Quality Supervisor

MISSION:

This position reports to the Plant Quality Control Manager and is responsible for administration of the functions relating to the Quality Engineering and Document Center activities.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1. Control and interpretation of customer requirements and issuance of necessary instructions for conformance to these requirements or attaining waivers to these requirements.
2. Assuring that functional, economical part Quality plans are developed and communicated to the affected functions or departments within PCC and its vendors.
3. Assuring that product inspection instructions are developed, issued and that outgoing product meets the customer requirements.
4. Assuring that all nonconformances relating to Quality system and products are evaluated and dispositioned, that positive prevention corrective action is taken. Further, that nonconformances are communicated to the customer when appropriate.
5. Assures that appropriate communications occur between PCC and its customers and vendors on all Quality related items.
6. Assures that Quality related experiments/statistical studies are conducted and problem-solving tasks related to Quality matters are accomplished.
7. Selects, trains, and supervises Quality Engineering personnel to guarantee effectiveness and the personal growth and satisfaction of his employees.
8. Confers with Division (Plant) Quality Control Manager in the execution of the Corporate and Division Quality plan.
9. Provides technical guidance and works in close liaison with Sales and Engineering Departments on all group projects, and with Purchasing in connection with materials, qualisupplies, equipment and services purchased.
10. Maintain department within budget.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. BS College graduate or equivalent experience.
2. Knowledge of the investment casting process and basic Q.C. theory.
3. Experience or education in supervisory techniques.
4. Three to five years experience in PCC and/or other related investment casting operation in the Quality Engineering field.
5. Leadership abilities.
6. Excellent communicator and capable of interacting with different levels of the organization.
7. Objective minded to evaluate people and problems.

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.