Manufacturing Supervisor-Rotating Shifts

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.

PURPOSE:

To provide excellent supervisory leadership, efficient management and creative problem-solving, in the forge operations. Effectively interface with all levels of personnel throughout the North Grafton, MA facility.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Ensuring consistent quality standards and procedures up and down work chain.
• Drive production through the utilization of the Forge Crew to meet all operation’s metrics.
• Manufacturing analysis to reach peak efficiency.
• Manufacturing improvement/refinement review.
• Identifying new opportunities to impact business and operations goals positively.
• Manufacturing directs and coordinates forging plant operations based policies, objectives, and programs spanning manufacturing functions.
• Manage a union workforce and hold accountable to all WG quality, safety and production procedures.
• Determines performance and product quality and has direct accountability for that performance.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Broad knowledge of forging, mechanical or material science engineering, finance and business administration.
• S./ B.A (engineering discipline preferred) or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum 4 years’ experience in Heavy Manufacturing (Steel making, automotive or forging preferred)
• Union shop experience preferred

SPECIAL SKILLS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to drive production in a fast paced stressful environment.
• Rotating shift coverage required
• Ability to manage multiple, often changing, priorities