Colin
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Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
colin, get me a job
it's probably serco who clean the toilets mate
if it gets me £50k a year i'll do it
Not sure what the stewards are on.
Ops are about 65 basic. Bit of OT and bonus possible 80kpa
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IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
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do you need an experienced shot blaster?
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WukaChop
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Registered: 9th Apr 13
Location: Birmingham
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I work at a co-op in West Bromwich, I don't like it, but it keeps the car on the road. Just.
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Aaron
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Registered: 9th Aug 04
Location: Cottingham, East Riding
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IT Support. I with with cunts, for cunts. It has it's good and bad points, like pretty much every job.
[Edited on 11-06-2013 by Aaron]
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Mattb
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Registered: 2nd Feb 03
Location: Under your sisters bed
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I work as a Technician for an Audi dealer..
It has its ups and its downs, but its certainly something i dont intend on doing past the age of 35. The moneys not great for what has become a job that requires a great deal of skill and knowledge. The role in the past year has become heavilly focused on customer service and 'return to workshop' ie, if a car comes in, its not expected to come back in for any reason in the near future. Thats for any reason, including a car being booked in for an issue, diagnosing it for X part and getting it sorted that day - takes alot of pre planning to speculativly order parts etc or provide the customer with a car so we can keep theirs if the parts not in stock.. plus all the other reasons a car may come back (preventing shit workmanship etc)
Its long.. jobs can become rather annoying, especially the bizzare problems that make no sense and have you going round in circles, leaves you hating the job
I tend to be given the bigger stuff and stuff they dont want going wrong.. ie i have an R8 on my ramp in pieces awaiting a clutch for the Rtronic at the moment.. but its the stuff i enjoy stuff like that, and engine / gearbox rebuilds.
To be honest, we dont seem to see many youngsters comming through for apprenticships and are struggling to find decent techs to work to the standard required these days (could be the pay and hours tbh)
I feel into the trap of liking cars, then deciding to make a career of it! 
Some random work pics...
R8 engine replacement / investigation
02 plate S8 Various crap - was quicker to remove the engine to do all the work
A3 engine replacement after timing chain tensioner failure.... fun xmas...
Another R8 - manual clutch replacement
A5 cab - bottom end rebuild with modified pistons and rods - excessive oil consumption..
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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ooooooo what was up with the S8? More to the point what is up with my S8 
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mattk
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I Work at MK Heating, as a plumber, heating engineer, surveyor, sales executive, customer service manager, accountant, fleet manager, head of recycling...
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Mattb
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Originally posted by mattk
ooooooo what was up with the S8? More to the point what is up with my S8
Fucked gearbox, oil leak from the rear main, oil leak from cam covers and cam chain tensioner gaskets.. timing belt replacement. Catalytic convertor... Thats off the top of my head.. im sure there was more, it was over a year ago i did that lot..
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mattk
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fucking hells teeth, bet that was a bill and a half
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CorsAsh
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Registered: 19th Apr 02
Location: Munich
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I design stuff that Mattb has to later fix.
I love it, most of the time.
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FlaFFy_91
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Registered: 30th Sep 08
Location: Formby, Merseyside
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Originally posted by Mattb
To be honest, we dont seem to see many youngsters comming through for apprenticships and are struggling to find decent techs to work to the standard required these days (could be the pay and hours tbh)
I feel into the trap of liking cars, then deciding to make a career of it!
I did the exact same thing
Now give me a job.
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Rob B
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Registered: 8th Jan 04
Location: Area Motorsport Drives: Race EP3
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Head Data Engineer for a Uk and European Race Team.
Own my own company retailing and preparing race cars.
Stress.
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CorsAsh
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You've done really well for yourself Rob.
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James
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Registered: 1st Jun 02
Location: Surrey
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Energy Trading Consultant for a software vendor.
Job is good, company is shit. Leaving within the next week 
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Tom
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Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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Architectural technician.
More or less the middle man between an architect and a building site.
