Test Material Coordinator (Technician III) / LPC-T / Dep 268 (Portland, OR)

This requisition was created on 02/16/2023.

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.

MISSION:

To plan and perform a wide variety of processes for coordination, tracking and control of test material at the Titanium plant and the Materials Lab. To work with clerical and production personnel and other technicians, supervisors, managers, and engineers to devise and implement methods and procedures to solve complex problems in test material coordination.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1. Track and evaluate any problems interrupting casting shipments.
2. Deliver test material to MTL in accordance with the Testing Release Notification.
3. Monitor and coordinate the movement of test material as required among the Teams, Chem Mill, Cleaning and Heat Treat; maintain logs and deliver to MTL in a timely fashion.
4. Maintain in-process archive of test material awaiting delivery to MTL.
5. Log in test material to the MTL computer system.
6. Communicate between MTL and LPCT all failures and other discrepant test material to assure problem resolution in a timely manner.
7. Coordinate LPCT metal proving and required by QCM and PCP.
8. Maintain Test Material Technique Card library; identify and problem solve for test material not identified by tech card.
9. Coordinate with Engineering to control, monitor and deliver test material requiring special handling.

REQUIREMENTS:
1. 1 - 2 years prior relevant experience.
2. Systematic thought processes. Good with numbers. Highly organized.
3. High school education or equivalent.
4. Some knowledge of and familiarity with basic scientific principles.
5. Effective oral and written communication skills.
6. Able to plan and schedule work with minimum supervision.