Mold Machine Operator - Deer Creek

Country United States of America

State / County Oregon

City Milwaukie

Division Structurals

Company Deer Creek (DCA)

Function Operations

Workplace Type On-Site

Position type Full Time

Opportunity 24706

PCC Airfoils LLC has achieved its preeminent position in the manufacture of aircraft engine blades and vanes and is rapidly gaining market share in the Industrial Gas Turbines industry through pushing the boundaries of Advanced Technology. PCC Airfoils LLC is one of only a few companies in the world that possesses the technology and capability to cast blades and vanes with complex, internal cooling passages out of sophisticated superalloys for aerospace and Industrial Gas Turbine customers.

PCC Airfoils LLC has the advantage of being the leader in the production of airfoils for aircraft engines and of capturing a growing share of the market for Industrial Gas Turbine castings. Several new state-of-the-art casting furnaces were recently installed in PCC Airfoils’ facilities along with new ceramic dip lines to handle the increased volume. The dip lines feature the most advanced technology available to ensure process repeatability, improving yields and facilitating on-time product delivery.

Based in Milwaukie, Oregon, Deer Creek facility principally manufactures Equiax Vane and Nozzle segments for the Industrial Gas Turbine (IGT) industry used in land-based turbine applications for power generation operations. Deer Creek has a wide range of manufacturing capabilities producing products ranging from 16 lbs to 250 lbs.

To operate molding machines to produce small and/or less complex wax pattern and gating components of the highest quality. To inspect, trim and clean wax parts as required. To train less experienced operators as assigned.

Objective: To accurately prepare tooling dies for operation.

• Assembles, disassembles, prepares and positions tooling dies for operation; changes die inserts as required.
• Adds chills and soluble per Technique Cards.

• Removes and cleans tooling after operation.
• Performs minor repairs on tooling as required (TBO, LSBO only).

Objective: To operate complex molding machines accurately and efficiently using technique cards and established set-up procedures to maintain quality and dimensional integrity of the product.

• Sets up, monitors and controls mold machine functions.
• Keeps dies and/or inserts clean during molding machine operations.
• Removes wax parts from die, inspects for defects, and trims.
• Places on proper fixtures in order to maintain dimensional integrity of parts.
• Ensures proper wax supplies are maintained for mold machine operation.

• Initiates and implements corrective action to resolve quality and tooling problems as needed.
• Develops and assists in tech card creation.
• Completes logs and records.
• Documents all modifications to process.

Objective: to take responsibility for and demonstrate safe work practices.

• A Adheres to plant and department safety rules.
• Safely operates all equipment and tools.
• Identifies and reports safety problems.

Meets all production and quality standards.

• May train less skilled operators as assigned.
• Performs other tasks as directed.
• May be required to work with hazardous waste.

• Pry bars, insert pullers, slide hammers
• Side cutters and/or knives
• Mallets
• Torches, hot pencils
• Air nozzles
• Air ratchet
• Wrenches;
  Allen and crescent
• Mold Machines
• Power drill
• Flashlight, mirrors
• Hoist
• Dental picks
• Fork lift

Training is provided on the job.

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