Checks & Straightening Level 1

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 Aerostructures is a leading supplier of complex components and assemblies to the global aerospace industry.

PCC Aerostructures now includes more than 35 plants in the U.S, Europe and Asia with over 5000 employees and has ambitious growth plans. Businesses within PCC Aerostructures include Primus International, SPS Aerostructures, Centra, Avibank and AVK, Klune, ProCoat, Southwest United Industries, Progressive Incorporated, Synchronous, Noranco and Kalistrut. Plants locations include Washington, Utah, California, Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, Ohio, Canada, Mexico, the UK and China.

Klune Industries was founded in 1972 in Southern California. More than forty years later, Klune Industries is a preferred supplier to the aerospace and defense industries offering end-to-end solutions for aerospace and defense including sheet metal forming, machining, and assemblies. Klune Industries was acquired by Precision Castparts Corp. in August, 2012.

Level One – Under close supervision, safely perform basic metal form product following processes and customer specifications, Basic understanding of manual arbor press, hydraulic H presses, shrinker/stretcher machines, feeler gauges, straight edge, height gauge, indicator, micrometers, calipers, weights, materials i.e. aluminum, Titanium, Steel… basic shop math. 0-3 years of exp

• Under close supervision, safely perform basic metal form product following processes and customer specifications

• Use C/S methods for aluminum parts all feature types (Flat, Angle, Contour etc.)

• Verify parts to traveler specified inspection method (Mylar, Template, Tool, etc.)

Required Experience:

• 0-3 years of experience

 Level of Education:

• GED or High School diploma preferred but not required.

• Basic understanding of manual hand tools (Wrenches), powered hand tools, hammers (all types) protractor, lead bars(C/S), scale, straight edge and materials i.e. aluminum, Titanium, Steel

• Basic print reading

• Basic visual inspection