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 Clackamas, Oregon, PCC Small Structures Business Operations (SSBO) specializes in air and Vacuum Investment Cast Components for Aerospace, Energy, and Commercial Applications. Our robust engineering team, inhouse prototyping capability, and 197,000 square feet of manufacturing space make it the ideal facility to bring your development program into production.
Position Summary
Position will be filled by an INTERNAL candidate.
The SSBO Maintenance Lead will be responsible for providing leadership necessary to promote teamwork, continuous improvement, and fluidity within the department all while ensuring that quality, safety, and production requirements are met. The individual must be actively working as a current employee of the SSBO Maintenance Team and be a qualified Instrumentation Electrician. The following is in addition to regular assigned duties:
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
* Requires and promotes safety first for all employees
* Must participate in all 6s and continuous improvement activities/events as well as maintain daily checklist signoffs
* Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
* Knowledge in the use of MS Word and MS Excel
* Prioritizes work and shift setup in accordance to production requirements
* Facilitates department scheduling
* Able to train employees and ensure work instructions are met
* Ensure that employees have necessary tools to complete required tasks
* Promotes a harassment free environment for all employees, contractors, and staff
* Able to work with limited direct supervision
* Works well under pressure
* Must have good organization and people skills
* Flexible on shift adjustment if necessary, for business purposes
* Promotes process control within department and takes action to determine corrective action when needed
* Acts as maintenance point of contact for onsite vendors
* Actively works to track and reduce downtime of equipment
* Assist in the tracking and maintaining maintenance tools
* Facilitates and communicates on preventative maintenance program adjustments
* Handles first line performance issues and notifies supervision when further action is required to improve performance
* Notifies appropriate party/parties when down production equipment is likely to effect thruput
Experience & Education
* Previous experience as a group, team, or area leader
* Understanding of SSBO system requirements
* Able to coordinate/plan long and shortterm production goals
* Demonstrated history of accurate documentation
* Demonstrated history of professional conduct with customers (Outside Vendors and PCC Employees)
* Demonstrated history of high performance in slack time, number of PMs and work orders completed per month
Required Skills
* Actively working in Department 670 (SSBO Maintenance Department)
* Currently working as an Instrumentation Electrician
* Must have less than 4 unexcused absences
* Must not be on a written step 2 or higher within the last 12 months
* Must be in your current role for a minimum of one (1) year
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.