Melt Operator(EB) Position Available In Berks, Pennsylvania

Morgantown, PA
2 DAYS AGO
21528363
Summary
Morgantown, PA
Competitive Salary
3 Years Experience
High school graduate or equivalency certificate (GED)
No Commisssion
40.00 hours per week / Day Shift /Full-Time
Description Country United States of America
State / County Pennsylvania
City Morgantown
Division Metals Company Morgantown
Function Operations
Workplace Type On-Site
Position type Full Time Opportunity

ID 17667

Company Profile 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.
Job Description Operate and maintain furnaces. Interpret and respond to the needs of the equipment. Perform skilled maintenance, set-up and troubleshooting functions as required.

Essential Functions:

Understand the basic “high vacuum” and furnace technologies
Perform pre-operative checks prior to and during pump down cycle. Use pre-pump and startup checklist
Set up and operate the furnace as directed for melting to include (where applicable to specific furnace):
Loading and unloading particulate material and/or electrodes
Cooling, unloading, identifying and weighing ingots
Take samples
Operate furnace / Melt Chair
Understand basic chemistry specifications and interpret furnace-casting conditions
Maintain operating records and logs
Interpret video monitors, gauges, meters, etc. while operating the furnace
Clean out furnaces and crucibles during maintenance cycles and replace damaged components. Change molds, hearths, shields, and feed devices
Operate leak detectors and determine vacuum integrity.
Maintain the furnace – perform preventative maintenance such as change filters, replace or change parts, change oil, check fluids.
Perform mechanical skill functions such as flame cut, arc weld, silver solder, and soft solder
Correctly uses material handling equipment such as forklifts and cranes
Use various hand and power tools as directed including but not limited to: wrench, drills, grinders, saws
Support other departments as needed per production demands.
Must be able to wear a respirator.
Education and Experience
High school diploma/GED or equivalent is required; Trade school or additional training preferred
3 years working experience in a relevant environment preferred
Must be mechanically inclined and possess basic math skills
Must be able to work any schedule, holidays and weekends
Forklift, crane-operating experience highly preferred
Must be able to wear a respirator
Ability to work in confined spaces Relocation Relocation is authorized for this position.
This position requires use of information or access to production processes subject to national security controls under U.S. export control laws and regulations (including, but not limited to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)). To be qualified to work in this facility, a successful applicant must be a U.S. Person, as defined in those regulations, and able to supply evidence of that qualification prior to starting work or be authorized to receive controlled information under a specific license or permission from the relevant government agency. The U.S. export control regulations define a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. ‘Green Card Holder’), and certain categories of Asylees and Refugees. Precision Castparts Corp. is an equal opportunity employer committed to recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job categories without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or other status protected by applicable law.