Returned to work - Unretired

[Matt-Aburg]

I recently stopped working at the Marina because of an ongoing dispute and complete lack of hours. I still am open to subcontracting, but for now my main stay is to work a few years and change my financial outlook. I got hired as a Injection Mold Designer at a small shop in Lakeshore - Tecumseh Ontario. There I design with Siemens NX 11.0 , same software as I have been using for over 12 years now. Money is exactly what I asked for, and there was no HR games, a two hour interview with the owner and the Program Manager, and I am in. He did try to get me down 2$ , promising an evaluation after 3 months, I said nope, and got my ask off the bat. The wage is competitive for this region. and also , with only 3 -4 years to go, this is not a training role. I am now full fledged into the thick of it at 3 weeks...

I am including some pictures of the shop. I will not name it for it will get linked all over the internet.

 

[PeterT]

Hope everything goes smooth. You have been through a lot. Best of luck!

 

[trevj]

Looks like a pretty nice workplace, nice mix of old-school, and new.

Hope the folks you are working with and for, prove out to be really decent to be around!

 

[Susquatch]

I got hired as a Injection Mold Designer at a small shop in Lakeshore - Tecumseh Ontario.

Glad to see you land on your feet.

My daughter got hired earlier this year at a similar shop. She has been spending all her time troubleshooting problems they couldn't fix. She loves it.

 

[Matt-Aburg]

Update.. I got an offer from a shop that produces facias for cars,, also IP's (instrument panels) these tools can with up to 50 tons. I will be doing surfacing using NX and also helping to train the next generation to take the company for another 30 years.. they just past 60 years... Again, i wont directly name them but the are a family run business, and the last name is Binder.

 

[PeterT]

Good for you, best of luck

 

[Raygers]

Congratulations on your return to work, the Windsor area still has quite a few mould making shops. Our shop in Chatham was a builder of metal stamping dies and we along with many other shops closed down due to overseas competition.

 

[whydontu]

Congrats!

 

[Dan Dubeau]

Congrats. I used to design and build a lot of checking fixtures for IP panels. Mostly frames, and sub assemblies. A couple finished assembly full attribute gauges way back when, but scanners took all that stuff away, and that those turned to just holding fixtures (then it all disappeared...). As you know, waaaaay more data much faster with scanners than templates and feeler gauges. Fun stuff, a lot of flips and slides. I miss those days.

 

[140mower]

Again, i wont directly name them but the are a family run business, and the last name is Binder.

Wouldn't be corn binder would it?
Those old Internationals could definitely use a little sprucing up. 🙄 😉