Bulk Weld Operator

Primary Function

To fabricate metal electrodes and prefabs from various sized, grades and shapes of scrap titanium. Also fabricates electrodes using sponge compacts.

Tools & equipment

Plasma arc and wire welding equipment, weld chamber, vacuum pumps, material handling equipment, worksavers, cranes, hoists, forklifts, straddle truck, jigs, various hand and power tools, flowmeters, scalp coiler, chamber controls, conveyors, etc.

Materials

Titanium wire, argon, scrap titanium, stubs, wafers, sponge compacts, etc.

Job Functions

1. Select scrap to be welded using lot identification number provided.
2. Properly align scrap in jig to provide density and strength to specification.
3. Weld scrap using required welding equipment to obtain a finished weld that is to proper specification.
4. Inspects and cleans welds to remove contaminants.
5. Identifies finished electrode by stamping on required information.
6. Selects stubs and wafers ensuring that matched grade is used.
7. Weighs electrodes and records weight on proper forms.
8. Notifies foreman of any improper grades found in lots which have been color coded.
9. Uses material handling equipment such as cranes, forklifts, straddle truck and worksaver.
10. Transports billets, fabricated electrodes or portions thereof to Melt Shop.
11. Loads, unloads, cleans, adjusts and inspects wire weld units.
12. Keeps equipment and working area in clean and orderly condition.
13. Uses drawings to build prefabs, primary and double melt sticks.
14. Welds stubs to electrodes and repairs broken electrodes.
15. Welds head wafers to stubs.
16. Rejects bad pieces.
17. Welds compacts and double melt stubs to wafers.
18. Makes minor repairs and adjustments to equipment.
19. Operates vacuum pump.
20. Operates oxygen analyzer.
21. Fabricates complete electrode by operating weld line and weld chamber controls and rod weld units utilizing manual control as required.
22. Completes records as required.
23. Operates powered conveyors, materials handling equipment, cranes, hoists, etc., in transporting recycle mill material, sponge ends, stubs, compacts and fabricated electrodes.
24. Inspects vacuum pumps. Changes oil in pumps and cleans screens as needed.
25. Hand wraps alloys in foil for addition to electrodes.

*Candidates without welding experience will not be considered*

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.