Production Grinder - Deer Creek

United States of America
Oregon
Milwaukie
Airfoils
Deer Creek (DCA)
Operations
Full Time

  


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Precision Castparts Corp. (PCC) is a leading worldwide, diversified manufacturer of complex metal components and products. It serves the aerospace, power, and general industrial markets. PCC is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, and forged components used in jet aircraft engines and industrial gas turbines. The Company is also a leading producer of highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace and other general industrial markets, manufactures extruded seamless pipe, fittings, forgings, and clad products for power generation and oil & gas applications, and supplies metal alloys and other materials to the casting and forging industries. PCC is a high quality business with dominant positions in most segments of the markets in which it serves.

Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, this over 10 billion dollar company employs more than 29,500 people worldwide.  PCC has over 160 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. Buffet, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.

PCC Airfoils LLC has achieved its preeminent position in the manufacture of aircraft engine blades and vanes and is rapidly gaining market share in the Industrial Gas Turbines industry through pushing the boundaries of Advanced Technology. PCC Airfoils LLC is one of only a few companies in the world that possesses the technology and capability to cast blades and vanes with complex, internal cooling passages out of sophisticated superalloys for aerospace and Industrial Gas Turbine customers. PCC Airfoils LLC has the advantage of being the leader in the production of airfoils for aircraft engines and of capturing a growing share of the market for Industrial Gas Turbine castings. Several new state-of-the-art casting furnaces were recently installed in PCC Airfoils’ facilities along with new ceramic dip lines to handle the increased volume. The dip lines feature the most advanced technology available to ensure process repeatability, improving yields and facilitating on-time product delivery.
Based in Milwaukie, Oregon, Deer Creek facility principally manufactures Equiax Vane and Nozzle segments for the Industrial Gas Turbine (IGT) industry used in land-based turbine applications for power generation operations. Deer Creek has a wide range of manufacturing capabilities producing products ranging from 16 lbs to 250 lbs.
Fosters, directly and indirectly, by action, example and training, a comprehensive safety program throughout the Structurals Division, at all locations. Monitors potential health and safety conditions of the workplace; identifies problems, recommends solutions, and ensures that the on-going safety system is corrected to incorporate the changes.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

 

1. Finish Grinding.

Objective: to grind and blend gating and defect areas on castings, and provide surface finishing within dimensional

tolerances; to remove the minimum amount of metal necessary to remain within specified tolerances.

 

Typical Activities:

 A. Reviews tech cards and blueprints to determine grinding requirements.

 

 B. Determines stock removal requirements and tolerances for removal of gate material or other added metal stock.

 

C. Determines acceptance limits for grinding and blending defects.

 

D. Uses counter-balanced belt grinders, fixed grinders, held-held grinders, air tools, and hand tools including files and mirrors to grind and polish casting areas.

 

E. Wears required protective shields, clothing, wrist supports, glasses and gloves during grinding operations.

 

F. Visually inspects castings during grinding operations to assure compliance with specifications.

 

G. Makes dimensional measurements on specified parts to assure compliance with specifications; marks undersized areas for further inspection.

 

2. Safety.

 

Objective: to take responsibility for and demonstrate safe work practices.

TRAINING:

 

1. Training is provided on the job.

 

2. May be required to complete hazardous waste management          training.

ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS:

 

1. Grinding skills and working knowledge of grinding tools, equipment, and materials.

 

                                 OR

 

An equivalent combination of training and work experience.

 

2. Ability to follow instructions, read, write and perform basic arithmetic calculations.

 

3. Ability to read, interpret, and follow specifications on Tech Cards.

 

4. Ability to lift and/or maneuver objects weighing thirty to fifty pounds and occasionally up to eighty pounds.

 

5. Ability to work in difficult working conditions which may include exposure to noise, dust, temperature extremes and other elements for extended periods of time.

 

INDIVIDUALS MAY HAVE CONTACT WITH OR BE REQUIRED TO HANDLE HAZARDOUS WASTE.

This requisition is closed to applications.