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<blockquote data-quote="Tony S" data-source="post: 482282" data-attributes="member: 20864"><p>Multi skilled?</p><p></p><p>I was an indentured apprentice electrician but started my time in the machine shop for a year. The companies reasoning being “if you don’t know how it works, you’ll struggle to fix it”.</p><p></p><p>Years later as shift maintenance engineer it paid off, my fitters would do minor electrical repairs while I was swinging on the spanners. With four plants to cover you did the job nearest to you.</p><p></p><p>The classic was a new manager asking the fitters why they were stood around when the plant was broken down.</p><p></p><p>“Waiting for a shaft to be machined.”</p><p></p><p>“Where’s the electrician?”</p><p></p><p>“Machining the shaft. He’s over there on the miller.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tony S, post: 482282, member: 20864"] Multi skilled? I was an indentured apprentice electrician but started my time in the machine shop for a year. The companies reasoning being “if you don’t know how it works, you’ll struggle to fix it”. Years later as shift maintenance engineer it paid off, my fitters would do minor electrical repairs while I was swinging on the spanners. With four plants to cover you did the job nearest to you. The classic was a new manager asking the fitters why they were stood around when the plant was broken down. “Waiting for a shaft to be machined.” “Where’s the electrician?” “Machining the shaft. He’s over there on the miller.” [/QUOTE]
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