Manipulator Forge

Precision Castparts Corp.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 48,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Precision Castparts Corp. is seeking an experienced operator to feed materials into the press, verify die usage, and manage cooling and trimming after forging. You will work with furnaces, supervising temperatures and die setup to ensure quality parts.

The role requires 3+ years of related experience and a high school diploma or GED. Candidates should be comfortable with heavy equipment and blueprints, and be able to work any shift in a heavy industrial setting.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED with 3+ years related experience or equivalent.
• Proficiency operating a manipulator and positioning materials into the press.
• Ability to load materials into furnaces for forging and safely remove for cooling or trimming.
• Assist with die setup, tear down, and monitor furnace temperatures for proper settings.
• Familiarity with air cooling, water quenching, and trimming after forging.

Responsibilities

• Verifies correct dies are being used.
• Loads material in furnace to be forged and pulls from the furnace and charge into press.
• Air cool, water quench, fan cool or trim as applicable after forging.
• Assist with die set up, tear down, trim operation, and monitoring furnace temps.

Skills

Manipulator operation

Furnace loading/removal

Die setup/teardown

Temperature monitoring

Quenching/cooling

Education

High school diploma or GED; 3+ years related experience

Tools

NC machining

Manual lathes

Machining centers

Excavator

Backhoe

Bulldozer

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY:

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

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

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.

This position requires use of information or access to production processes subject to national security controls under U.S. export control laws and regulations (including, but not limited to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)). To comply with those regulations, this position may require applicants to be U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required export authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Company Profile

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.

Precision Castparts Corp. and its affiliates do not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited resumes will become the property of Precision Castparts Corp & its affiliates, and no fee will be paid.

We are constantly searching for the best talent and offer excellent development programs for recent graduates as well as meaningful work experience for those still studying.