Director of Engineering - Gardena, United States - Precision Castparts Corp.

Precision Castparts Corp.

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Gardena, United States

3 weeks ago

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Description

United States of America

State / County

California

City

Gardena

Division

Company

Permaswage Gardena

Function

Engineering

Program

Full time

Level

Not applicable

Opportunity ID
13301

Company Profile

Company Profile:

Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, this over $10 billion publicly traded company (

NYSE:
PCP) 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. Mr. Buffet stated, "I've admired PCC's operation for a long time.

For good reasons, it is the supplier of choice for the world's aerospace industry, one of the largest sources of American exports.

Berkshire's Board of Directors is proud that PCC has joined Berkshire."

"We are very pleased to be joining forces with Berkshire Hathaway," said Mark Donegan, PCC's chairman and chief executive officer. "We see a unique alignment between Warren's management and investment philosophy and how we manage PCC for the long-term. We believe that as part of Berkshire Hathaway, PCC will be exceptionally well-positioned to support our customers' needs into the future. This transaction offers compelling and immediate value for our shareholders, and allows PCC's employees to continue to operate in the same manner that has generated many years of exceptional service and performance to our customers."

Location Profile:

Headquartered in Gardena, CA, Permaswage manufactures fluid fittings for all major global aerospace companies.

Operations at the Gardena location include:
Forging, CNC Machining, CNC Waterjet Cutting, Laser Marking, Heat Treating, NDT, and EDM.

Position Summary:

The Director of Engineering is responsible for pipelines, manufacturing projects, and additional Six Sigma work through Permaswage.

This position works with local management to define the project opportunity, goals, scope of effort and deliverables, as well as develops and manages key project timelines to ensure timely completion and measurable results to improve business performance.

Completion of the objectives will be measured both in EBIT increase, as well as ingraining the Six Sigma/LEAN methodology into the facility's culture.

The position is responsible for developing executive project updates and troubleshooting projects that are at risk for not meeting commitments.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

Integrate Engineering activities with functions of Marketing, Methods, Manufacturing, Material, and

Quality Assurance:
to ensure coordination necessary for optimum performance of various product programs. Provide technical expertise regarding competitor products.

Develop and maintain policy and directives concerning Engineering including those which reconcile differences between various customers, government agencies, vendors, corporate, and division operating requirements.
Provide engineering contributions, leadership and training support to project management team for New Product Development, to Statistical Process Control (SPC) Steering Committee.
Plan and maintain oversight of operational goals for organizational entities directed to design and document stateoftheart products and associated processes.
Establish and maintain control over product configuration and Engineering operations, schedules, budgets and changes. Maintain technical data and submit documentation and reports to management and customer.
Establish design criteria for product systems with constraints for weight, space, material containment and reliability for operational success. Determine product operational capabilities, and limitations form stress analysis and dynamic simulation studies.
Prepare designs, layouts and specifications for product assemblies, components and related tooling. Provide technical management for procurement of specific assemblies, systems or processing used in association with manufacture of company products. Determine materials to be used in products based on stress or dynamic analysis, weight and space control. Determine manufacturing processes and methods considering company manufacturing capability, when practical.
Other duties as s

Required Skills:

Proven ability to lead large organization in a fast paced short cycle manufacturing environment.
Proven analytical, problem solving, and process improvement ability
Demonstrated ability to develop a strategic plan to meet key business objectives/metrics in the areas of Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, and Cost.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities and