- Company
- Wyman-Gordon - A Precision Castparts Company (PCC)
- Industry
- Manufacturing & Construction
- Location
- Irvine, CA
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.
Business Profile:
Wyman-Gordon is a worldwide supplier to the aerospace and industrial gas turbine markets. We hold quality accreditations for all of the major airframe and engine manufacturers for both civil and military applications. Wyman-Gordon creates rotating closed-die forgings which are critical for aerospace and land-based gas turbines. Wyman-Gordon also manufactures structural forgings for airframe, nuclear, petrochemical, power generation, and space applications. In addition, Wyman-Gordon has heat treating, testing, and other operations that support its global forging business.
Location Profile:
PCC Rollmet is a leading manufacturer of cold worked and annealed pipe for the petrochemical, energy and defense industries. We provide precision thin wall seamless cylindrical shapes, pipes and tubes across a wide range of materials, including nickel alloy, stainless steel, aluminum, and ferritic alloy. PCC Rollmet has pioneered our unique Cold Roll Extrusion process to manufacture precision thin wall tubes under 0.75” thicknesses. Strengths of our cold roll extruded, solid-solution alloy pipes are greater than those of conventionally manufactured pipe and tube, due to the fine-grain size achieved through cold working and recrystallization.
Job Description
Position Summary:
The Quality Engineer will utilize a wide range of knowledge and professional skills to drive Quality Engineering and Continuous Improvement initiatives and projects. The candidate will be the focal point for interfacing Quality Assurance issues with internal and external customers/suppliers ensuring compliance to the appropriate requirements including non-conformance analysis and implementation of effective countermeasures.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities:
Be assigned to perform varying degrees of Quality Engineering activities and lead projects pertinent to Internal and Customer Quality Assurance under general guidance of Quality Assurance Management.
Drive continuous defect reduction by collecting and analyzing quality-related data (yield, rework, and scrap) and facilitating problem-solving activities to process improvement.
Conduct internal/supplier audits to ensure customer requirements, regulatory agencies, government regulations, and engineering specifications are properly met.
Perform purchase order and contract reviews to ensure complete flow-down of requirements throughout various facets of the organization.
Ensure continual compliance and improvement to the Quality Management System procedures and processes.
Host client and regulatory audits, manage responses/resolution, and audit follow-up
Perform Material Review Board (MRB) duties representing Quality Engineering
Collaborate with Manufacturing, Operations and Engineering to improve manufacturing process and develop methods to eliminate quality problems.
Requires consistent exercise of discretion and independent judgment to perform assignments of a professional nature requiring application of quality engineering and related techniques.
Foster a “Safety 24/7” culture; driving safety initiatives to ensure zero safety related incidents annually.
Provide leadership on problem solving teams to drive root cause analysis and Corrective/Preventive Action plans
Other duties as assigned
Required Skills and Experience:
3-5 years manufacturing experience (e.g. Metal extrusion, CNC, manual lathe, CNC Mill, heat treat, deburr, etc.)
Experience working in military or aerospace quality systems.
Ability to understand and interpret engineering technical data, such as manufacturing or part drawings, to provide guidance to cross-functional teams.
Significant experience working directly with customers and suppliers.
Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as, strong problem solving, organizational, project management and decision-making skills.
Understand internal and external customer requirements with a high attention to detail in resolving findings
Knowledge of aerospace quality standards including AS9100, AS9102, & ISO9001.
Evaluate and monitor suppliers to manage/publish supplier performance metrics, develop and lead projects to improve outsource processes.
Provides statistical information and monitor results for quality improvements.
Desired Skills:
Project Management experience
Six Sigma, and/or ASQ Certification is a plus.
Education/Certifications:
S. degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Metallurgical Engineering, or related field from an Accredited Institution required.
Lean/Six Sigma Certification preferred
Language Ability:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.
Ability to process and effectively communicate information using MS PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee can be occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts when walking through the facility. The noise level in the shop environment is usually moderate.
