Author Topic: what do you do for a living ? (Read 13359 times)

whiteestate · « **on:** May 13, 2013, 21:16:08 PM »

Thought i would do this just to see what most people do day to day for work so i will kick it off lol,
Im 30 and as i like to call myself..... a "building automation engineer" dealing with access control systems, all fire alarm systems including fire suppression, cctv and security alarms. I do love my job as i get to go into some proper tip top places the best property was a £30million house in wotton under edge in gloucester had a lovely rs500 in there and some very old porsches too,don't know if i should post a lil vid see in a bit. Ive also worked on pow's estate too in high grove, Tetbury. I've seen a rolls royce phantom 1 thats worth 3.5 million that is one of only 2 made but they don't know where the other one is ! it proper old it has ignition advance on the steering wheel as well as fuel enrichment too ! the owner does drive it and said it takes a lot of concentration its also about as long as a bus and weighs nearly 5 tonnes !

Heres a little vid of the 30 mill mansion

TimoXr4i · « **Reply #1 on:** May 13, 2013, 21:46:30 PM »

Aircon mechanic, also do the installation and repair on all kinds of professional kitchen machines,like industrial dishwashers, ovens, steamers, deep friers, vacuum cleaners. Learned to be a electrician, did home installations and how its named, small industrial installations, also learned for low voltage and mid voltage installations, buti dont do much with that anymore.

I also build stainless steel tables, hangers and any work surfaces, and im learning to do the tig welding also!

Matt · « **Reply #2 on:** May 13, 2013, 22:15:39 PM »

im 27 and a maintenance engineer at a steel rolling company in westmidlands

revhead · « **Reply #3 on:** May 13, 2013, 22:25:25 PM »

33 years old and working as a toolmaker at Ford Motor Company, Dagenham.
Four year apprenticeship, eight years on die maintenance and the last two in the machine shop.

whiteestate · « **Reply #4 on:** May 13, 2013, 23:34:11 PM »

Quote from: revhead on May 13, 2013, 22:25:25 PM

33 years old and working as a toolmaker at Ford Motor Company, Dagenham.
Four year apprenticeship, eight years on die maintenance and the last two in the machine shop.

I did my mechanical engineering apprenticeship too and did some toolmaking but not to the scale of what your probably working on, i just made pretty straightforward follow on tools for 50-100 tonne presses on copper and brass only.
One of the site i work on they have a massive press it always amazes me how just flat steel goes in and a complete chassis piece comes out folded pierced to tiny tolerances,
Heres a little vid of the beast in action

turboshed · « **Reply #5 on:** May 14, 2013, 00:43:18 AM »

I work for a uk road sweeper manufacturer.I cover the uk and europe supporting customers and dealers with technical issues ranging from hydraulic,electrical,pneumatics,engine mechanical and engine management.Vm and cummins acredited.europe pretty shot at the mo as very little money around but the middle east and south america is kicking off with lots of sales,so hopefully off to chile next month to train some technicians.
but all before that i was a full time session drummer

TwinTurbo · « **Reply #6 on:** May 14, 2013, 13:11:55 PM »

Computer Systems Engineer.

Everyhting From a Mouse to a Blade Server Enclosure. Networks, servers, Vitrtual Desktops, MFD, wireless , Telephony, Security , Webservers , Mail servers, etc......

TT

doga-ot · « **Reply #7 on:** May 14, 2013, 22:11:20 PM »

29 i'm a plumbing heating and aircon engineer for M.J Quinn on London underground and in all the prisons/probation offices

skinner · « **Reply #8 on:** May 14, 2013, 23:30:42 PM »

I'm 25 I'm an assistant manager for STS Tyre Pros at one of its centres in Norwich. Been with the company for almost 7 years but I'm actually an nvq and city & guilds qualified machinist both CNC and manual.

Grey · « **Reply #9 on:** May 15, 2013, 08:15:31 AM »

31, running a speed shop!

A regular day I'm making harnesses for EMS, mapping cars and selling tuning parts.
A New Dyno will arrive within a month, will be very interesting to explore the facts instead of only theory and feeling.

TimoXr4i · « **Reply #10 on:** May 15, 2013, 11:46:02 AM »

Oh, by the way, im 27, dooing my job for 5 years with two years apprenticeship or how you spell it, so 7 years on the job

Albewley · « **Reply #11 on:** May 15, 2013, 19:55:37 PM »

I'm 32 and i'm a water engineer dig holes and fix leeks in other words

mk2 cossie · « **Reply #12 on:** May 16, 2013, 00:18:19 AM »

I'm 30, and been a mechanic since 16. Started an apprenticship at a Peugeot dealer and now at a local garage doing servicing and MOT testing

limey · « **Reply #13 on:** May 16, 2013, 09:01:48 AM »

