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Co-Op Quality Internship

Precision Castparts Corp. (PCC)
Irvine, CA, United States
$21 an hour
Internship

Country

United States of America

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State / County

California

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City

Irvine

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Division

Wyman Gordon

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Company

Rollmet

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Function

Quality

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Workplace Type

On-Site

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Position type

Intern

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Opportunity ID

13858

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Company Profile

Company Profile :

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.

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Job Description

Position Summary :

The Quality Engineer Co-Op implements the manufacturing processes required to ensure achievement of daily, weekly and monthly performance goals in the area safety, quality, throughput, delinquencies, productivity, first pass yield, and variable cost.

This position typically spends 50% of work time on the production floor and 50% of work time in an office environment.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities :

Identifies, prioritizes, and implements process improvements that will deliver achievement of daily, weekly and monthly performance metrics in the area of safety, quality, throughput, delinquencies, productivity, first pass yield, and variable cost.

This is done by utilizing data mining, tracking reports, documentation collating, acceptable engineering techniques, and process knowledge.

  • Partner with manufacturing, quality, engineering, maintenance and purchasing leaders to manage, direct and coordinate tracking of Material Nonconforming reports.
  • Implement calibration tracking of tooling, gages and fixtures via licensed software, needed to produce products that meet customer requirements.
  • Develop standard work instructions needed to improve safety, increase quality, increase productivity, reduce scrap and eliminate delinquencies.
  • Stay abreast of technological advancements and process improvements, which may impact production.
  • Maintain system documentation for processes and procedures.
  • Foster a "Safety 24 / 7" culture; driving safety initiatives to ensure zero safety related incidents annually.
  • Generate daily reports related to Safety and Quality as necessary.

Qualifications : Required :

Required :

  • Working towards a BS Degree in Engineering - Mechanical, Industrial or Electrical Engineering Preferred
  • Process improvement knowledge; Black Belt, Lean / Six Sigma
  • Understanding of total quality management system and tools (systematic problem solving through root cause analysis, process design for manufacturing and assembly, demand flow, bills of material structure, process plans, routings, and Value Stream Mapping)
  • Language : ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals;

ability to verbally communicate effectively.

Mathematical : ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals;

ability to apply basic concepts of algebra and geometry.

  • Reasoning Ability : ability to apply common send understanding to carry out instructions provided in written, oral, or diagram form.
  • Ability to read & interpret blue prints.
  • Ability to read & interpret router instructions & specifications.
  • Properly use calipers, micrometers, and other gauge measuring tools.
  • Deadline driven with strong bias toward results achievement; flexible with schedule and shifting priorities
  • Problem Solving
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Effective verbal and written communication
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Intermediate to Advanced use of MS Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, etc.
  • Inspection Equipment (Micrometer, Comparator, Dial Caliper)

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 use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms;
  • and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance;

and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, 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 is occasionally exposed to airborne particles and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

PCC Rollmet is an equal opportunity employer. The company's policy and practice is to provide equal employment opportunities and to assure those opportunities, without regard to age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions, gender, race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation including gender identity or gender expression, religion, (including religious dress and religious grooming), mental or physical disability, legally protected medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, reproductive decision making, or any other status protected by applicable local, state or federal anti-discrimination laws.

ITAR Requirements :

Our organization has a responsibility to comply with all applicable requirements set forth by International Traffic Arms Regulations ("ITAR", 22 CFR 120-130).

As such, this position may have access to ITAR controlled information and must meet eligibility requirements to work in the United States.

Precision Castparts Corp. is an equal opportunity employer committed to recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job categories without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other status protected by applicable law.

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For informational purposes only, the range of pay for this role is $21 to $21 US Dollar (USD) Hourly based on a variety of factors.

Employees will receive 0 hours paid time off every year. Employees will also receive 10 paid holidays. Employees (and their families) are eligible to participate in the company's medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance.

Employees are eligible to enroll in the Company's 401(k) plan.

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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 be qualified to work in this facility, a successful applicant must be a U.S. Person, as defined in those regulations, and able to supply evidence of that qualification prior to starting work or be authorized to receive controlled information under a specific license or permission from the relevant government agency.

The U.S. export control regulations define a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e.

Green Card Holder'), and certain categories of Asylees and Refugees.

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