ramenth
Well-Known Member
Just got back from a job interview at a local manufacturing firm building rail cars. Their biggest and most detailed client is Amtrak, the other is Houston.
The Houston line is less detail oriented, needing the less experience on the line. The platform for the cars is built in Spain and finished here. The Amtrak line is built here from the ground up, using only US sourced parts when applicable.
I've yet to find out where they want me on either line, or what I might be doing, but with my automotive experience they're figuring I can fit in anywhere, it'll be up to the foreman as to where to put me after a week's orientation and training.
As with a lot of manufacturers in the area I start as a temp and have four month's probationary period. That period may lengthen or shorten depending on a lot of factors, like the ability to learn, attendance, being able to do the work assigned, etc.
I'm gonna hit it and hit it hard as getting off probation means a better hourly wage, better bennies, more responsibility, and more opportunity to move up.
Starting wage and bennies now aren't that bad, but why rest on my laurels just to draw a paycheck? Hopefully, this can turn into something even more.
For now, they're running two shifts, first and second, and cranking up a third shift. I'm open and flexible as to what shift they give me, but if I have my druthers I'd prefer second. Still enough time in the day to get things done around the house.
The Houston line is less detail oriented, needing the less experience on the line. The platform for the cars is built in Spain and finished here. The Amtrak line is built here from the ground up, using only US sourced parts when applicable.
I've yet to find out where they want me on either line, or what I might be doing, but with my automotive experience they're figuring I can fit in anywhere, it'll be up to the foreman as to where to put me after a week's orientation and training.
As with a lot of manufacturers in the area I start as a temp and have four month's probationary period. That period may lengthen or shorten depending on a lot of factors, like the ability to learn, attendance, being able to do the work assigned, etc.
I'm gonna hit it and hit it hard as getting off probation means a better hourly wage, better bennies, more responsibility, and more opportunity to move up.
Starting wage and bennies now aren't that bad, but why rest on my laurels just to draw a paycheck? Hopefully, this can turn into something even more.
For now, they're running two shifts, first and second, and cranking up a third shift. I'm open and flexible as to what shift they give me, but if I have my druthers I'd prefer second. Still enough time in the day to get things done around the house.
