silver_V179GNA
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hey guys im getting sick of my job and i think im getting sick of being a mechanic! so was thinking of maybe doing some kind of engeering at college or maybe it/ management... does anyone do anything like this? is it any good? is it good job wise as well? also! does anyone work at cummins? is it easy to start in places like this  ? its really hard to find jobs for mechanics  anyway! any info grateful 
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Superlite Ltd.
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Being a mechanic for someone elses garage is hard work. Start your own garage, thats where its at 
If you don't fancy that what about service department manager at a dealership? Or parts manager? They love people who have workshop experience in these roles, although you dont actually get your hands dirty 
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silver_V179GNA
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quote:
Originally posted by Superlite Ltd.
Being a mechanic for someone elses garage is hard work. Start your own garage, thats where its at
If you don't fancy that what about service department manager at a dealership? Or parts manager? They love people who have workshop experience in these roles, although you dont actually get your hands dirty
i do want my own garage sometime but i dont have no money or the experience to yet
cant seem to get into dealerships at all round here wouldnt mind the parts side of it for a while tho! so thats an idea
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Superlite Ltd.
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Parts is a good place to start 
I deal with every garage and motor factors in the county on a daily basis. When i want a new job i know most people by name
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silver_V179GNA
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quote:
Originally posted by Superlite Ltd.
Parts is a good place to start
I deal with every garage and motor factors in the county on a daily basis. When i want a new job i know most people by name
know any in my area? 
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ed
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Become an industrial designer. It's great fun, but the hours are a bit wierd. I started at 8am today, and i'm still here. But that's because the old designer walked out because he couldn't take it that I was better than him 
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Rob E
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what kind of things does an industrial designer involve ed? it sounds like an interesting job
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ed
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I am designing IT integrated desks at the moment for schools. The have PC's hidden in them and either a fixed monitor on a special desk mount or a monitor that rises from a case under the desk at the touch of a button.
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CorsAsh
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Originally posted by ed
Become an industrial designer. It's great fun, but the hours are a bit wierd. I started at 8am today, and i'm still here. But that's because the old designer walked out because he couldn't take it that I was better than him
12 hour shifts are the norm. 
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ed
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I'm still here
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CorsAsh
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They throw us out of the studio at 8pm usually, unless there's something big on then its 24 hours a day 
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ed
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I'm trying to go on holiday tomorrow, so I need to get all this shit finished. Grrrr!
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Rob E
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sounds quite cool, guessing a good knowledge in CAD and other graphics programs is a must?
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CorsAsh
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Originally posted by ed
I'm trying to go on holiday tomorrow, so I need to get all this shit finished. Grrrr!
Know the feeling. My boss forgot I had a day off, and when he realised, gave me all the work he wanted me to do before I went home. Ended up doing 4 hours work in 90 mins, was knackering
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ed
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Well, the more 'experienced designer' fucked off yesterday lunchtime claiming that the work here was too hard. He left all the drawings fucked, the parts number system fucked and I have just had to sort out 2.5 months work in a day and a half. Only just getting to a stage where I can leave the place now
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ed
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sounds quite cool, guessing a good knowledge in CAD and other graphics programs is a must?
Yea, CAD is what you need. It's amazing, I was just thinking a minute ago that if it weren't for CAD I would be producing one engieering drawing every 30 mins to an hour. I can produce a drawing in about 2 mins using it. The great thing is that a lot of CAD software is pretty easy to use. I use Solidworks which is a piece of piss to learn, and you could even teach yourself if you had the drive. There are loads of courses to do on it too because you can do so much stuff with it now
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CorsAsh
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Still there ed?
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Russ
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join the po-lease? 23k a year to get spat on and swore at bargain
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