Conventional Machinist

With more than 120 operations and approximately 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, and forgings 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.

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.

Position Summary:

The Conventional Machinist operates the tooling manufacturing resources, monitoring the quality of the fixtures produced. The position builds tooling and will operate production resources as needed. The Conventional Machinist participates as a member of the manufacturing and tooling team, providing input on new processes and process improvements for the tooling design. The Conventional Machinist may provide training and guidance to lower level machinist employees.

Reporting Relationship:

• The Conventional Machinist will report to the Machine Shop Manager

Schedule:

• Monday-Friday, 7:00am-3:30pm

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Ensures scheduled resource is operating in a safe manner, following all safety protocols
• Operates the tooling manufacturing resources, monitoring the quality of the fixtures manufactured
• Provide input on building tooling support of new manufacturing processes and troubled manufacturing processes as required to ensure customer product meets or exceeds all requirements
• Builds tooling and on occasion operates the production of scheduled manufacturing resources, monitoring the quality of product and tooling manufactured
• Ensures the schedule cycle time to manufacture a tool or fixture versus actual time taken to manufacture a tool or fixture is under set cycle time or meets scheduled cycle times
• Ensure cutters use in manufacturing the product of sharp and cutting correctly and makes certain that cutters are changed out before cutting life expires
• Continually keeps assigned work area and resources clean and organized
• Works as a team member, meeting professional standards of cooperation, communication, and appearance
• Provides occasional guidance, coaching, and training to lower level machinist employees

Required Skills:

• Ability to pass in-house manufacturing test
• Experienced and fluent at using hand held quality control inspection tools such as micrometers, calipers, bore gages, depth gages, radius gages, height gages, and sine plates
• Knowledgeable in trigonometry and with understanding of the formulas for calculating set speeds and feeds used in operating conventional mills and/or lathes
• Fluent in interpreting aerospace blueprints, parts lists, and assembly drawings
• Solid understanding of manipulating formulas used in manufacturing assigned tooling and fixtures
• Skilled in the set-up and operations of conventional lathes and mills in a safe and productive manner
• Self-motivated with an ability to work alone or in a team environment
• Work across departments to meet product quality standards efficiently
• Follow instructions given by the director of manufacturing, their immediate manager, or lead, or by a senior machinist and carry them out correctly
• Interpret the instructions given and apply experience and training throughout the course of the day for each production job assigned
• Read and comprehend basic instructions and write simple correspondence
• Read and interpret the English language

Required Experience:

• Minimum of 2-years of experience manufacturing aerospace tooling on conventional mills and lathes

Level of education:

• High school diploma or equivalent education
• Two year machinist certificate preferred