Test Bar/Heat Treat Operator ASC

SUMMARY 

To schedule, expedite, and process master heat and part proving materials in compliance with customer specifications. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS 

• Scheduling and Preparation 

• • Objective: to prioritize the processing of test materials and schedule furnace operations. 

• • Essential Job Functions: 

• • • Prioritizes test samples requests from operations and lab departments. 

• • • Schedules and prepares vacuum and air casting of master heat  test bars.   

• • • Reviews documentation and Technique Card to determine test bar processing requirements. 

• • • Inspects parts for contamination; loads materials for processing. 

• • • Straightens test material for age cycles. 

• • • Expedites and supplies all HIP load qualifying test material. 

• • • Transports materials and alloys to other PCC facilities as needed. 

• Furnace Operations 

• • Objective: to operate air and vacuum furnaces, ensuring compliance with specifications and proper furnace operating procedures. 

• • Essential Job Functions: 

• • • Operates air furnace systems; monitors throughout the heat treat process. 

• • • Operates vacuum furnace systems; checks pumping system prior to operation; monitors operations throughout the heat treat process, including vacuum levels and temperature. 

• • • Initiates and monitors data acquisition system. 

• • • Programs furnace temperature controllers as needed. 

• • • Cleans and maintains vacuum furnace. 

• Cleaning 

• • Objective: to remove gating and shell materials from test materials. 

• • Essential Job Functions: 

• • • Removes gating material using abrasive saws and grinders. 

• • • Sandblasts test materials to remove shell material. 

• Documentation and Recording 

• • Objective: to document, track and record test materials throughout the processing cycle to assure lot integrity. 

• • Essential Job Functions: 

• • • Maintains logs of test materials by lot number and other identifications. 

• • • Documents heat treat processing. 

• • • Marks test bars. 

• Coordinates operations with planning, operations, shipping and lab personnel. 

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Required Education & Experience  

• • Experience in shell removal and/or foundry or heat treat operations preferred or the equivalent combination of experience and training. 

• Required Skills & Abilities 

• • Ability to read and follow specifications of Technique Cards and Process Control Procedures, and to follow verbal instructions. 

• • Ability to work independently. 

• • Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) and understand fractions. 

• • Physical ability to perform the essential job functions. 

• • Valid drivers license to drive PCC vehicles between facilities. 

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.