Job Description:

Country

United States of America

State / County

California

City

South Gate

Division

Wyman Gordon

Company

Shultz Steel

Function

Engineering General

Position type

Full Time

Anticipated start date


Anticipated start date - day

Anticipated start date - month

Anticipated start date - year

May
1 2021

Opportunity ID

1321

Company Profile

With more than 120 operations and about 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, forgings, and clad products 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.

Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, this over 10 billion dollar company employs more than 20,000 people worldwide. PCC has over 120 plants and has a presence in twenty-six states in the US and in over a dozen countries. PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers and shareholders while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

Effective early February 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.

Business Profile

Wyman-Gordon is a worldwide supplier to the aerospace and industrial gas turbine markets. We hold quality accreditations for all of the major airframe and engine manufacturers for both civil and military applications. Wyman-Gordon creates rotating closed-die forgings which are critical for aerospace and land-based gas turbines. Wyman-Gordon also manufactures structural forgings for airframe, nuclear, petrochemical, power generation, and space applications. In addition, Wyman-Gordon has heat treating, testing, and other operations that support its global forging business.

Location Profile

Located in South Gate, California, Shultz Steel operates the most modern vertically integrated forging facility in the aerospace industry. Shultz Steel offers a wide range of impression forgings, including some of the largest and most complex available - and they have an unsurpassed line of open die forgings. Shultz Steel is capable of producing seamless rolled rings up to 26 feet in diameter. The operation uses all major alloys including titanium, vacuum melt high strength and stainless steels, nickel and cobalt; and aluminum (rings only).

Position Summary

Creates monitors and troubleshoots forging and die designs and processes. Provides guidance and receives feedback from shop personnel. The focus is on quality, and productivity while coordinating activities with Forge, Metallurgy, Quality and Manufacturing by performing the following duties.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

Provides guidance and instructions on the shop floor as necessary to facilitate the efficient operation of the forge units.

Looks for opportunities and executes process improvements based on real time observations and feedback.

Has an extensive knowledge of the concepts and standards used in part and process design with attention to potential lack of fill, defect formation, mismatch and die failure.

Communicates production issues effectively to the forge crew, supervision, management and customers.

Directs the die designers in the design and modification of tools based on observation, feedback and experience.

Participates in the estimation process.

Performs area, volume and weight calculations.

Participates in the creation of detailed operation sequence and Standard Work documentation necessary for the production process.

Creates drawings, sketches, templates and other documents and devices to aid in the production process.

Has general knowledge of the techniques, hardware and software used to inspect forgings and dies.

Performs simple inspection procedures to dimensionally check dies and forgings.

Experience & Education

Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or eight to ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Requires extensive experience in and high level of expertise in forging processing/ tool design.

Required Skills

CATIA

Desired Skills

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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