With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the spanet 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 spanet. 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.
Position Summary:
The Project Engineeer will support cross-functional engineering initiatives and help drive a high-performance operational culture in a plant that features conventional and additive manufacturing processes. The successful candidate will (1) bring a project management skillset to assist the General Manager and Operations Manager with driving productivity; (2) pull together part quality documentation in parallel with manufacturing to aid in putting together part quality packages that will allow more time for inspectors to inspect parts; and (3) manage the environmental, health and safety and 6S sectors of the plant, promoting safe work practices and ensuring the facility is in regulatory compliance. This is an exempt salaried position reporting to the General Manager.
Role requires the ability to obtain a Secret clearance or higher.
API plant operations are conducted Mondays through Thursdays.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities:
- Partner with all departments to champion engineering best practices that will improve daily efficiency, processes, throughput, defect reduction, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Lead and coordinate engineer projects throughout the full lifecycle of a part
- Develop and maintain project documentation, including schedules, technical reports, risk registers, and configuration control
- Coordinate qualification and validation activities for both conventional and additive manufacturing processes
- Facilitate continuous improvement events
- Pull together part quality documentation in parallel with manufacturing to aid in putting together part quality packages that will allow more time for inspectors to inspect parts
- Support quality audits and customer quality requirements across assigned programs
- Manage the environmental, health and safety, and 6S segment of the plant
- Provide support and guidance for operations in safe workplace procedures, OSHA compliance, safety training, emergency response, hazards identification, and hazardous material management
- Drive 6S activities to reduce scrap, improve process flow, within engineering and production workspaces, ensuring consistency, audit readiness, and team engagement
- Other duties as assigned
Knowledge and Skills:
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes
- Project management skills
- Ability to work effectively across departments
- Proficient Computer skills (including Microsoft Office)
- Process Improvement
- Communication – Verbal and Written
- Functional and Technical Skills
- Consistent attention to detail
- Capable of lifting/moving 35 pounds
Experience and Education:
- U.S. Person status
- Engineering degree preferred but not required
- At least 5 years of relevant experience
- Aerospace experience a plus
Location Profile:
Located in Port Saint Lucie, Florida, Atlantic Precision Inc (API) is a premier Aerospace Machining & Build facility with a talented work force using the latest 3D printing metal and additive manufacturing technologies in its 50,000 square-foot facility. With decades of experience, API is trusted by OEMs in commercial aviation, military aviation, power generation and the marine industry to produce quality parts for both prototypes and production requirements.
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.
