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Posted 08 July 2008 - 09:52 PM

i put the holes in dounuts, full time job

also doin a lil BE mech. >>> Navy

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Posted 09 July 2008 - 01:49 AM

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Posted 09 July 2008 - 09:49 AM

I am a radar and I weed out all the sh*& that comes on here

#154 MRLXSS

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Posted 09 July 2008 - 09:52 AM

Radar did a good job of that when that Pepperoni Pizza Man from Colac starting talking to much shit! LOL

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Posted 09 July 2008 - 10:50 AM

School - year 8...

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Posted 09 July 2008 - 12:04 PM

So "I have come to clean your pool!" eh LX 0076.

yeah unfortunatly that is more of a myth than fact, probably just as well seeing as how i am married with kids and id like to keep hold of my hatches :bowdown:

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Posted 10 July 2008 - 05:58 PM

I am currently working at a Large power transformer manufacturing company. After reading some of your occupations. Some might be familiar with my work. Wilson Transformer Company

Well Mr LXSS i would be very familiar with your work as i do a lot at the Portland Alcoa Switchyard where nearly all the Trannies are Wilson's.... Do you get down this way often.?

Edited by shep3305, 10 July 2008 - 06:00 PM.

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Posted 10 July 2008 - 06:17 PM

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Posted 10 July 2008 - 09:44 PM

Started out as an armature rewinder then got bored.
Took up driving trucks. Not bad, good money.
Then became a cop. Good days and bad.
Went back to driving trucks. Less stress.

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Posted 10 July 2008 - 09:49 PM

t.v critic and junkfood taster. dosnt pay well but it has its perks

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Posted 11 July 2008 - 08:28 AM

i used to work at Burson auto parts as a sales supervisor for 17 years, tried to get out of the automotive industry but somehow back in again. now a state manager for Clutch Industries (PBR clutch)..

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Posted 11 July 2008 - 09:03 AM

I am currently working at a Large power transformer manufacturing company. After reading some of your occupations. Some might be familiar with my work. Wilson Transformer Company

Well Mr LXSS i would be very familiar with your work as i do a lot at the Portland Alcoa Switchyard where nearly all the Trannies are Wilson's.... Do you get down this way often.?

Ahhh, I know about the Portland Alcoa stuff that is getting done at the moment. I had to touch up some old drawing for them the other week. I am the kind of "in-house designer, touch up, design guru" So i don't really get to travel much with them. I am more involved in procedures and continuous improvement. I am trying to talk them in to letting me go on a business trip to get some photos and stuff that we can use for promotional stuff among the work place (Pretty hard to make a transformer look good though! HAHA Big green boring looking things!!!)

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Posted 11 July 2008 - 09:49 AM

I am more involved in procedures and continuous improvement.

Matt, out of curiosity. Is that for ISO acreditation purposes or other?

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Posted 11 July 2008 - 10:04 AM

Nah, it's mainly to make sure people in the factory are making the products in the way that the engineers wanted them made... Each transformer in different so everything is always changing and we have to make sure the guys are reading the instructions. I have been brought it to make the instructions more visual, as the guys in the factory dont really speak english (lots of imports lol)... So by making it visual it is easier for them to understand and follow... A little f*ck up in welding can cost the company hundreds and thousands of dollars if its not discovered until it goes on site...

I do reference some ISO's but they seem to follow them reasonably well anyway...

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Posted 11 July 2008 - 04:49 PM

I am a fitter/turner by trade but work on little diesel engines.
mostly 16/710's,16/645's,16,567's,12/710's(all gm diesels)and a few alco diesels too
also an air brake fitter,electrical fault finder,welder and wagon maintainer.

The pay isnt bad but the job has its good points.

like the saying goes,
"there's the right way,the wrong way and rail way"

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Posted 11 July 2008 - 06:28 PM

^^ ISO 9000 series of standards ---> Quality Assurance.

Edited by Yella SLuR, 11 July 2008 - 06:29 PM.

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Posted 11 July 2008 - 06:57 PM

Did my time as a dealership mechanic, went out on my own for a while in a workshop at a servo (Way back when servos all had workshops), gave it up as a bad joke - too much work, too cold in winter, not enough money! Went to a smelter for 3 years, doubled my pay, then went off and joined the navy, to do some travelling and get another trade. 7 years there, got out 4 years ago and became a mechanical fitter. Getting itchy feet again now, looking at going back to sea in the merchant navy as a trainee engineer(If I can persuade them to let me in!). I like the idea of the money and time off!

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Posted 12 July 2008 - 10:05 AM

You familiar with ISO acreditation stuff Pat?

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Posted 12 July 2008 - 10:24 AM

Yup, I have to check construction and civil contractors for compliance before we award contracts. Ours is principally 9001 compliance (Construction). While I have set a system up for a consulting firm, we principally look for 3rd party certification, along with Federal Safety Commissioner Compliance, National Code of Practice compliance, insurances, value for money, etc. I love assessing tenders, that's where you get it right, or give yourself a 2-3 year headache.

Edited by Yella SLuR, 12 July 2008 - 10:29 AM.

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Posted 12 July 2008 - 04:53 PM

Composite Technician (fiberglasser)

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Posted 12 July 2008 - 07:16 PM

spray painter by trade , now cough cough motor assessor.

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Posted 12 July 2008 - 07:53 PM

l left school at 16 and did a panel beaters apprenticeship, left that and went into the royal australian navy in stores. went back to panel beating for a year. then worked for the old sec, that is the state electricity commision of victoria, then powercor. went reading power meters for 3years. and yes l hate dogs, been bitten on the arse, legs, arm, and bitten but a tiger snake, had hot coffee thrown in my face, last 4 years l work at alcoa in portland, were we have the alluminium smelter, l work in the pot lining side of it..urkss

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Posted 13 July 2008 - 10:28 AM

I am operations manager for s large steel project company based here but who does work in China and USA.

Have been thinking about containering a GTR and driving across USA in it.

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