Melt Operator (EB) - 1st Shift - (8AM-4PM) - Morgantown PA

Precision Castparts Corp. (PCC); Morgantown (PA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Precision Castparts Corp. in Morgantown, PA is seeking an on-site Furnace Operator to operate and maintain high-vacuum furnaces. You will perform pre-operative checks, monitor melting cycles, load/unload materials, and take samples.

Responsibilities include maintaining logs, interpreting gauges, performing preventative maintenance, and using forklifts/cranes. The role requires respirator use, mechanical aptitude, and willingness to work varied shifts, holidays, and weekends.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; trade school preferred.
• 3 years of relevant work experience preferred.
• Must be mechanically inclined and able to work any schedule, including holidays.
• Forklift and crane experience highly preferred; respirator use may be required.
• Ability to work in confined spaces and read technical specifications.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain furnaces; perform pre-operative checks and pump-down procedures.
• Load/unload materials, weigh ingots, and perform sampling as directed.
• Set up and operate furnaces for melting; monitor process parameters.
• Maintain records and logs; interpret gauges and video monitors.
• Perform preventative maintenance; replace parts and clean furnaces/crucibles.
• Use forklifts, cranes, and hand tools; wear respirator when required.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Reading gauges

Math skills

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or GED

Trade school or additional training

3 years relevant experience

Tools

Forklift operation

Crane operation

Hand and power tools

Vacuum furnace knowledge

Job description

Country: United States of America

State / County: Pennsylvania

City: Morgantown

Division: Metals

Company: Morgantown

Function: Operations

Workplace Type: On-Site

Position type: Full Time

Opportunity ID: 24789

Job Description

Operate and maintain furnaces. Interpret and respond to the needs of the equipment. Perform skilled maintenance, set-up and troubleshooting functions as required.

Essential Functions:

• Understand the basic "high vacuum" and furnace technologies
• Perform pre-operative checks prior to and during pump down cycle. Use pre-pump and startup checklist
• Set up and operate the furnace as directed for melting to include (where applicable to specific furnace):
• Loading and unloading particulate material and/or electrodes
• Cooling, unloading, identifying and weighing ingots
• Take samples
• Operate furnace / Melt Chair
• Understand basic chemistry specifications and interpret furnace-casting conditions
• Maintain operating records and logs
• Interpret video monitors, gauges, meters, etc. while operating the furnace
• Clean out furnaces and crucibles during maintenance cycles and replace damaged components. Change molds, hearths, shields, and feed devices
• Operate leak detectors and determine vacuum integrity.
• Maintain the furnace - perform preventative maintenance such as change filters, replace or change parts, change oil, check fluids.
• Perform mechanical skill functions such as flame cut, arc weld, silver solder, and soft solder
• Correctly uses material handling equipment such as forklifts and cranes
• Use various hand and power tools as directed including but not limited to: wrench, drills, grinders, saws
• Support other departments as needed per production demands.
• Must be able to wear a respirator.

Education and Experience

• High school diploma/GED or equivalent is required; Trade school or additional training preferred
• 3 years working experience in a relevant environment preferred
• Must be mechanically inclined and possess basic math skills
• Must be able to work any schedule, holidays and weekends
• Forklift, crane-operating experience highly preferred
• Must be able to wear a respirator
• Ability to work in confined spaces

National Security and Export Controls:

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.

About PCC

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.