Quality Support Technician - Level 3

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.

Position Summary:

As a level 3 Quality Technician, you will be responsible for developing, modifying, applying, and maintaining quality evaluation and control systems and protocols for processing materials finished product. You will collaborate cross-functionally to ensure quality standards are in place. Devise and implement methods and procedures for inspecting, testing, and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and production equipment. Design and analyze inspection and testing processes, mechanisms, and equipment. Conduct quality assurance tests. Perform statistical analysis to assess the cost of and determine the responsibility for products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications. Audit quality systems for deficiency identification and correction. Ensure that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards and that documentation is compliant with requirements. May specialize in the areas of design, incoming material, production control, product evaluation and reliability, inventory control and/or research and development as they apply to product or process quality. May be certified in lean and Six Sigma quality engineering methodologies.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develop, coordinate, implement, update, monitor, and assure compliance with policies and procedures
• Monitor policies and procedure's effectiveness through teamwork and statistical methods; Recommend improvements; Support training
• Support program and audit Corrective Action with root cause analysis, metrics, proposed solutions, and closure reporting
• Serve as the point-of-contact for internal and external quality related issues
• Support customer and 3rd party (i.e., AS9100) audits and provide audit reports as required
• Instruct team members in product conformity practices
• Familiarize and attain proficiency with Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement methods and implementation
• May occasionally perform special projects; Perform other duties as assigned

Required Skills:

• Good understanding of common inspection measuring equipment including, but not limited to, surface plates, micrometers, height gages, radius gages, protractors, profilometers, bore gauges, and dial indicators
• Well versed in ISO/AS9100 Quality requirements
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Thorough understanding of MRP systems, broad knowledge of Quality-specific software
• Good blueprint reading and manufacturing/inspection related math skills

Required Experience:

• Manufacturing environment experience, specifically within aerospace preferred.
• Experience as a quality auditor or inspector a plus.

Level of Education:

• GED or high school diploma required.
• Postsecondary or relevant higher education a plus, but not required.
• ISO 9001 or AS9100 internal auditing experience a plus.