Sandblaster

Precision Castparts Corp. (PCC); Groton (CT); On-site; USD 24,796 - 30,307; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly Cash Bonus Plan

Paid time off and holidays

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Company-paid life insurance

401(k) with company contribution

Job summary

Precision Castparts Corp. (Division: Structurals) in Groton, CT is looking for a Sandblast Operator to clean metal castings according to quality standards.

You will adjust equipment, inspect parts for defects, and handle blast materials while maintaining safety and productivity. The role requires at least 6 months of manufacturing experience, strong math skills for measurements, and adherence to safety rules.

Qualifications

• Requires judgment to plan, perform, and decide within standard procedures.
• Eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity for tool operation.
• Must wear PPE and follow safety rules.

Responsibilities

• Adjust equipment to achieve optimum running conditions.
• Inspect parts for surface defects and imperfections.
• Load blast material of proper size/types into machines.
• Maintain equipment in a safe manner.
• Notify supervisor when workload is low.
• Demonstrate on-the-job training willingness and safety compliance.
• Understand safety rules and pass PPE requirements.
• Sign off department documents correctly.
• Log production information and ensure traceability.

Skills

Judgment

Eye-hand coordination

Manual dexterity

PPE ready

Safety awareness

Education

Shop math and measurement interpretation

6 months manufacturing experience

Job description

Location: Groton, Connecticut, United States of America

Company: Precision Castparts Corp. (Division: Structurals)

Opportunity ID: 23030

Compensation: $18/h - $22+/h (dependent on experience) + Quarterly Incentive Bonus + Overtime Opportunities

Department: Mid-Fin

Position type: Full Time | Workplace Type: On-Site

Purpose: Under general supervision, follows established safety and operating procedures to clean metal castings in accordance with quality standards. Ensures that documentation, tooling and parts are correctly matched to paperwork.

Essential Job Functions

• Adjust equipment to obtain optimum running condition.
• Inspect own parts for surface distortion and imperfections such as flow lines, cracks, breaks, sinks, excess flash, non-fill and porous condition.
• Loads blast material of proper size and type in all machines.
• Maintains equipment in a safe manner.
• Consistently notifies supervisor when workload is low.
• Display a willingness and interest to learn through on-the-job training.
• Know and understand all general plant and department safety rules and policies.
• Have the physical ability to perform function.
• Demonstrate the ability to recognize and communicate production problems to supervisor.
• Maintain above average production efficiency.
• Demonstrate proper procedures for signing off all department documents.
• Have necessary eye to hand coordination to perform sandblast operations to meet surface finish requirements.

Practical Test

1. Read and interpret paperwork instructions.
2. Know and understand sandblast cleaning equipment.
3. Demonstrate completion of at least 15 different shop numbers to specifications.
4. Load blast material of proper size in all types of machines.

Demonstrate ability to log on main computer system, extract information, log time, enter inventory amount and forward to next operation.

Must be able to clean all types of castings using sandblast, shot blast or chemical methods.

Adjust nozzles and pressure properly.

Turn dust collector on and off.

Meets all production and quality standards.

All other duties assigned.

Special Skills and Physical Requirements

• Requires the use of judgment to plan, perform, and make decisions within standard procedures.
• Requires eye hand visual and manual dexterity to operate tools with continuous mental or visual attention requiring alertness.
• Physical demands to lift up to 20 lbs frequently and 50 pounds occasionally.
• Must be able to wear PPE.

Education & Experience

• Requires the use of shop math plus decimals, fractions, formulas, specifications charts, tables, and adjustable measuring instruments requiring interpretation, preparations and posting.
• 6 months of manufacturing experience.

Benefits

• Eligible to participate in the Company's Quarterly Cash Bonus Plan
• 80 hours of paid time off annually, 8 paid holidays, 40 hours of sick time, and 2 floating holidays
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage. Employees (and their families) are eligible to participate.
• Company-paid basic life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company contribution.

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.