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 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

DEPT 119

To prepare ceramic molds for casting using various processing methods.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Preparation.

Objective: prepare wax assemblies for investing process.

Typical Activities:

Cleans wax assemblies with solvents, blows out.

Investing.

Objective: apply ceramic slurries and sands using Tech Cards and process control procedures.

Typical Activities:

Performs multiple dips of wax assembly in ceramic slurries and sands using automated, hand held and or mechanical processing methods.

Corrects automated robot deficiencies and product flow problems as needed.

Applies types of wire and wire mesh to strengthen molds.

Fills cores with ceramic slurry, sand, rods and wire.

Apply insulation and other ceramic materials to shell in casting preparation.

Delivers molds to casting.

Lot Integrity.

Objective: maintain lot integrity throughout shell processing.

Typical Activities:

Inputs information into computer, completes logs and records.

Signs paperwork.

Safety.

Objective: take responsibility for and demonstrate safe work practices.

NOTE: for job positions that require respiratory protection more than a filtering face piece dust mask In compliance with the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Personal Protective Equipment standard for Respiratory Protection, OAR 437, Div. 2 I 1910.134 and Oregon Health Division Rules for the Control of Radiation, OAR 333. Div. 120 333120300 through 330, certain tasks within this job position require may require the use of a NIOSHapproved respirator. An individual will not be assigned to these tasks if the person is not able to work under these conditions. Respirator selection will be based on the work performed, exposure information, duration of use and any other relevant factors. If a tightfitting respirator is required, facial hair, temple pieces on glasses or other items that interferes with the facetoface piece seal of the respirator are not permitted.

Typical Activities:

Adheres to plant and department safety rules.

Safely operates all equipment and tools.

Identifies and reports safety problems.

May be required to handle hazardous waste.

Cleans work area.

Performs other tasks as directed.

Experience & Education

Training is provided on the job.

PCCs Fork Lift Driving Safety Certification Training must be completed.

May be required to complete hazardous waste management training.

Required Skills

Industrial experience, with experience in the investing area preferred, OR any equivalent combination of training and experience.

Ability to read, interpret and follow specifications on Tech Cards.

Ability to work independently.

Ability to lift and or maneuver objects weighting thirty to fifty pounds and occasionally up to one hundred and twenty pounds.

Ability to work in difficult working conditions which may include exposure to noise, dust, chemicals, temperature extremes and other elements for extended periods of time.

Previous fork lift experience desirable.

INDIVIDUALS MAY HAVE CONTACT WITH OR BE REQUIRED TO HANDLE HAZARDOUS WASTE.

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.