Warehouse Laborer
Clearfield, Utah, United States
My first ever "real job" was as a stacker for our Tube Mill. I would work with another stacker who stood across from me, and we would lift and place hundreds of pounds of steel into a bin, or hexagonal pattern. I was often commended for my hard work, and my determined attitude. I then became the trainer of each Stacker that joined our small team.After a month and a half of stacking, I was then trained to work at the back of the machine, where I would manage, record, inspect, and weld steel coils. This position was called "entry" because the steel was entering the machine. This position required great multitasking, the technical skill of welding, and a diligent focus on several variables at any given time. Similar to my time as a Stacker, I became the trainer of this position.I was then moved forward to be our teams quality inspector, and logistics administrator. I was charged with routinely checking the parts for defects, and using several calibration tools to insure that we were producing parts that were within the specifications of our engineers. I would communicate with our equipment operators to maintain our production to meet the scheduled expectations of the company, and would manage the "changeover" section, where we would switch out our tooling to produce a different kind of tube. Simminar to the positions before, I became the trainer of this position also.Overall, what I learned in my time working on the Tube Mill was just how important work ethic can be. We had several team members come and go. The ones that couldn't handle the pressure of the machine and enviorment were the ones that were not willing to push themselves. However, our team did finally come together, and though we operated as a skeleton crew for the most part, we still produced to our scheduled expectations each and every night; all while no member of our team sustained injury.