Skilled Mechanics?

[Gameface]

I work at Dannon in West Jordan. There are several open positions, including 3 Maintenance Mechanic positions. This job has a probationary pay of more than $23/hr for the first 720hrs worked and then goes to more than $27 with opportunities to advance and make more than $33/hr currently with union negotiated raises every year.

I'm posting this because we just lost another mechanic this week and Dannon seems to have a very hard time filling these positions. I expect to be working 60hr weeks for the next few months due to being short-handed. I really don't want to work that many hours, so I need Dannon to find Mechanics to hire.

Besides the pay the benefits are solidly above average.

If you're not a mechanic there are several Operator positions open as well. I think starting pay for those positions is more than $17/hr and within a year I believe you could move into a Production Operator position and make around $20-$22.

Must have a verifiable HS Diploma (they actually check) and be able to pass a pre-employment drug test.

PM me for details or go to their website https://somethingspecialinside.com/Index.aspx

We need help, and it's crazy because the pay and benefits are good. We should have a line going out the door with people wanting to work there.

 

[RandyForRubio]

With jobs like this, it makes one wonder why more people don't go to tech schools rather than traditional 4 years for **** like an English or philosophy degree.

 

[RandyForRubio]

Also, I think [MENTION=1989]MoTappin[/MENTION] said her husband was handy?

 

[Gameface]

They also have some management and HR positions open.

Again, go to the website or PM me for details. I'm happy just to get people there but I believe a referral would benefit any applicant and I would get a referral bonus.

There is another Dannon employee who posts here, if he wants to come forward, I'd be just as happy if he got the referral bonus since he got me the job there.

 

[infection]

What does an operator do? I may have a family member who could be interested.

With jobs like this, it makes one wonder why more people don't go to tech schools rather than traditional 4 years for **** like an English or philosophy degree.

Because people my age and younger were told since kindergarten about how much more money you made with a college degree, never elaborating in any extent what that means. So you've got a culture of people that on an unconscious level are going to college thinking there's more secure money coming out the other side. The year in between undergraduate and medical school I just maintained my job working in a steel yard/warehouse because it paid significantly more than any of the non-specific jobs I could "use my degree" for.

It's funny, though, that because of this cultural truism about the necessity of attending college for a brighter future, Obama is wanting to make community college free, when in reality we should just be teaching kids useable skills and training in high school so they can come out and have a job rather than more required training that could have been accomplished earlier.

 

[Gameface]

Typically Operators start in the wearhouse and there are a few different jobs within the wearhouse but most involve driving a stand-up forklift.

But within a year you can usually move from the wearhouse to the packaging floor where you would operate a packaging line. They make more than $20 on the packaging floor.

I can give an even more specific answer if you'd like.

 

[Siro]

With jobs like this, it makes one wonder why more people don't go to tech schools rather than traditional 4 years for **** like an English or philosophy degree.

I suppose not everyone sees college as job training. I do agree that acquiring a technical skill like a mechanic or an electrician is a more viable career move than earning an English degree.

 

[MoTappin]

With jobs like this, it makes one wonder why more people don't go to tech schools rather than traditional 4 years for **** like an English or philosophy degree.

Hey, I resemble that remark! My degree is in English and I make more than the hourly rates above as a freelancer -- don't even have to work for "the man." Thanks for thinking of the hubby though...he IS very handy (more with home improvement/building stuff than machines) but is spending all his time right now networking and interviewing since he got laid off last month. We feel we are getting closer. He was already looking for a new job when he lost his, but now he can do so without trying to sneak it in during the day.

Those pay rates do seem very good! I'll check out the openings anyway, and then pass the info along to others.

 

[NAOS]

With jobs like this, it makes one wonder why more people don't go to tech schools rather than traditional 4 years for **** like an English or philosophy degree.

It depends on where you live. I jumped from all my "English" and "Philosophy" straight into a job making $75K with excellent benefits. That's LA, though. Even if you account for the cost of living, I highly doubt the same thing would have happened in Salt Lake, for example.

 

[NAOS]

What does an operator do? I may have a family member who could be interested.



Because people my age and younger were told since kindergarten about how much more money you made with a college degree, never elaborating in any extent what that means. So you've got a culture of people that on an unconscious level are going to college thinking there's more secure money coming out the other side. The year in between undergraduate and medical school I just maintained my job working in a steel yard/warehouse because it paid significantly more than any of the non-specific jobs I could "use my degree" for.

