Ant
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May have an opertunity to get out of retail and work for a small engineering company, would be a bit of a paycut but to be honest im feeling a bit disheartened with retailing, the long hours and stress are beging to burn me out and im only 25!
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mav
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I work as an Manufacturing Engineer in a Electronics (military) Manufacturer...
http://www.raytheon.co.uk
not aerospace though so pointless post 
[Edited on 27-02-2007 by mav]
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Martin_C
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i work for spirit aerosystems as an aircraft fitter, its ok, good money for drilling holes and bolting bits together
they used to be bae systems aerostructures, who were originally british aerospace.
build boeing, airbus and raytheon parts.
its a good industry to get into as theres usually jobs about, if my work goes tits up i'll go contracting and make some mega moolah and see the world 
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mav
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build boeing, airbus and raytheon parts.
 for me
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Martin_C
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i'm sure we've discussed the raytheon thing before.
its raytheon hawker doors, tanks, flaps (no laughing), vanes and tailplanes
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mav
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Have we cannae mind...It's not for my site but some of our plants in England...
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ed
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My Uncle works for BAE Systems. He worked on the Eurofighter and now designd computer similation systems for jet fighters... It sounds pretty cool
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Tom
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My bro does avionics for airbus, did his training with DARA but the time delay on the a380 is seriously threatening job security now so if you're gonna do it, do it quick.
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RichR
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Mav we buy/use Raytheon/Raymarine gear at work
I work in AeroNautical engineering if that makes any difference
[Edited on 27-02-2007 by LiVe LeE]
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Rhys
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I work for GE Aviation....servicing jet engines, we do the RB211, CFM56, GE90, and GP7000. Its good, good money, good environment, and interesting..sometimes! lol!
I work as a toolamker so technically not on engines....just on the parts.
Id say go for it!
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Ant
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this job would involve manufacture components for bigger comapnies very very technical specialist small jobs as aposed to say assemnling an engine.
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M333KS D
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i work for rolls royce, servicing aeroplane engines, mainly rb211 and the trent family, real good money for someone who is 21, plus its a real staedy and interesting job!!!
ps, i do actually work on engines, no tool maker etc, lol
[Edited on 27-02-2007 by M333KS D]
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Hamish
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quote:
Originally posted by Ant
this job would involve manufacture components for bigger comapnies very very technical specialist small jobs as aposed to say assemnling an engine.
I used to work for a company that did that.
http://www.at-engineering.co.uk/
The work is sub-contracted out to them? What aspect of the company would you be working for: manegement, on the shop floor?. Personally I found it long hours but the pay was alright (it was only a summer job)
[Edited on 27-02-2007 by Hamish]
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RichR
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quote:
Originally posted by M333KS D
i work for rolls royce, servicing aeroplane engines, mainly rb211 and the trent family, real good money for someone who is 21, plus its a real staedy and interesting job!!!
ps, i do actually work on engines, no tool maker etc, lol
[Edited on 27-02-2007 by M333KS D]
Do you know Ben McCuaig?
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Ant
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shop floor work, assembly machine / op its the not having to work evenings/ weekends thats pulling me, but its also a very volitile indusrty the operations manager is also my girlfriends dad which could cause friction lol.
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Hamish
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tbh, when i was working within the industry. Most of the guys were saying that areospace manufacturing is leaving the country pretty quick. Due to lower costs in europe and elsewhere. So if its not a decent company, you may be jobless sooner rather than later 
I take it they use CNC machines and its fairly automated? Have you got the training or will that be given to you as you go along?
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IvIarkgraham
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quote:
Originally posted by mav
I work as an Manufacturing Engineer in a Electronics (military) Manufacturer...
http://www.raytheon.co.uk
not aerospace though so pointless post
[Edited on 27-02-2007 by mav]
you work for raytheon?
they have a factory next to ours in broughton
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Ant
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training would be given, did speak about the work going abroad he said whwt they did was very specialist and technical and its unlikely these sort of precicsion jobs will go to foreign companies.
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Hamish
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fair enough.
I really enjoyed my time whilst i was working there, found it really rewarding as i was on the shop floor too.
Sounds like your seriously considering it mate and tbh i would too. Some engineering companies work saturday mornings (at least the one i worked for did) so you may not get away from that.
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Rhys
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quote:
Originally posted by M333KS D
i work for rolls royce, servicing aeroplane engines, mainly rb211 and the trent family, real good money for someone who is 21, plus its a real staedy and interesting job!!!
ps, i do actually work on engines, no tool maker etc, lol
[Edited on 27-02-2007 by M333KS D]
oooo...our competetion lol!
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Cybermonkey
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quote:
Originally posted by Rhys
I work for GE Aviation....servicing jet engines, we do the RB211, CFM56, GE90, and GP7000. Its good, good money, good environment, and interesting..sometimes! lol!
I work as a toolamker so technically not on engines....just on the parts.
Id say go for it!
Why is GE servicing RR and CFM engines  i can understand the P&W thing because of the collaboration between GE and P&W as the Engine Alliance, but RR and CFM are seperate companies...
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Cybermonkey
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My grandfather was chief designer on the Airbus A300/A310 project when he was at BAe and Airbus. He led most of the construction work on the 300 series wings
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M333KS D
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quote:
Originally posted by LiVe LeE
quote:
Originally posted by M333KS D
i work for rolls royce, servicing aeroplane engines, mainly rb211 and the trent family, real good money for someone who is 21, plus its a real staedy and interesting job!!!
ps, i do actually work on engines, no tool maker etc, lol
[Edited on 27-02-2007 by M333KS D]
Do you know Ben McCuaig?
yes i do, i work along side him, why??
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RichR
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Was good mates with him back i nthe day - then he got with my sister for 18 months+
havn't seen him since they split up; pass on that Rich says hi, and he still owes me a snowboarding lesson! oh and to phone me some time!
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