Technical Training and Development Manager

Company Profile:

Precision Castparts Corp. (PCC) is a leading worldwide, diversified manufacturer of complex metal components and products. It serves the aerospace, power, and general industrial markets. PCC is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, and forged components used in jet aircraft engines and industrial gas turbines. The Company is also a leading producer of highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace and other general industrial markets, manufactures extruded seamless pipe, fittings, forgings, and clad products for power generation and oil & gas applications, and supplies metal alloys and other materials to the casting and forging industries. PCC is a high-quality business with dominant positions in most segments of the markets in which it serves.

Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, this over 10-billion-dollar company 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.

Business Profile:

PCC Fasteners offers comprehensive product lines that cover virtually every aerospace fastening application, we produce fasteners, precision components, tooling, and engineered system solutions for automotive, defense, industrial machinery, and other performance-driven markets

PCC Fasteners' manufacturing operations are spread over four continents, forming a network of industry-leading companies, which enables our customers to utilize our experience and deep product knowledge wherever they need it. Embedded in a culture of continuous improvement, our assets and industry leadership ensure that we will consistently deliver our customers the best value in the markets we serve.

Location Profile:

Cherry Aerospace is a global leader in the design and manufacture of multi-piece fastening systems for the aerospace industry. The Cherry name is synonymous with aerospace rivets, and the CherryMax line of rivets is the most widely used in industry.

The Cherry brand dates back to 1940 when Cherry Rivet Company introduced easily installed blind fasteners, which were quickly adopted as an aerospace industry standard. Operating out of a 286,000 square foot facility in Santa Ana, California, Cherry's full line of products includes blind rivets, blind bolts, rivet-less nut plates, shear pin fasteners, temporary fasteners, and installation tools.

All Cherry products are available from a large number of distributors, including locations in the United States, Australia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Dubai, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

In 2016, SPS Technologies Santa Ana began the consolidation into Cherry Aerospace. SPS Technologies, Santa Ana specializes in the development and manufacture of fastener assemblies including nut plates, channel nuts, panel fasteners, studs and inserts, and self-retaining bolts for commercial and military applications. The consolidation combines the synergy of two fastener organizations to create a best-in-class facility.

Job Summary

The HandsOn Heading & ThreadRolling Trainer & Development Coordinator develops, evaluates, and advances cold heading and threadrolling capability across the organization. This role delivers structured, handson training in safety, heading and threadrolling fundamentals, and standard work; evaluates operator skill using objective observational tools; maintains a current capability matrix; and partners with Manufacturing and Process Engineering to close skill gaps impacting safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
This is a shopfloor-based, handson role focused on building sustainable technical capability and workforce readiness in fastener manufacturing operations.

Key Responsibilities

Training & Curriculum Development

• Develop and deliver structured, handson training specific to heading and threadrolling operations, including:
  • Safety fundamentals and safe work practices for highspeed forming and rolling equipment
  • Cold heading fundamentals (wire preparation, cutoff, die setup, punch alignment, part flow)
  • Threadrolling fundamentals (die types, setup, roll pressure, lead control, gaging, defect detection)
  • Tooling handling, changeover discipline, and setup standard work
• Create and maintain training curricula, job breakdown sheets, and rolebased learning paths by machine, process, and skill level.
• Ensure all training content aligns with safety, quality, tooling, and operational standards.

Skill Evaluation & Capability Management

• Evaluate operator skill using standardized observational rater tools, handson demonstrations, and defined performance criteria for heading and threadrolling.
• Conduct structured shopfloor observations assessing:
  • Safe operation of heading and rolling machines
  • Setup accuracy, tooling control, and process stability
  • Adherence to standard work, inspection plans, and gaging practices
• Maintain an accurate, uptodate capability / skills matrix by machine type, process, and proficiency level.
• Ensure skill assessments are objective, consistent, documented, and repeatable across shifts and departments.

Talent Development & Individual Development Planning

• Analyze evaluation results to identify skill gaps in setup quality, process control, tooling usage, and inspection.
• Develop individual development plans (IDPs) to advance operator capability from basic operation through advanced setup and troubleshooting.
• Coach operators through guided practice and feedback-without taking over the work-to build ownership, confidence, and technical independence.
• Partner with supervisors to reinforce development actions and ensure skills are applied consistently in daily production.

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

• Partner with Manufacturing and Manufacturing / Process Engineering to:
  • Identify heading and threadrolling skill gaps impacting scrap, downtime, safety events, or delivery risk
  • Support process improvements through targeted training, setup discipline, and coaching
  • Update standard work, training materials, and best practices based on shopfloor observation and performance data

Hiring & Candidate Evaluation

• Participate in heading and threadrolling operator candidate evaluations.
• Use handson assessments and observational rater tools to validate setup, tooling awareness, inspection, and troubleshooting capability.
• Provide objective input on technical readiness and nearterm development needs.

Required Skills & Competencies

• Technical Communication (Heading & Thread Rolling)
  • Explains forming and rolling concepts in practical, shopfloor language
  • Communicates setting up corrections, quality risk, and tooling issues clearly and directly
  • Adjusts approach based on operator experience and skill level
• Organized & Planful Execution
  • Plans training, evaluations, and development activities around production schedules
  • Maintains accurate training records, evaluations, and capability matrices
  • Balances training with operational and uptime priorities
• Professional, TrustBased Presence
  • Builds credibility through fairness, technical competence, and consistency
  • Demonstrates respect for operators at all experience levels
  • Creates a disciplined, positive learning environment on the shop floor
• Coaching & Development Mindset
  • Focuses on building longterm heading and threadrolling capability
  • Coaches without doing the work for operators
  • Reinforces process discipline, quality ownership, and safe decisionmaking
• Consistency & Objectivity
  • Applies the same technical and safety standards across shifts and machines
  • Ensures skill assessments are fair, defensible, and repeatable

Qualifications

Required

• Advanced, handson experience in cold heading and/or threadrolling operations
• Strong knowledge of heading and threadrolling fundamentals, tooling, setups, and inspection
• Experience training, coaching, or mentoring heading or threadrolling operators
• Ability to objectively assess handson setup quality and process execution
• Comfortable working in a highspeed fastener manufacturing environment

Preferred

• Experience with multidie or progressive cold heading machines
• Experience with flatdie and cylindrical threadrolling equipment
• Familiarity with gaging systems, defect analysis, and containment practices
• Experience using skills matrices or structured qualification systems
• Experience partnering with tooling, manufacturing, or process engineering teams

Work Environment

• Primarily shopfloor based in a fastener manufacturing environment
• Frequent handson interaction with heading and threadrolling equipment
• Required PPE per site safety standards

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.