Visual Dimensional Inspector Training Cell LPC Job at Precision Castparts Corp.

Location

United States of America, Oregon, Portland

Company

LPC (Precision Castparts Corp.)

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 Overview

MISSION: To visually and dimensionally inspect castings to assure compliance to customer specifications and to assure that only necessary reworking of parts is performed.

Principal Accountabilities

1. Visual Inspection
   • Review tech cards and lot numbers.
   • Fixture some parts and leave others freestanding.
   • Visually inspect castings after preliminary heat treating and after final heat treat.
   • Use a variety of hand tools to assist in visual inspection.
2. Dimensional Measurement
   • Inspect castings and fixtures for conformance to blueprint and tech card specifications using templates, micrometers, height gauges, calipers, ultrasound and other dimensional measuring devices.
   • Check casting hardness per heat treat specifications using Brinell, Rockwell and other instruments.
   • Mark castings to identify areas needing rework in order to meet dimensional specifications.
   • Work regularly with Straightening, Salvage, and Targeting areas.
3. Engineering Support
   • Work with engineering to establish and evaluate inspection techniques.
   • Work with engineering to identify and resolve problems of non-conformance to specifications.
   • Enter dimensional data into computer for engineering purposes.
   • Prepare reports and information on dimensional issues as needed.
4. Safety
   • Adhere to plant and department safety rules.
   • Safely operate all equipment and tools.
   • Identify and report safety problems.
5. Completes logs and records, provides training and work direction to others as directed, performs other tasks as assigned.

Training

• Training is provided on the job.
• Visual/Dimensional Inspection Courses and Certification.
• Ultrasound Course as directed.

Entry Qualifications

• Visual and dimensional inspection skills to use precision measuring inspection tools as demonstrated by classroom training and/or work experience; completion of Visual/Dimensional course at time of hire preferred.
• Ability to read, interpret and follow specifications on Tech Cards and other technical material, to write and to perform arithmetic calculations.
• Ability to perform dimensional inspection applying proper techniques.
• Ability to read precision hand tools.
• 20/30 correctable vision, and satisfactory passage of depth perception and color vision tests.
• Ability to provide work direction and training, and to communicate effectively.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to lift and/or maneuver objects weighing thirty to fifty pounds and occasionally up to eighty pounds.
• Ability to work in difficult working conditions which may include exposure to noise, dust, chemicals, and awkward physical positions for extended periods of time.

Additional Information

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 comply with those regulations, this position may require applicants to be U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required export authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Department of Commerce.