Reclaim Operator

Primary Function

To sort, process, handle and store titanium scrap.

Tools and Equipment

Degreasers, crushers, pulverizers, shear, portable spectrometer, screens, magnetic separators, wheelabrator, drying equipment, concrete mixer, flame cutting torch, radiagraph, containers such as tote bins, drums, cans, etc.; hand tools, material handling equipment such as fork trucks, worksavers, floor-operated overhead cranes, hoist, reactor trailers, reactors and lids, stokes, gauges, tilter, scales, vacuum pumps, pneumatic tools, etc.

Materials

Titanium scrap such as mill turnings, billet scrap, bar scrap, flat scrap, fines, steel shot, oxygen, cutting gasses, hydrogen, etc.

Working procedure

1. Sorts scrap by size and appearance and places in containers.
2. Sets up, operates and adjusts radiagraph or portable hand torch to cut over-sized scrap.
3. Sets up and calibrates portable optical spectrometer.  Operates spectrometer to provide grade confirmation and grade identity (identify unknown scrap).
4. Operates wheelabrator.
5. Operates shear and degreaser.
6. Operates controls to start and stop crushing circuit equipment, adjusts equipment and changes screens as necessary.
7. Loads scrap in reactors and unloads by use of tilters.  Clamps and unclamps lids on reactors, pumps down reactors and leak checks reactors.
8. Operates material handling equipment, such as cranes, worksavers, fork trucks, reactor trailer, hoists to handle material and transports scrap between storing and processing areas.
9. Weighs and identifies scrap material.  Records pertinent information required.
10. Operates concrete mixer to process scrap fines and turnings.
11. Operates pneumatic and hydraulic tools to break up compacts, stubs and other scrap as required.
12. Keeps equipment and working area in a clean and orderly condition.
13. Makes minor maintenance and repairs to equipment and assists maintenance employees in major maintenance and repairs.

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.