I'M SURE MOST EVERYONE OUT THERE FEELS UNDERPAID...
I HAVE BEEN WORKIN W/ & AROUND CNC MACHINES SINCE I WAS 12 YEARS OLD. ( MY FATHER OWNS A SHOP )
I AM IN CHARGE OF :
PROCESSING ORDERS ( P.O.'S )
ORDERING MAT'L / CASTINGS
ORDERING TOOLS & SUPPLIES ( SHOP , OFFICE , ALL OF IT )
SCHEDULE
SHIPPING ( OUTGOING & REC. ) - ( PAPERWORK , FORKLIFT , ETC. )
PRINTING OUT OPERATION SHEETS FOR EVERY JOB
INSPECTION - ( FLOOR , IN OFFICE , FINALS , ETC. )
& WHEN THERE'S A PROBLEM ... I JUST ADJUST OFFSETS MYSELF IF THE OPERATOR IS IGNORANT IN THAT AREA... OR WORK W/ THE OPERATOR ON LOADING PARTS INTO A FIXTURE THE CORRECT WAY..
I LOG EVERY SINGLE BIT OF INFORMATION THAT NEEDS TO BE LOGGED...
( REC. REPORTS , P.O.'S , TOOLS , ETC. ETC. )
I HELP OUT W/ SET-UPS , FIXTURING , PROGRAMMING , ETC.
I BASICALLY DO THE JOB OF ABOUT 3 or 4 EMPLOYEES...
I DON'T THINK THAT OUR SHOP IS TOO SMALL EITHER...
ABOUT 25 EMPLOYEES ... & 2 SHIFTS!!!
SO... MY QUESTION IS ...
TO ALL OF YOU EMPLOYERS OUT THERE... OR ANYONE IN MY SHOES ...
WHAT IS MY POSITION "GO TO GUY" WORTH???
BECAUSE I FEEL THAT I'M WAY UNDERPAID...
OH DID I MENTION THAT BEFORE I STARTED BACK HERE GOIN ON 2 YEARS AGO... THEY STILL DID EVERYTHING W/ PEN & SPIRAL NOTEBOOK...
SINCE THEN I HAVE DEVISED A METHOD TO KEEP TRACK OF !!EVERYTHING!! INCLUDING OUR OVER 3,000 PARTS IN OUR SYSTEM...
LASTLY .... I'M NOT TRYING TO COME ACROSS AS CONCEITED... JUST NEEDED TO EXPLAIN THAT I DO MOST OF THE DUTIES... EXCLUDING QUOTE JOBS , DO PAYROLL , PAY BILLS , & PUSH THE GREEN BUTTON... ( WHICH I DO SOMETIMES )
THANKS FOR ANY FEEDBACK,
UNDERPAID IN TEXAS