Job title: Entry level (or higher) model maker/machinistWhat you need: Motivation, tools, U.S. citizenshipWhat we provide: Coffee, soda, tea, water, training, opportunity. Moneystuff can be discussed in person, but our employees do get paid.What we do: ModelWerks is difficult to put a label on. I could say designand prototyping, and talk about wake boards, water skis, kayak paddles andother stuff. We design it, we make tooling to produce it. Sometimes we getto play with it. I could talk about wind tunnel models, and how we design and build thembefore going to the wind tunnel to help install them. I could talk about short-run production, cutting cores for moldedproducts. I could talk about stuff that would get me in trouble, so I won't.What we want: Someone who likes to do new things. We usually only dothings once, so something new is usually as close as the next part. Someonewho believes co-workers are on their side, ready and able to help or giveadvise as needed. Someone who understands that while making cool parts is,well, really cool and fun to do, everybody is in the shop working to helpgenerate profit. No profit=no money=no more jobs, and that sucks foreverybody. Someone who is able to be told a certain way to do things, andthen execute the instructions given. Someone who actually wants to show upto work every day and prove there's still somebody in the U.S. who can tradea day of work for a day of pay. Someone with an open mind and activeimagination.What we can do without: People afflicted with workalittlewalkalittleitis.People who are incapable of working as soon as they start talking. OK, onlyif they insist on talking during work time. People who bathe once every twoweeks, whether they need it or not. People who don't brush their teethbecause they pay the dentist to clean them twice a year. People who arealways borrowing lunch money from everybody because they blew theirs at thecasino/bar/arcade/whatever. People who are into white...

Charlie, you might consider posting this on RCM...if you haventalready--pretty sure there's a couple folks there that are in your area andwho might be interested...Gunner has a habit of re-posting theseanyways...so...===To all else....I should add that I've had the privelege and pleasure oftouring the place, and it is as Charlie says--certainly would be aninteresting and challenging place to work....Thinking about it myself......definately worth showering every thirteen daysinstead of fourteen !!!

Who Wants a Job?

Mar 12, 2005 43 Replies

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3t3d 21 years ago

Seriously, nobody wants to get into manufacturing, everyone seems to be convinced that it is a dead end career. Call it the WalMart syndrome. You know, the guys who set Chinese export policy. Your ultimate masters. I can't bring myself to add the needed smiley..... Pete

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David R. Birch 21 years ago

Wrong twice.

1) You didn't think. 2) Free market not directly related to short term labor supply.

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hamei 21 years ago

Amazing. How do you get David R out of John ? Or you are a relative, perhaps ?

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Kathy 21 years ago

LMAO

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