what pays your bills???

[i like rice]

Originally Posted by poisonivory

Looking to get more involved in the Supply Chain or Procurement department of a good company.

You're the first person I've ever seen, in person or on the internet, that wants to get into this field.

I manage/oversee the procurement team at a gauge/instrumentation company at the Lancaster, PA facility. We also have plants in Barcelona (Spain), Juarez (Mexico), and Taicang (China). We design & build instrument clusters, gauges, & fuel senders to companies like Harley Davidson, John Deere, CAT, Subaru, BMW/Mini, Case, Ingersoll Rand, AM General, and a bunch more.

A few pics of our facility (I took these on Friday).


This unit simulates fuel sloshing in a fuel tank, used to test accuracy and reliability to mimic how are units are used in the field (mines, farms, construction sites, etc).



Salt/fog chamber to test against corrosion; UV chamber to test paint fading on dials & pointers, or various platings on bezels.



Some of our products are designed to be environmentally sealed, so this chamber is used to test for dust/sand/moisture/etc



New production cell for an upcoming CAT cluster program, launching in 2 months



One of our SMT lines; we build about 80% of our own circuit assemblies, with the remaining 20% built in India and China.


Selective solder machine



automatic gauge line - this unit, with 2 associates, can do the same amount of work as 8 associates that do it manually



in-house molding operation


The area where Stewart Warner Performance gauges and accessories are built, about 200 feet from my office



Production cell where the 5" Harley tach-speedo gauges are built.

[07LX]

Recycling Assistant/Tech/Equipment Qperator and I work for my parents as well so between the 2 jobs about 40K a year.

[twastheglow]

Originally Posted by egmatt93

Acura

At least you don't work at a Hummer dealership, right?

[twastheglow]

Originally Posted by i like rice

You're the first person I've ever seen, in person or on the internet, that wants to get into this field.

I manage/oversee the procurement team at a gauge/instrumentation company at the Lancaster, PA facility. We also have plants in Barcelona (Spain), Juarez (Mexico), and Taicang (China). We design & build instrument clusters, gauges, & fuel senders to companies like Harley Davidson, John Deere, CAT, Subaru, BMW/Mini, Case, Ingersoll Rand, AM General, and a bunch more.

A few pics of our facility (I took these on Friday).


This unit simulates fuel sloshing in a fuel tank, used to test accuracy and reliability to mimic how are units are used in the field (mines, farms, construction sites, etc).



Salt/fog chamber to test against corrosion; UV chamber to test paint fading on dials & pointers, or various platings on bezels.



Some of our products are designed to be environmentally sealed, so this chamber is used to test for dust/sand/moisture/etc



New production cell for an upcoming CAT cluster program, launching in 2 months



One of our SMT lines; we build about 80% of our own circuit assemblies, with the remaining 20% built in India and China.


Selective solder machine



automatic gauge line - this unit, with 2 associates, can do the same amount of work as 8 associates that do it manually



in-house molding operation


The area where Stewart Warner Performance gauges and accessories are built, about 200 feet from my office



Production cell where the 5" Harley tach-speedo gauges are built.

If I worked at a place like that, I would push the **** out of all those buttons!

[pinacup7]

Tech at Lexus. 65k at the minimum, at the rate were going now 93k for the year depending on the hours.

[arkadyzv]

IT

Total this year should be about 53-55k ish, depending on bonuses.

No college degree, no certifications, gotta love the computer field. Otherwise I'd still be in school and utterly poor.

[ITSTOCK]

(high end) Residential Electrical Contractor.

It's art to me! (even though it's boring to you!)







My salary is what I make it.

[i like rice]

Originally Posted by twastheglow

If I worked at a place like that, I would push the **** out of all those buttons!

It's all fun and games until you lose a finger or limb!

especially on a 100 ton Minster

[mrchariybrown]

that looks fun. how much to ride?

[twastheglow]

Originally Posted by i like rice

It's all fun and games until you lose a finger or limb!

especially on a 100 ton Minster

That's probably the only box I wouldn't want my dick to end up in.

[ASIAN JUL]

I go to school and I work 25 hours a week, and make a decent hourly but I don't make anywhere near 90% of the people on this thread so far. I work as a secretary/receptionist at a company I can't disclose what kind of company though.

[sherwood]

im a service engineer for ABB turbochargers. I build,repair,and service diesel turbo's for boats and heavy machinery. I get to travel all over and have a blast doing it. i make 45k a year and thats before overtime. this year im on track to make about 60 to 65k. and its my first year. no college degree.

[OMGz Turbo]

Originally Posted by ITSTOCK

(high end) Residential Electrical Contractor.

It's art to me!

Steve great looking work man. If anyone else has ever done HVAC work, you should know when someone takes there time to do the electric the right way it looks SO MUCH BETTER.

Few pics from a job in philly. 1' of concrete wall, followed by 8" off lumber...UGH! not a fun day had the big dog Hilte hammer drill..thing weighed like 60lbs if not more.







ha my boss in the crawl space.

[howielong]

Originally Posted by ITSTOCK

(high end) Residential Electrical Contractor.

It's art to me!




My salary is what I make it.

Damn that is one clean panel, not that much electric though for a normal size house.


Electrician Apprentice / HVAC Technician

Not making enough

[blewby u]

Originally Posted by DPancoast

Assistant to the production floor supervisor at a chocolate factory... $25k/year before taxes lol

ashers?

[kunt_masha]

theres some ballers in this thread...

[poolmike]

Originally Posted by ITSTOCK

(high end) Residential Electrical Contractor.

It's art to me! (even though it's boring to you!)




My salary is what I make it.

Needs more power in the garage.....I'm just sayin'. Clean work there 'Stocky.

[WCblkTC]

Bartender $300 - $400 + a night

[ITSTOCK]

It's a 100 amp sub panel for a little addition (that includes a 3 car garage). And thanks for the comments! Here is the main panel ($800,000 in additions and renovations and the homeowners (really nice people at least) couldn't spend $3000 more for a 400amp upgrade!!! THAT upsets me!) I wish I had a "before" of the mess of a 100amp panel that was there...



There is also another sub-panel now next to the 200amp main panel.

[JSpecV03]

i work for WARG (Wendys Arbys Restaurant Group) as multi-store management. making like 35-40k depending on bonuses.
trying to get into something differant though, sales, marketing, something like that. im tired of restaurants.
the guys that posted pics of hvac/electrical, the work looks good. i used to frame houses back in the day. loved every minute of it.