Bryan1 wrote:Thought I'd bring us this old thread to tell the tales of my casual work life with a labourhire company. Well the company is MK2 based in Adelaide. I have been working for them for over 2 years and every assignment I was given the report was good. Got asked if I wanted to nightshift at Target in the Marion complex and what a week it was. Did from Sunday night thru to Thursday night and found this Irish TA had done a deal with the project manager to get rid of 3 of us. What was said about me this irishman has said Bryan is too old to push the cart so he should be sacked. I did ask the project manger and he did confirm it and I said this is a blatant case of age discrimination. So I lodged a complaint with MK2 and found a full week out of work. Now on Fiday I got a call go work with BMD again for their project. Worked with them for 3 projects now and still no permanent.
Got a call from Hays do I want to do a 2 day shutdown at Hellgrove $50 an hour, hell on 2 night shifts could make more than a week at work. But the BMD again is too inciting for a few weeks work.
Cheers Bryan
Lowie wrote:I'm a fitter and turner (toolmaker qual'd too). I know a few business owners (mates of mine) in the big smoke (northern suburbs) looking for tradies like you mate. They don't give a shit how old you are either. PM me if you need a hand mate. :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Bryan1 wrote:G'day Guy's,
Well the first week of this new job is over and I have another week at Murray Bridge then I start at their other plant near the river. Got the roster for the next 6 weeks where times vary from 7 am to 12 pm for arvo shift. Made my first tig welding product where the cheese makers can put the cheese in the plastic bag without getting cheese on the plastic bag. Well in the process room it went down like a ton of bricks where the operators said why this change as it will make it slower and refuse to use it. O'well this project was my first one where argon was directed at the weld so purging could happen so the internal weld is done. Now one tip I got with tig welding is use the shroud on the item and at 30 degrees just walk and wobble to make the weld. By using 30 degrees if there are any crap it will get blown out so the weld is done pure. I did try it this way and got blown away how easy it was. So if guys have a tig try this method out and look at the difference.
There is one more opening for a job for a fitter/Machinist/Tig Welder who want a job and can fit in to this laid back job where banter is the go but when the shit hits fan we fix it. So Lowie I am looking at you if you want a drive up the hill and a 70K wage being a casual as none of us will accept the permanent offer.
Cheers Bryan
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