CNC vacancy at Hope

[The Ken]

Have to admit if I hadn't gone the art route I probably would have been drawn to engineering, I loved designing stuff but I did lack a little in maths and physics.

I had a friend in Edinburgh that build a working 10th scale tank complete with hilti cartridge gun, when I left edinburgh he was building a replica full size type 59 bugatti from the original plans, don't know if he has finished it yet - it was a 10 year+ project.

Edit...
This is was his first one - based on a teal body and chassis, he re-machined/engineered a jag engine to look like the bugatti original, made most of the finishing kit by hand, If I recall correctly it was all done on hand mills and lathes as opposed to any cnc.
http://www.skyblueteal.co.uk/page37.htm (halfway down page for more pics)

 

[cyfa2809]

well if he started in 59....




thats some project though, i think with engineering, its attractive due to what you could do for yourself with it (as well as others of course)

 

[KeepItSteel]

trainee Training is the only way forward.

I own a 2.5 million pound turnover company with 10 CNC lathes & 15 milling machines, Our turning section has:

My skilled engineers are getting approx 50k pa.. nice young family run company with a great attitude to engineering.. intersting work etc.. but its getting people through the door for us to show this to them. I had only one application in the last drive and he was LIVING in poland!!! :roll:

I have started a training program and its seems really successful (so far)
Where abouts are you based?[/quote]

Can I come work for you Sparkzz?

 

[David B]

write the code, put in the code

Does remind me slightly of this chap;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovvMPtDt4c8



David

 

[mikee]

write the code, put in the code, watch the code, watch the code some more, made mistake, re write the code, put in the code, watch the code, watch the code


top secret being a machinist you see

it really is that simple cyfa

 

[cyfa2809]

write the code, put in the code

Does remind me slightly of this chap;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovvMPtDt4c8



David

cheers for reminding me what it was from! i forgot

 

[gtRTSdh]

Good luck to em, getting decent skilled turners is a thing of the past!.

Trainee Training is the only way forward.

You just have to look in the right places and offer a good package. We've had to increase our rates considerably and be more proactive in our recruitment to find good skilled engineers.

There are less around but they're out there.

( I'm supervisor of the turning section for a sub con shop. 9 cnc lathes and a few manuals at my disposal. )

Out of all the CNC shops we speak to in our area they all report the same, its about advertising at the right time/place i suppose. which area are you in? maybe that's effecting us.

I own a 2.5 million pound turnover company with 10 CNC lathes & 15 milling machines, Our turning section has:
1 X Citizen Slider
3 X doosan LM driven tool lathes
4 x 3 axis LATHES
1 X 230mb Puma
1 X 2600SY Puma

My skilled engineers are getting approx 50k pa.. nice young family run company with a great attitude to engineering.. intersting work etc.. but its getting people through the door for us to show this to them. I had only one application in the last drive and he was LIVING in poland!!! :roll:

Cant understand it...

I have started a training program and its seems really successful (so far)
Where abouts are you based?

Could you provide a job description for the 50k PA please, qualifications, responsibilities and whereabouts are you based?

Thanks Alex

 

[sylus]

The death of engineering was when apprenticeships were stopped

The rebirth could easily be brought back with apprenticeships

 

[BoyBurning]

Where are you based Sparkzz?


BB

 

[cyfa2809]

The death of engineering was when apprenticeships were stopped

The rebirth could easily be brought back with apprenticeships

so so true
im in this situation as are many i expect, and not limited to engineering

to get a job, you need experience. to get experience, you need the job