Mechanical Engineer

Summary

• Develop, configure, and optimize industrial processes
• Assess processes by measuring and interpreting data
• Design, run, test and upgrade systems and processes.

Essential Functions

• Understands and follows all safety procedures, including personal protective equipment.
• Develops and supports a manufacturing environment to provide a safe and environmentally responsible production process through design and implementation of improvement projects.
• Assures that outside contractors are informed and follow all visitor and safety procedures, including personal protective equipment.
• Reports all accidents, near misses, equipment damage, etc. promptly.
• Follow and improve plant established good housekeeping policies and practices.
• Assures compliance with applicable industry standards and legal requirements where necessary.

• Develop, design, and implement process improvements for equipment and machinery.

• Plan, coordinate, and assist with projects; meet budgets and timelines.
• Develop vendor relationships, work with outside contractors and service providers.
• Identify, promote, and provide solutions for continuous improvement throughout the product cycle from heat make-up and processing through final product shipment.
• Identify, research, and recommend cost reductions.
• Review and evaluate specifications on supplies, such as refractory, furnace liners, etc.

• Assist in developing processes to meet specialized design and performance specs.

• Actively participate in cost reduction programs by proposing new cost reduction initiatives.

• Develop manufacturing processes; design, modify, fabricate, build assemble, and install.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering.
• Prefer of 3 years' experience in a melting environment or equivalent advanced education.
• Experience with project management.

Competencies

• Background with EAF and Induction furnaces, and AOD processing preferred.
• General understanding of quantitative analysis.
• Work in a fast-paced environment with fast-changing priorities.

• Continually update knowledge and industry trends.
• Capable of hands on problem-solving, with ability to generate ideas and solutions.
• A positive and determined approach to researching and analyzing new business opportunities.

• Must be creative, detail oriented, possess a strong work ethic, be willing to learn and have a burning desire to succeed.

• Strong communication skills in all forms including, written, oral, email, telephone, and presentation.

• Establish good working relationships with leadership team, peers, production team, customers, vendors and contractors; team oriented.

• Good working knowledge of all MS Office applications and internet applications.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to handle competing demands and to prioritize tasks.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work under minimal supervision and use own initiative.
• Able to work out/with normal office hours as business requires.
• Ability to travel within and outside the US as frequently as needed to meet business demands.

• Performs all aspects of the position according to the PCC Code of Conduct, PCC Cardinal Rules of Quality and Safety and SOX guidelines.

Additional notes

The Company retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position.

Physical Dimensions

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.

Must be able to frequently remain in a stationary position with repetitive hand motions. Must be able to occasionally move about inside the office area to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc. Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a computer, copy machine, calculator and computer printer. Must be able to travel by ground or air transportation. May be required to stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus. May be required to operate hand tools.

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.

Works primarily in a climate controlled environment with minimal safety/health hazard potential. Occasionally this position requires exposure to the manufacturing areas, which requires the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) such as but not limited to safety glasses with side shields, hearing protection and flame retardant clothing. May occasionally be required to perform job duties outside of the office setting with exposure to climate changes, uneven surfaces, heights, noise, airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration.

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.