Primary Function: Provides support on Engineering projects to plan, schedule and perform a wide variety of procedures, processes and experiments to test parts, processes, and materials. Works with engineers to develop new methods and implement major projects.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:

• Implements data gathering systems.
• Implements data analysis procedures.
• Audits the data gathering and analysis processes.
• Audits process control systems.
• Maintains charting and postings of data collected.
• Provides process improvement plans to engineers and supervisors.
• Designs process-related equipment.
• Builds or repairs process-related fixtures, specialized tools, and equipment.
• Carries out designed experiments.
• Trains operators on process-related topics.
• Writes work instructions.

Minimum Job Requirements:

• Able to read and comprehend English.
• Able to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
• Able to apply concepts of fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical solutions. (Used for mechanical design probability, process optimization, risk assessment, prediction).
• Able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs. occasionally.
• Able to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Able to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Able to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Able to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Able to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or scheduled form.
• Able to communicate effectively with co-workers.
• Able to use Microsoft applications.
• Complies with company and departmental policies and procedures, including company’s attendance policy.

Desired Competencies:

• Associates Degree and/or 6 months to 1 year of training or experience.
• Forklift Certification

Normal Working Conditions:

• Works under indirect supervision following established practices and clear-cut policies in the performance of the majority of duties. Make decisions when general instructions, established methods and clearly defined precedents indicate action to be taken, but refers unusual problems to superiors.
• Occasional sitting, walking, driving, reaching above shoulder level, reaching below shoulder level, climbing, balancing, stooping or squatting, crawling, pushing or pulling required.
• Frequent standing, using hands to handle or feel, and talking required.
• Continuous hearing required.
• Occasional work required in areas with loud noise and fumes or airborne particles.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills.

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.