Production Line Worker
I picked this tough role up to make some money over the summer before my sophomore year. Little did I know, the job would be harder than I thought it would be. Die casting is a metal casting that involves turning aluminum into its molten state and then molding it into parts by using high-pressure machines. In this role, I had to learn to run a diecast machine by myself, and potentially fix the machine if there was a small issue. After the machine molds the parts, they get sent down a production line where I had to operate a press to ensure that it was the correct shape. It was loud, hot, and humid in the factory and the metal parts always seemed to give me a burn. However, those days in the factory taught me very good lessons such as having to wake up early to be working by 7 and making sure that my products were up to the top quality. Lastly this job taught me to enjoy the parts outside of work way more than I had been.