Job Description

Company Profile

With more than 120 operations and about 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, 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 20,000 people worldwide. PCC has over 120 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 Structurals is the world leader in superalloy, aluminum and titanium investment casting. With applications in jet aircraft engines, airframes, industrial gas turbine (IGT) engines, military armaments, medical prosthesis, and many other industrial markets, we provide a wide portfolio of highquality components, some as large as 100 inches (250cm).

As the original business unit for Precision Castparts, you can count on PCC Structurals extensive experience and knowledge to consistently provide highquality castings, even at significant volumes.

PCC Structurals also provides solidification modeling, inhouse rapid prototyping (including SLA), digital radiography, hot isostatic pressing, precision machining and protective coating services. We operate 11 manufacturing facilities in the United States and Europe.

Location Profile

Located in southeast Portland, PCC Structurals Large Parts Campus, Lean Manufacturing Annex specialize in air and vacuum investment cast components as large as 79 for aerospace, energy and commercial applications. With over 660,000 square feet of manufacturing space, we work with corrosionresistant, highstrengthtoweight Titanium and Nickel and Cobaltbased alloys with high temperature and mechanical properties.

Position Summary

This exciting opportunity has both strategic and tactical components.

The Human Resources Manager is responsible for directing the strategic and daytoday functions and activities of the human resources organization to include:

* Talent Acquisition, Succession Planning, Organizational Development and Retention
* Performance Management and Career Development to include performance reviews, performance plans, and training.
* Employee Relations and Compliance
* Compensation and Benefits
* Employee Health and Safety

This position reports directly to the VP of HR and General Manager of Portland Steel Facility and partners with business leadership to ensure overall business objectives are achieved through proper planning, development and implementation of HR initiatives.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

* Champion of safety and compliance throughout organization.
* Actively participates with business leadership in strategy development and operational planning. Develops actionable HR strategies and tactical plans to support the achievement of business unit goals.
* Advises leadership on organizational design that will enable the business to grow and operate effectively. This includes evaluating work structure, job design, and workforce forecasting, and role and responsibility clarity.
* Proactively identifies organizational needs (talent assessment, team effectiveness, staffing, etc.) and develops strategies for resolving and addressing needs.
* Assesses organizational capabilities and identifies skill gaps. Actively participates with business leadership to source, evaluate, select and onboard talent. Coaches business leaders and their teams on the development of others to advance movement of talent.
* Develops and administers job evaluations and annual merit review programs, working with the division compensation team to maintain competitiveness.
* Builds and drives employee engagement. Advises and coaches managers on resolving employee issues. Personally manages complex or significant employee relations issues, including investigations.
* Directs, recommends and proactively communicates appropriate local implementation of HR policies, practices and initiatives. Ensures legal and regulatory compliance including: equal employment opportunity/affirmative action, wage and hour, and work authorization.
* In concert with management, builds and drives a positive employee culture. Champions diversity and inclusion goals, strategies and plans. Actively participates in employee communications and provides righttouch HR support to the business.
* Fosters positive employee relations. Maintains a union free environment.
* Works with operations management on the implementation of training, talent metrics and reporting.
* Drives best practices, innovative solutions, and continuous improvement activities that increase organizational effectiveness.
* Builds, develops and manages a human resources team capable of carrying out needed human resources strategies and improving employee relations. Create and maintain a regular cadence of performance feedback with direct reports. Collaboratively create development plans and coach individuals in achieving them.
* Implements effective problem resolution process to facilitate faster improvements and improved working relationships.
* Establishes strong partnering relationships with crossfunctional management (EHS, Engineering, Sales, Quality, Finance, HR, etc.) to ensure alignment of company objectives and effective crossfunctional processes.
* Creates an energizing work environment that supports the Companys highperformance culture while ensuring an efficient and flexible organization.
* Other duties as assigned.

Experience & Education

Bachelors degree with major in Human Resources Management, Business, Social Science, or equivalent experience. Six to ten years management experience or a generalist managing the HR function.

Required Skills

* Experience in all facets of human resources including knowledge of employee relations, legal compliance, employee relations and, coaching and development
* Experience in a manufacturing environment.
* Experience working in a matrix environment.
* Experience leading people and obtaining results through others, with excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Desired Skills

* Develops and ensures execution of core HR processes (e.g. talent acquisition, talent management, performance management, employee relations, etc.) consistent with PCC culture and values.
* Understands the organizational and workforce implications of the business unit strategy and objectives, proactively anticipates needs, and develops and executes strategies and operational plans to address.
* Possesses strong PCC business acumen and is highly knowledgeable about PCCs strategy and the business unit's position in the market, strategy, operating and financial plans.
* Supports decentralized entrepreneurial culture and values
* Delivers great results
* Understands interdependencies of business unit plans and functions, anticipates issues, and leverages a range of HR capabilities and tools to achieve great results.
* Delivers on talent commitments to achieve short and longterm business objectives.
* Has a strong ability to work through others and assess and drive organizational focus on key issues and opportunities.
* Identifies the core capabilities and key roles that drive business results and effectively evaluates strengths and development needs against these core capabilities.
* Leads the hiring, development, and retention of a diverse pipeline of great leadership talent. Establishes the business unit as a net exporter of talent for PCC.
* Assesses performance objectively and candidly; makes the tough calls when necessary.
* Influences leadership on important talent management issues; has a factbased point of view on talent.
* Always acts with integrity.
* Actively models and promotes PCCs culture and values with the understanding that it creates a unique competitive advantage and uses influence and collaboration to guide leadership in addressing practices and processes needed to achieve the business results.
* Contributes to creating and effectively communicating a compelling vision for the business and assists the leadership team in aligning the organization behind it
* Takes ownership: Drives positive change and challenges status quo. Addresses issues with courage.
* Manages multiple tasks and priorities and easily adapts to changing situations and priorities.
* Demonstrates intermediate computer skills in MS Word, MS Outlook and MS Excel; experience with ADP a plus.
* Highly organized, selfmotivated individual who can work independently as well as work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
* Strong oral and written communication skills
* Strong interpersonal and leadership skills