Manipulator Forge

Precision Castparts; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Precision Castparts seeks an operator to position material into the forge press and manage the subsequent cooling and trimming processes. Responsibilities include verifying dies, loading material into furnaces, and handling quenching steps as required.

The role requires reading blueprints, interpreting specifications, and ensuring correct die usage while supporting die setup and teardown activities. Shift work across 1st, 2nd, and 3rd tours is expected.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED with 3+ years related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience operating machine tools, including numerical control and manual lathes, and machining centers.
• Experience using heavy equipment such as an excavator, backhoe, bulldozer.
• Ability to read blueprints, interpret specifications, and understand machine instructions.

Responsibilities

• Verifies correct dies are being used.
• Loads material in furnace to be forged and pulls from the furnace and charge into press.
• After removing, air cool, water quench, fan cool or trim as applicable.
• Assists with die set up, tear down, trim operation, checking furnace temperature for correct setting, stenciling of parts, pulling baskets and putting back in quench tank where applicable.

Skills

Manipulator operation

Forge loading

Die setup

Cooling and quenching

Stencil parts

Basket handling

Blueprint reading

Education

High school diploma or GED

3+ years related experience

Job description

Position Summary

Operates the manipulator positioning material into the press and removal thereof after forging is complete.

Position Summary

Operates the manipulator positioning material into the press and removal thereafter forging is complete.

Primary Duties And Responsibilities

• Verifies correct dies are being used.
• Loads material in furnace to be forged and pulls from the furnace and charge into press.
• After removing, air cool, water quench, fan cool or trim as applicable.
• Assists withdie set up, tear down, trim operation, checking furnace temperature for correct setting, stenciling of parts, pulling baskets and putting back in quench tank where applicable.

Required Skills

• Proficiency in operating a manipulator and positioning materials into the press, ensuring correct die usage.
• Ability to load materials into furnaces for forging and safely remove them for subsequent cooling or trimming processes.
• Assistance with die setup, tear down, and monitoring furnace temperatures for proper settings.
• Familiarity with air cooling, water quenching, fan cooling, and trimming processes after forging.
• Accuracy in tasks like stenciling parts and handling baskets for quenching.

Education

• High school diploma or GED and 3+ years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.

Experience

• Relevant work experience operating machine tools, including numerical control and manual lathes, and machining centers.

Experience using heavy equipment like an excavator, backhoe, bulldozer

• Proficiency in reading blueprints, interpreting specifications, and understanding machine instructions.

Work Conditions

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance.
• The employee must be occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, extreme cold, and extreme heat.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Hours

MUST be able to work any shift. 1st shift 6am – 2pm, 2nd shift 2pm – 10pm, 3rd shift 10pm – 6am