Team Lead - Steel Wax, Day Shift

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.

PCC Structurals is the world leader in superalloy, aluminum and titanium investment casting. With applications in jet aircraft engines, airframes, industrial gas turbine (IGT) engines, military armaments, medical prosthesis, and many other industrial markets, we provide a wide portfolio of high quality components, some as large as 100 inches (250cm).
As the original business unit for Precision Castparts, you can count on PCC Structurals’ extensive experience and knowledge to consistently provide high quality castings, even at significant volumes.
PCC Structurals also provides solidification modeling, in house rapid prototyping (including SLA), digital radiography, hot isostatic pressing, precision machining and protective coating services. We operate 11 manufacturing facilities in the United States and Europe.

PCC Ogden’s diverse capabilities include 5 axis CNC machining in addition to manufacturing
investment castings in both aluminum and stainless steel. With over 150,000 square feet of
manufacturing space, we specialize in castings for aerospace, energy, medical equipment and
commercial applications.

A Team Lead, in addition to performing normal duties in respective job classification, participates in directing and supervising department operations while ensuring throughput, productivity, cycle time and quality goals are met.

1. Employee Relations
a. Employee Reviews:
i. Assist in employee development and advancement through the grade system.
b. Employee Accountability
i. Ensure hard starts / hard stops at break time, lunch time, and shift change.
ii. Ensure personnel adhere and work to procedures as required.
iii. Ensure employees are in compliance with company policy.
iv. Participate in hiring, scheduling, directing and developing employees.
v. Participate in disciplinary action up to and including termination when necessary.
c. Employee Training
i. Responsible for providing on the job training for employees.
ii. Instill safe work behaviors in employees in team. Train in use of PPE and safe work practices. Identify and report on unsafe conditions in a timely manner.
iii. Participate in safety meetings.

2. Planning
a. Prioritize and assign work to meet daily goals:
i. Throughput
ii. ESH Productivity
iii. VC/ESH
b. Plans efficiently around key activities in assigned work department.
c. Effectively utilizes employee skill sets to complete work tasks efficiently.
d. Meet internal/external customer requirements to deliver product on time and within specification.
e. Proactively cooperate between departments and share resources when needed to meet plant goals and objectives.

3. Process Control
a. Ensure employees are updating process control (SPC) charts.
b. Responsible for the preventative maintenance of machines within department.

4. Process Improvement
a. Supports initiatives to reduce scrap and rework and actively supports continuous improvement initiatives.
b. Maintain lean practices within department.

1. 2-year degree in business or related technical field highly preferred.
2. 2-4 years of experience working in a manufacturing environment

1. Ability to work in a production environment.
2. Understand and adopt lean manufacturing principles.
3. Ability to motivate co-workers.
4. Previous manufacturing experience.
5. Able to read and comprehend English.
6. High School Diploma or GED.
7. Able to multi-task under pressure.
8. Good organizational skills.
9. Detail oriented.
10. Ability to prioritize.
11. Team player.
12. Willing to continuously learn.
13. Able to trust his/her own judgment.
14. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
15. Positive attitude.
16. Safety conscious.
17. Computer skills. (Microsoft Word, Excel, Internet, etc.)

1. Basic understanding of Six Sigma principles

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.