It's funny, though, that because of this cultural truism about the necessity of attending college for a brighter future, Obama is wanting to make community college free, when in reality we should just be teaching kids useable skills and training in high school so they can come out and have a job rather than more required training that could have been accomplished earlier.

I agree with these sentiments, but I'd add that, culturally speaking, we've extended the period of adolescence by several years. I support free community college on the grounds that many adolescents haven't really applied their critical-thinking capacities by the time they leave high school. The current state of community college might not be great at tapping those raw capacities, but something like it could. Hopefully.

But, yeah, more trade-school-esque training would be good for everyone. Less theory; more practice.

 

[NAOS]

I worked in academia for a number of years, so take this for whatever it may be worth. Here's a list of what I consider to be the best undergraduate degrees (no order):

*Mathematics (Engineering won't be on this list because you can easily get a Master's in engineering after an undergrad in math. But you can also do ****loads of different things with math.)
*Philosophy (specifically the Spinozan-Leibnizian-Nietzschean-Deleuzian line [as opposed to the Decartes-phenomenology line]).
*English Literature (other traditions are also great, but I'd rank English-lang lit above the field).
*Geology (We could all be better at interpreting the Earth. Geology is ****ing awesome.)
*Music (pick your focus. All my friends and acquaintances who have followed these paths live rich and interesting lives).
*Biology (I resisted writing "Evolutionary Biology" like certain fashions dictate, because, well, all biology is evolutionary).
*"Art" (put in quotes because you can pick your focus here, painting, sculpture, etc. Learn how to make stuff without any utilitarian directive. Explore through making.)

 

[bigb]

I worked in academia for a number of years, so take this for whatever it may be worth. Here's a list of what I consider to be the best undergraduate degrees (no order):

*Mathematics (Engineering won't be on this list because you can easily get a Master's in engineering after an undergrad in math. But you can also do ****loads of different things with math.)
*Philosophy (specifically the Spinozan-Leibnizian-Nietzschean-Deleuzian line [as opposed to the Decartes-phenomenology line]).
*English Literature (other traditions are also great, but I'd rank English-lang lit above the field).
*Geology (We could all be better at interpreting the Earth. Geology is ****ing awesome.)
*Music (pick your focus. All my friends and acquaintances who have followed these paths live rich and interesting lives).
*Biology (I resisted writing "Evolutionary Biology" like certain fashions dictate, because, well, all biology is evolutionary).
*"Art" (put in quotes because you can pick your focus here, painting, sculpture, etc. Learn how to make stuff without any utilitarian directive. Explore through making.)

I have two long time family friends that graduated with degrees in Geology. Neither could get a job, so they went back to school, majored in something else, graduated again, and found good jobs almost immediately.
But this was 20 years ago. Things may be different now.

 

[franklin]

I agree with these sentiments, but I'd add that, culturally speaking, we've extended the period of adolescence by several years.

This is very true. The younger graduating generation being underemployed (meaning 45% of them do not immediately get employed in their degree field) is likely linked to this.

 

[Ron Mexico]

I worked in academia for a number of years, so take this for whatever it may be worth. Here's a list of what I consider to be the best undergraduate degrees (no order):

*Mathematics (Engineering won't be on this list because you can easily get a Master's in engineering after an undergrad in math. But you can also do ****loads of different things with math.)
*Philosophy (specifically the Spinozan-Leibnizian-Nietzschean-Deleuzian line [as opposed to the Decartes-phenomenology line]).
*English Literature (other traditions are also great, but I'd rank English-lang lit above the field).
*Geology (We could all be better at interpreting the Earth. Geology is ****ing awesome.)
*Music (pick your focus. All my friends and acquaintances who have followed these paths live rich and interesting lives).
*Biology (I resisted writing "Evolutionary Biology" like certain fashions dictate, because, well, all biology is evolutionary).
*"Art" (put in quotes because you can pick your focus here, painting, sculpture, etc. Learn how to make stuff without any utilitarian directive. Explore through making.)

I assume this isnt your list of degrees that will get you a job. Degrees that you think are useful in life? Or bring job satisfaction? Having also worked as a college professor for awhile and having a wife who has been for 10 years I think the only degrees from that list I would agree on is Math, Biology and maybe to a lesser extent Art, simply because of the high level of happiness of people in that field despite generally not being paid well.

