continues to provide solutions to difficult materials problems through such timetested products as our worldrecognized INCONEL, INCOLOY, NIMONIC, UDIMET, MONEL and NILO alloys.
Today's Special Metals is a world leader in the invention, production and supply of the highnickel, highperformance alloys used for the difficult jobs in engineering. These alloys are highly engineered to offer a superior combination of heat resistance, hightemperature corrosion resistance, toughness and strength and are used in the world's most technically demanding industries and applications. Special Metals offers the largest range of nickel alloys and product forms, as well cobalt alloys, to more than ten worldwide markets. We produce nickel alloys in all standard mill forms, from large ingots and billets to plate, sheet, strip, tubing, bar and wire, the latter of which includes core and filler wires for welding products. The company has manufacturing and research facilities in the USA and Europe, sales offices in North America, Europe and Asia, and a distribution network including most of the industrialized countries of the world.
Special Metals Corporation is the world's premier inventor, developer and producer of nickel alloy and cobalt alloyswith a portfolio of more than 100 alloy compositions, wrought products and welding consumables, over 80 percent of which were invented in our own laboratories. All created to help redefine what's possible in the world of energy and industry.
Our timetested nickel alloys are highly engineered to offer a superior combination of heat resistance, high temperature and corrosion resistance, toughness and strength for the most demanding applications. No other single manufacturer offers such a comprehensive range of gamechanging alloy compositions and product forms.
Location Profile
Special Metals Corporation (HBE) biggest plant is located in Huntington, WV, United States and is part of the Steel Service Centers & Other Metal Wholesalers Industry. Special Metals Corporation (HBE) has 750 total employees across all of its locations.
Position Summary
The Plant Maintenance Planner position shall report to the Reliability Engineering Supervisor and will be responsible for the organization and planning of scheduled PM and outage work is his or her respective assigned department. In addition, he or she will maintain the CMMS and participate in reviewing and revising PMs.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
Primary function is organizing and planning of scheduled PM and outage work
Converting departmental requests to work orders
Maintenance liaison for nonemergency work
Maintains Equipment history in CMMS as detailed and complete as possible
Assist Reliability Supervisor and Engineer with the numbering of all equipment
Assist Reliability Supervisor and Engineer with sustaining PM program
Ensure that PM work orders that require additional work are converted in CMMS to work orders by priority
Generate weekly metric reports based on performance to departmental KPIs
Ensure accuracy of equipment bill of materials
Review equipment history for trends and recommend improvements
Provide detailed job plan instructions
Determine parts requirements for planned jobs
Reasonable labor estimates on jobs
Provide necessary drawings for jobs
Ensure drawings are revised and current, arrange for special tools and equipment
Coordinates equipment downtime with operations
Provide cost information from equipment history
Assist with development of annual outage schedules
Assist in creating job schedules according to priorities. Provide supervisor with work orders. Supervisor is responsible for schedule completion and work delegation.
Maintains records and charts
Reports on Performance versus goals
Maintains backlog of the assigned assets
Responsible for enhancing Company relations through meeting with customers and distributor representatives.
Interface with manufacturing personnel, purchasing departments, shipping supervisors, and the commercial group on material status and production planning issues.
Experience & Education
35 years of experience as a maintenance planner
Works under limited supervision.
Previous CMMS experience i.e. Maximo, Oracle EAM, SAP et. al.
Experience in gathering information and data.
Required Skills
Ability to identify complex issues and develop solutions.
Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
Excellent computer skills are needed.
Excellent interpersonal skills are needed for communicating with colleagues.
Desired Skills
Equipment Knowledge
Quality Focus
Problem Solving
Market Knowledge
Documentation Skills
Listening
Phone Skills
Analyzing Information
Multitasking
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.