Melt Operator(VAR) - 1st shift(8am-4pm) - Morgantown PA

Location: Morgantown, PA | Shift: 1st shift (8 am–4 pm) | Type: Full‑time, On‑site | Opportunity ID: 25046

Responsibilities

• Efficiently operate and maintain VAR furnace(s) and associated pre‑melt and post‑melt equipment to meet productivity and quality targets.
• Interpret and respond to equipment needs; perform skilled maintenance, set‑up, and troubleshooting as required.
• Follow standard manufacturing and operating procedures.
• Perform pre‑operative checks prior to and during pump‑down cycle using pre‑pump and start‑up checklists.
• Set up and operate furnace(s) for melting, including:
  • Inspecting and preparing electrodes for melting
  • Welding stubs onto electrodes
  • Cleaning, painting, and maintaining crucibles and base plates
  • Loading electrodes
  • Operating the stub welder
  • Operating vacuum systems
  • Operating furnace controls and instrumentation
  • Melting ingots
  • Cooling, unloading, identifying, and weighing ingots
  • Drilling ingots (sampling)
  • Chamfering ingots
  • Band‑saw cutting stubs and electrodes
• Interpret video monitors, gauges, meters, and other instrumentation while operating VAR furnace(s) and stub welder.
• Maintain operating records and logs.
• Maintain material and maintenance‑needed lists.
• Perform leak‑up rate tests to determine vacuum integrity.
• Clean out furnaces and crucibles during maintenance cycles and replace damaged components.
• Operate leak detectors.

Requirements

• High school diploma/GED or equivalent required; trade school or additional training preferred.
• Three years working experience in a relevant environment preferred.
• Forklift and crane‑operating experience highly preferred.
• Must be able to wear a respirator.
• MIG, TIG, or stick welding experience preferred.
• Strong learning aptitude required — approximately 75 % of the knowledge required must be learned on the job.

National Security & Export Controls

This position requires use of information or access to production processes subject to national security controls under U.S. export control laws and regulations (including ITAR and EAR). To comply, applicants must be U.S. Persons (U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, or protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain required export authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or Department of Commerce.

About Precision Castparts Corp.

Precision Castparts Corp. (PCC) operates more than 120 facilities worldwide with approximately 20,000 employees. PCC is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures, and highly engineered critical fasteners for aerospace applications. The company is also the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market, and manufactures extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications, as well as commercial and military airframe aerostructures and metal alloys for the casting and forging industries. Since 2016, PCC has been a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway.