Finish Production

SUMMARY: Removes excess metal from airfoil contour and polishes surface; grinds excess metal from root, shelves and other areas of castings; polishes and blends radii; moves product from one area to another; sand blast parts to specific procedures; performs other related duties as determined by their Supervisor.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:

• Removes excess metal from airfoil contour and polishes surface; obtains and positions part on abrasive surface of belt polisher and manipulates part to remove excess metal and to blend in and polish airfoil contours;  buffs castings, using portable, pedestal or other type cotton headed buffer; blends areas inaccessible to belt with files, Emery cloth, etc.  Per provided Procedures.
• Grinds excess metal from root, shelves and other areas of castings; removes die lines, and excess metal from root, shelves, tip and other areas of castings by using mounted abrasive wheels or steel burrs on high speed hand grinder; grinds and polishes with abrasive belt on small shelf polisher when possible; examines parts visually to verify acceptable surface condition.
• Polishes and blends radii; obtains and positions part on abrasive wheel of radius polishing machine and manipulates part to remove excess metal and to blend and polish radius surface; examines parts visually to verify acceptable surface condition.
• Performs other related duties including:

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITES:  This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS:  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

 Position requires high school diploma or general education degree (GED); at least one year manufacturing experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:  Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating instructions, and procedures.  Ability to communicate production information both in writing and verbally.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:  Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s. 

REASONING ABILITY:  Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.  Ability to deal with problems involving several airfoil casting variables in standardized situations.

OTHER QUALIFICATION:  Regular attendance and the ability to work weekday and weekend overtime.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is required to sit, occasionally walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk and/or hear.  The employee sits 90% of the workday.  The employee must frequently lift parts weighing between 3 ounces to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the noise level in the work environment is usually moderate with the company requiring hearing protection to be worn. Eye protection including side shields is required. 

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.