Visual/Dimensional Evaluator

PURPOSE:

This position serves as the technical expert within the Visual, Dimensional, and Finishing departments, focusing on both production and quality processes in the manufacture of titanium castings. The primary responsibility is to train and develop new resources, ensuring that all team members adhere to quality standards and procedures. The role requires the ability to influence and work effectively with others, both internally and with customers. Work is performed independently with considerable latitude in technical decision-making.

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Train and develop new resources, ensuring they understand and correctly apply all Visual and Dimensional requirements of the quality system.
• Own the process internally and with customers, engaging in dialogue and pushing back when necessary to uphold our decisions and standards.
• Actively seek improvements and identify better ways of doing things, interpreting specifications to drive innovation.
• Provide ongoing training and certification for trainers within the department.
• Interpret and work from engineering drawings, blueprints, and specifications to ensure accurate inspections.
• Utilize precision measuring instruments such as calipers, micrometers, and gauges to verify product dimensions.
• Document inspection results, maintaining accurate records of findings and any non-conformances.
• Communicate effectively with production teams to address and resolve quality issues.
• Participate in root cause analysis and corrective action implementation for any identified defects.
• Own and champion tech card efficacy.
• Continuously improve inspection processes and techniques to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
• Provide technical direction and answer technical questions from employees as needed.
• Manage quality feedback to operators and supervisors.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong ability to train and develop personnel, ensuring comprehension and correct application of quality standards.
• Excellent ability to influence and work effectively with others, both internally and externally.
• Openness and willingness to seek improvements and interpret specifications.
• Strong blueprint reading, work instruction comprehension, and math skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Capable of interpreting codes, standards, and other contractual documents that control the inspection method.
• Efficient time management and ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Ability to engage in dialogue with customers and effectively represent the company's decisions and standards.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent; additional technical training or certification preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in visual and dimensional inspection in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Minimum of 1 year in a Trainer or Lead role strongly preferred.
• Proficiency in reading and interpreting engineering drawings and specifications.
• Strong knowledge of precision measuring instruments and techniques.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong analytical skills.
• Familiarity with quality standards such as ISO 9001 or similar.
• Basic computer skills for documentation and reporting purposes.

Working Conditions

• This position requires standing for extended periods and may involve lifting, moving and carrying objects, weighing up to 35lbs.
• Work is performed in a manufacturing environment with exposure to noise, dust, and other elements.

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.