Tool Room Tech Setter (Night Shift)

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.

Location Profile:

Aerospace Dynamics International, Inc. (ADI) manufactures machined parts and assemblies for the commercial and military aerospace industries. It offers structural components, caps, panels, bulkheads, fittings, longerons, spars, chords, wing ribs, thrust reversers, structural machine parts, manufacturing tooling and stretch form blocks.

ADI was acquired by PCC in April 2014. The company has received significant capital investments since the acquisition and has a highly positive growth trajectory ahead. Comprising seven facilities on its campus in Valencia, CA, ADI has over 240 full-time employees on staff.

Position Summary:

Level two tool room techs/setters will work with little supervision to complete presetting operations. This requires a basic understanding of presetting procedures using specific presetting machines. These techs must have an intermediate understanding of tool geometry and specifications including tool numbers and gauge length. Level two tool setter will use heat shrink fit machines to set tool lengths to critical dimensions. They will perform intermediate visual inspections of cutting tools and validate tool layouts. They must also demonstrate an understanding of and the ability to perform tool crib functions including maintaining logs and inventories as well and organizing received and returned tools. This position typically requires 1-3 years of experience.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Completing tool presetting operations using an intermediate level understanding of tool geometry and following tool number and gauge length specifications
• Maintaining tool crib logs and inventories
• Communicate with manufacturing personnel and verify tool order requirements for the manufacturing schedule

Required Skills:

• Ability to follow written and oral instruction
• Basic computer skills
• Intermediate pre-setter operations using an understanding of tool geometry and specifications
• Knowledge of inventory processes
• Strong shop environmental and safety awareness skills
• Position requires the ability to lift up to 40 lbs

Required Experience:

• 1-3 years of experience

Level of education:

• GED or High School diploma preferred but not required.