Straightener (2nd Shift), Tues-Sat

Training schedule Mon-Fri.

GENERAL PURPOSE Under general supervision, uses various tools and machines to ensure castings meet customer's dimensional specifications in accordance with quality standards.  Ensures that documentation, tooling and parts are correctly matched to paperwork.

Under general supervision, performs a wide variety of inspection functions on complex, critical castings to ensure conformance of casting and materials to customer requirements in accordance with quality standards.  Ensures that documentation, tooling and parts are correctly matched to paperwork.

  
Principle Accountabilities:

1. Straightener Objective: To manipulate castings by various means (hot and cold) to ensure castings conform to visual and dimensional specifications.

Essential Job Functions:

• Follow established housekeeping and safety practices to maintain the quality of the work. 

• Demonstrate ability to log on main computer system, extract information, log time, enter inventory amount and forward to next operation.

• Constantly checks castings to verify change or angle of dimension using straight edges, calipers, micrometers, height gauges, and fixtures as needed.

• Follows set OPC’s and QCP’s and anticipate expiration of fixture calibration dates.

• Manipulates castings with hammers, presses, and other tools to make castings conform to customer and internal specifications.

• Transports finished pieces to next workstation upon completion of paperwork.

• Demonstrate above average value in the department and must maintain above average production.

• Possess ability to make cost analysis for decision making, and exercise good judgment.

• Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of all types of measuring gauges and tools to ensure castings meet required dimensions.

• Demonstrate ability to interpret blueprint to coincide with tolerances called for by customer and/or noted on traveler when needed.

• Design fixtures to straighten castings and, with help of engineering, design heat sizing process and mechanical straightening devises (hydraulic or pneumatic) on complex castings.

• Implement needed corrections of discrepant fixtures and gauges.

• Demonstrate knowledge of the effect of heat on different alloys, thickness, etc. and quenching on casting dimensions and have a minimal scrap rate.

• Possess ability track and maintain storage locations for all sizing fixtures and shoes for the fixtures.

• Possess the ability to hold areas flat within .010". 

• Ability to use grinding machines, metal removal tools, and sandblast units.

• Demonstrate knowledge of the hydraulic press set up, including programming the large presses, and be able to set up jobs on the press.

• Possess a general knowledge of heat treatment and its relationship to straightening.

• Consistently notify supervisor immediately when workload is low.

• Display a willingness and interest to learn through on the job training. 

• Demonstrate ability to recognize and communicate production problems to your supervisor.

• Know approximate costs of castings, tools, equipment and supplies used in department, and demonstrate care of company equipment.

1. Traveler reading and interpretation

2. Recognition of over and/or undersize castings

3. Straightening castings within an acceptable time period

4. Preliminary dimensional inspection

5. Creation of a straightening procedure, straightening parts.

6. Final dimensional inspection.

7. Proper documentation of the work that has been done.

• Maintains accurate records of work performed.

• Meets all production and quality standards.

Performs all other duties assigned.

Essential Job Functions:

• Access main computer system to find location of necessary tools and fixtures.

• Work safely when lifting, use transport devises and gets help on larger tools to bring tool to workstation. Returns tool to proper storage location after cleaning.

• Using various hand tools, opens and inspects tool. 

• Using various hand tools, mounts tool in Hot Presses.

• Sets up machines for optimum operation.

• Run a part to ensure dimensions meet requirements.

• Verify all parameters on paperwork and run required lot.

Qualifications:

• Experience and/or training are included in considerations.

• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing, read, follows and interprets instructions on technique cards, code sheets as well as other verbal or written instructions.

• Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations.

• Ability to use simple to complex measuring devices and fixtures.

• Physical ability to perform the essential job functions.

• Manufacturing experience with metal/straightening preferred.

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.