Precision Castparts

Process Control Supervisor LPCS Front-End

Precision Castparts • $95K — $115K *
Portland, OR 97229In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Materials Science
  • Minimum 3 years of experience in process control or improvement
  • Six Sigma Master Black Belt or experienced Black Belt preferred
  • Experience in Investment Casting, Ceramics, or similar complex materials processes
  • Super Alloy metallurgy experience preferred
  • Ability to travel occasionally for benchmarking and supplier activities

Responsibilities

  • Improve cost and quality in wax molding, assembly, investing, casting, and shell removal processes
  • Develop and execute an annual Process Control Plan through PFMEA
  • Create a 3-year vision for Process Control Improvements
  • Promote data-based decision-making techniques across all business areas
  • Conduct Process Walks for identifying improvement opportunities
  • Provide guidance and shift scheduling for inspectors and engineers
  • Facilitate and create improved data systems for monitoring key process outputs and inputs

Benefits

  • Support for continuous improvement initiatives
  • Opportunity for professional development through training
  • Involvement in innovative processing and technology improvements
  • Collaborative work with diverse teams
  • Hands-on problem-solving engagement with manufacturing processes
Full Job Description
Process Control Supervisor LPCS Front-End

Country

United States of America

State / County

Oregon

City

Portland

Division

Structurals

Company

LPC

Function

Operations

Workplace Type

On-Site

Position type

Full Time

Opportunity ID

23981

Job Description

SUMMARY

The Steel Frontend Process Control Engineering Manager plays a key role in improving the Cost, Quality, and Delivery of castings manufactured by working to the principal accountabilities detailed below. The position requires the skills and ability to effectively coordinate diverse groups from manufacturing, engineering, and process control to deliver steady, definable improvements to key financial metrics.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Objectives
  • Improve cost and quality performance of wax molding, assembly, investing, casting, and shell removal processes.
  • Primary initiatives are to
  • Reduce Scrap & Rework,
  • Optimize the Process by maintaining current process & sub-process capability, reducing process variability through continuous improvement activities, and reduce cost of materials and processes
  • Understand PCC toolbox and finical goals and align objectives accordingly.

Planning
  • Develop and execute an annual Process Control Plan through PFMEA
  • Develop a 3-year vision and plan for Process Control Improvements
  • Identify and act on opportunities for innovative processing and technology improvements
  • Provide guidance and shift scheduling for hourly inspectors as well as salaried process control engineers and technicians

Data-Based Decision Making
  • Promote and train data-based decision-making techniques for all business and process areas. This includes internal NEI Green Belt Training and acting as Mentor for Black Belt Training projects.
  • Guide and support Process Control Engineers in department specific process control plans
  • Work closely with Manufacturing to support existing production products, process changes, tooling improvements and defect reduction projects
  • Conduct regular Process Walks to identify and promote opportunities for continuous improvement and variability reduction
  • Lead Process Response Teams and develop technical solutions to complex problems
  • Drive Process Control requirements down to key Raw Material and Service suppliers
  • Facilitate design and creation of improved data systems that monitor, control, respond and report key process outputs and inputs
  • Act as internal and external consultant on the use of statistical techniques and problem solving
  • Support Plant, Division & Corporate initiatives in Six Sigma/Zero Defect
  • Provide support and dispositions for nonconforming product


QUALIFICATIONS

Required Education & Experience
  • Bachelor's Degree in engineering or Materials Science, or B.S. in unrelated field with a proven record of process experience and sustained positive performance
  • Minimum 3-year experience in process control, process improvement
  • Six Sigma Master Black Belt or experienced Black Belt preferred

Required Skills & Abilities
  • Demonstrated ability to take initiative and work with limited supervision
  • Demonstrated ability to coordinate diverse teams and achieve improvements
  • Investment Casting, Ceramics, or similar complex materials process experience
  • Super Alloy metallurgy experience preferred
  • Must be able to travel on occasion to support benchmarking and supplier activities
  • Vision Certification (for First Inspection) applicant must have ability to certify


About Precision Castparts

Precision Castparts Corp. is a 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, and supplies metal alloys and other materials to the casting and forging industries.
Learn more about Precision Castparts
Size
29,000 employees
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Founded
1949
* Ladders Estimates

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