My girlfriends cousin graduated from an architectural technician degree recently and he's struggled badly to get a job in that field (applied all over the country, done free work for local people etc). Seems a difficult industry to get into.
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johnny86
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Registered: 15th Feb 10
Location: in a bus stop.
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Scaffolder on a scaffolder firm, hours are long, days get wet but I f**king love it!
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.Matt
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Registered: 28th Jan 09
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I work for a company Called GForces in Bearsted, Maidstone.
We make automotive websites/software suites for company's,
Just took on Vauxhall as a Client , building their stuff atm.
I just applied and got the job. No major experience in Web Dev only College stuff and Personal experience, im happy with the pay for my experience level, and couldnt ask for a better working enviroment.
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mantamark
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Registered: 19th Jun 06
Location: Northumberland
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Originally posted by Kyle T
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Originally posted by mantamark
Air emissions testing. Basically testing the crap coming out of massive chimneys
You could do MOT's on Impreza's with that skillset
On a serious note, ever done power stations? We spend millions trying to reduce the nasty stuff that comes out of our chimney.
Aye, ferrybridge, cockenzie, few others.
Old coal fired stations are always dirty, will always get high pm results. Depends what you are getting high results in though, alot comes down to temperatures and can be as simple as the coal itself.
If you have bag filters, the coal can be milled to finley and actually cut the bag filters. Precips are good, aslong as looked after.
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Kyle T
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Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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Originally posted by mantamark
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Originally posted by Kyle T
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Originally posted by mantamark
Air emissions testing. Basically testing the crap coming out of massive chimneys
You could do MOT's on Impreza's with that skillset
On a serious note, ever done power stations? We spend millions trying to reduce the nasty stuff that comes out of our chimney.
Aye, ferrybridge, cockenzie, few others.
Old coal fired stations are always dirty, will always get high pm results. Depends what you are getting high results in though, alot comes down to temperatures and can be as simple as the coal itself.
If you have bag filters, the coal can be milled to finley and actually cut the bag filters. Precips are good, aslong as looked after.
Aye it's a fascinating topic tbh
I work at Drax, currently looking at converting to Biomass so we're taking it pretty seriously. Trialled all sorts of coals though over the years and spent a fair whack on an FGD project some years ago.
Lotus Elise 111R
Impreza WRX STi
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mantamark
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Registered: 19th Jun 06
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I can imagine. Biomass, woodchip?
We've moved into a new sector too, bioaerosols, theres a new market, companies getting green waste, food waste, meat waste, heating it and composting it over a short time. But this can create some nasties, living bacterial emissions, its pretty crazy how its done, basically keeping everything sanitised, take a sample over 30mins, collect it then keep it at a low enough temp to stop it breeding, but not low enough to kill it.
Drax rings a bell, i think we may have do e something in the past? Possibly on the Environment Agency contract?
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Space Cadet
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Registered: 16th Oct 09
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I'm a Computer Analyst for Fujitsu 
Basically, in a less bigged up job title, I work on a help desk providing first line IT support for Mercedes Benz UK
[Edited on 12-06-2013 by Space Cadet]
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Rob E
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Registered: 1st Jan 06
Location: Madeley, Stafford....I want to live back in Wales!
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Originally posted by CorsAsh
I design stuff that Mattb has to later fix.
I love it, most of the time.
Are you doing any of the AU736 stuff?
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mantamark
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Registered: 19th Jun 06
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Anyone with any air emissions, noise or water testing, let me know. I can do some on the side work and fiddle numbers if needs be / good bribe
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Primey86
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Registered: 20th May 12
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
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Shot Blaster, small shot blasting & powder coaters.
Sometimes Love, Most times hate it! lol.
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Edges 58
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Registered: 30th Mar 10
Location: Nottingham
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Originally posted by Mattb
To be honest, we dont seem to see many youngsters comming through for apprenticships and are struggling to find decent techs to work to the standard required these days (could be the pay and hours tbh)
I feel into the trap of liking cars, then deciding to make a career of it!
Get me a job!! The sorta job I wanna do but can I fuck find anywhere to work like that!
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