Tooling Supervisor

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:

The Tooling Supervisor supervisors and coordinates activities of workers engaged in maintaining tooling specifically, but not limited, to forge. The supervisor provides technical support to engineering and manufacturing operations in the area of tools, fixtures, and machines to ensure low-cost and high-quality products.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

Other duties may be assigned. In performing functions, duties or tasks, employees are required to know and follow safe work practices, and to be aware of Company policies and procedures related to job safety, including safety rules and regulations. All functions, duties or tasks are to be carried out in an honest, ethical and professional manner, and to be performed in conformance with applicable Company policies and procedures. In the event of uncertainty or lack of knowledge of Company policies and procedures, employees are required to request clarification or explanations from superiors or authorized company representatives.

Technical Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with operations to ensure work orders are prioritized and completed with conforming tools. This includes reviewing the weekly forge schedule to ensure the required tooling is available.
• Works closely with Forge Supervision to coordinate personnel with the daily delivery of tools to the forge units and preheat furnaces, ensuring that the tools to be delivered have accurate and complete markings.
• Coordinate the disposition of rejected dies with Manufacturing Engineering and Metallurgy departments sending and retrieving tools
• Assures that there is adequate inventory of consumables and equipment is properly maintained
• Recommends measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product
• Suggests changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of shop, department, or work crew. Maintains time and production records
• Reviews and updates the "Tool Status Report" to ensure that tools are or will be ready for the next production start date.
• Communicate with Management as required to provide data, and resolve operational and technical issues
• Identify, research, and coordinate plans to resolve any internal quality issues
• Maintain Quality by establishing and enforcing organization standards, and participate in MRB team meetings

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Schedule personnel ensuring proper training has been completed and equipment is available
• Utilize Timekeeping System to maintain weekly record of hours worked, along with explanation of overtime hours worked and ensures hours worked, vacation, personal hours, absences, are correctly documented so employees are paid accurately
• Analyzes and resolves work problems, or assists workers in solving work problems; initiates or suggests plans to motivate workers to achieve work goals; enforces safety regulations; initiates and maintains 6S and Lean initiatives.
• Has authorization with interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees.

Required Skills:

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret customer/internal blueprints.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and other Company employees. Analysis and interpretation of customer and regulatory requirements
• Strategic Planning/Analysis
• Strong Communication Skills
• Team Building
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra, geometry and statistics.

Experience & Education

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university with a major in engineering
• Minimum of five (5) years of related experience to tooling or manufacturing engineering and/or training, preferably in a forging facility
• At least one (1) year of supervision or scheduling/planning experience in the aerospace industry required

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and smell. The employee frequently is required to walk; The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and vibration.

Shultz Steel LLC is an equal opportunity employer. The company's policy and practice is to provide equal employment opportunities and to assure those opportunities, without regard to age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions, gender, race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation including gender identity or gender expression, religion, (including religious dress and religious grooming), mental or physical disability, legally protected medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, reproductive decision making, or any other status protected by applicable local, state or federal anti-discrimination laws.