 

[NAOS]

I have two long time family friends that graduated with degrees in Geology. Neither could get a job, so they went back to school, majored in something else, graduated again, and found good jobs almost immediately.
But this was 20 years ago. Things may be different now.

I assume this isnt your list of degrees that will get you a job. Degrees that you think are useful in life? Or bring job satisfaction? Having also worked as a college professor for awhile and having a wife who has been for 10 years I think the only degrees from that list I would agree on is Math, Biology and maybe to a lesser extent Art, simply because of the high level of happiness of people in that field despite generally not being paid well.

Learning is a skill that should be cultivated for its own sake. We can all get better at learning as we learn. I happen to think that those subjects are particularly good because of the challenges they afford -- and I've seen each of them produce excellent students who do well in interdisciplinary and different professional environments. I don't value them because of the roadway they provide to money -- but if "earning money" becomes a focused objective of one these students, then they have an excellent shot at gaining the skills that they'll need to attain it.

 

[NAOS]

Also, bigb, your friends' experience 20 years ago isn't representative of the professional success of geology graduates at the time, let alone now.

 

[bigb]

Learning is a skill that should be cultivated for its own sake. We can all get better at learning as we learn. I happen to think that those subjects are particularly good because of the challenges they afford -- and I've seen each of them produce excellent students who do well in interdisciplinary and different professional environments. I don't value them because of the roadway they provide to money -- but if "earning money" becomes a focused objective of one these students, then they have an excellent shot at gaining the skills that they'll need to attain it.

Agreed

 

[bigb]

Also, bigb, your friends' experience 20 years ago isn't representative of the professional success of geology graduates at the time, let alone now.

I have no idea how picky they were with the job hunt in regards to what they applied for, etc. Just stated an experience that I know of. Obviously there are jobs to be had, including high paying jobs, in that field.

 

[Boris]

I work at Dannon in West Jordan. There are several open positions, including 3 Maintenance Mechanic positions. This job has a probationary pay of more than $23/hr for the first 720hrs worked and then goes to more than $27 with opportunities to advance and make more than $33/hr currently with union negotiated raises every year.

I'm posting this because we just lost another mechanic this week and Dannon seems to have a very hard time filling these positions. I expect to be working 60hr weeks for the next few months due to being short-handed. I really don't want to work that many hours, so I need Dannon to find Mechanics to hire.

Besides the pay the benefits are solidly above average.

If you're not a mechanic there are several Operator positions open as well. I think starting pay for those positions is more than $17/hr and within a year I believe you could move into a Production Operator position and make around $20-$22.

Must have a verifiable HS Diploma (they actually check) and be able to pass a pre-employment drug test.

PM me for details or go to their website https://somethingspecialinside.com/Index.aspx

We need help, and it's crazy because the pay and benefits are good. We should have a line going out the door with people wanting to work there.

Dang man that pay is awesome! I worked for years at a city power plant repairing reciprocating internal combustion engines an boilers an maintenance on emergency generators. Than I got in the property management side an even earnt some HVAC certifications. I retired two years ago an never made more then $16 a hour. Maybe I will drag my arthritic knuckles out of retirement an apply. I never dreamed of $33 per hour. With that I could buy my aging mother her last dying gift a Cadillac.

 

[Gameface]

Dang man that pay is awesome! I worked for years at a city power plant repairing reciprocating internal combustion engines an boilers an maintenance on emergency generators. Than I got in the property management side an even earnt some HVAC certifications. I retired two years ago an never made more then $16 a hour. Maybe I will drag my arthritic knuckles out of retirement an apply. I never dreamed of $33 per hour. With that I could buy my aging mother her last dying gift a Cadillac.

The pay is good. But the fact that there has been an open mechanic position for more than a year and we are losing mechanics faster than they can be replaced makes me wonder if we're not being underpaid. It is a challenging job. There is a lot of automated and interconnected equipment and systems. A lot to learn. I've been there three years and I'm still learning every day. This is not a job that anyone will be really good at in their first year. That said, it's not a repetitive job. I have no idea what I'll spend my day working on until it happens. You're working in a production environment and your job is to keep production going when there is any sort of breakdown, be it mechanical, materials, automation or simple user error. The majority of auto mechanics do not pass the pre-employment tests and don't get hired. This is a different sort of work than that.

I knew it was a shot in the dark, but I suppose there aren't going to be applicants generated from this thread. But maybe still, who knows?