40+,done numerous jobs in the past inlcuding working in our family run pub,lgv driver,flt driver,rtitb instructor,transport depot forman,engineer,warehouse worker,charity worker/driver , a few unmentionable jobs ...and now im a sfatey inspector for BT ,basicaly doing "mot" checks on everything the staff have from van stock through to gas detector claibration and repairs,pat testing,compressor and generator or hydraullic equip servicing and repairs and then on to lifting "lloyds certified" equipment inspections on all the pole errection lorries. Cover all climbing equipment too.......sounds a lot but its nothing hard or exciting.if you see an engineer with something, I'll get to check and service/repair it.
would have prefferred to have done an apprenticship with someone like fred dibnah instead though.
i do have a nice sized workshop though so "projects "do hapen on a regular basis so it could be worse.....wages coulndt be though,earning less now than i was 15 years ago driving flts

tenstack · « **Reply #14 on:** July 05, 2013, 23:25:09 PM »

Well I'm a retired eviction technician at the age of 36 and now spend my time working for Cummins engines building the brand new engines (only mid range one's)

turboshed · « **Reply #15 on:** July 06, 2013, 09:02:15 AM »

Quote from: tenstack on July 05, 2013, 23:25:09 PM

Well I'm a retired eviction technician at the age of 36 and now spend my time working for Cummins engines building the brand new engines (only mid range one's)

i spent 3 days at cummins daventry getting acredited to carry out warranty work on the qsb3.3 engine.not had to do alot as they are ultra reliable

tenstack · « **Reply #16 on:** July 06, 2013, 10:14:16 AM »

Quote from: turboshed on July 06, 2013, 09:02:15 AM

Quote from: tenstack on July 05, 2013, 23:25:09 PM
Well I'm a retired eviction technician at the age of 36 and now spend my time working for Cummins engines building the brand new engines (only mid range one's)

i spent 3 days at cummins daventry getting acredited to carry out warranty work on the qsb3.3 engine.not had to do alot as they are ultra reliable

I'm at Darlington plant doing 3.9 upto 9ltr from qsb to isl's

yorevol · « **Reply #17 on:** July 06, 2013, 16:48:42 PM »

40, workshop supervisor for a bus company. about half our fleet is cummins, we are a bit dissappointed in the back up from cummins tbh.

Matt · « **Reply #18 on:** July 06, 2013, 17:19:21 PM »

Need to Update mine, I now work at jaguar land rover as a maintenance electrician

Mik · « **Reply #19 on:** July 06, 2013, 20:59:46 PM »

I'm a Emergency Medical Technician for Northwest Ambulance Service in Oldham and currently based on a rapid response car. Get to legally drive quite quickly which can be interesting. Those new Volvo diesels are quite nippy

I'm also setting up a new classic car restoration company with my stepson. Just in our second year with minimal budget but plenty to be getting on with. Working 7 days a week though which is tough.

sierra3dr · « **Reply #20 on:** July 13, 2013, 19:56:02 PM »

I transport human cattle,42 years young

Quote from: Mik on July 06, 2013, 20:59:46 PM

I'm a Emergency Medical Technician for Northwest Ambulance Service in Oldham and currently based on a rapid response car. Get to legally drive quite quickly which can be interesting. Those new Volvo diesels are quite nippy

Oldham!! I'm in Langley in Middleton. I'm from Bury originally. Go on,tell me who are the worse drivers to allow you to pass when you have the twos and blues on?

A colleague of mine use to work as Emergency Medical Technician,he was involved in a collision with a hgv whilst answering an energency

Mik · « **Reply #21 on:** July 25, 2013, 21:32:32 PM »

Cool, currently running from Midd, I park up on Wood st by the daycare centre.

To be honest, there's no real type of "average obstacle". The hot weather has been a pain, aircon and stereos blasting means some just don't know we're on their arse.

Thankfully crashes are rare but inevitable, although we have exemptions on certain traffic laws, if we have a bump, we're legally in the wrong. Hope he was alright.

Mik.

scud · « **Reply #22 on:** August 27, 2013, 18:52:10 PM »

Demolition Excavator driver

3 door 4x4 · « **Reply #23 on:** August 27, 2013, 23:17:33 PM »

Ford Motor Company Limited - technical specialist /

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Dom · « **Reply #24 on:** November 01, 2013, 11:15:22 AM »

Saw this thread and thought it would be a good place to say hello to everyone I have been a member for ages just haven't really had time to join in
anyway I am a jeweller by trade make wedding rings mostly but were a bespoke company so anything is possible :)

Marc · « **Reply #25 on:** November 04, 2013, 21:44:36 PM »

I'm an engineer in applied physics and I work at a company that builds machines that are used to make computer chips. My job is developing flow and temperature related subsystems in those machines.

cortina gav · « **Reply #26 on:** March 29, 2014, 19:36:03 PM »

is it too late to reply ?

im 37 and currently a maintenance engineer for a large (well couldnt resrist that one ) diet food manufacturer , previously self employed machine tool repairs and previous to that maintenance engineer pattern die manufacturer