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What if that shop builds race cars and trophy trucks? Are you okay with the part being replaced being of higher quality and finish than the original? What about
by mtreis86 10y ago
What if that shop builds race cars and trophy trucks? Are you okay with the part being replaced being of higher quality and finish than the original? What about some advanced alloy that would not have been financially do-able for a manufacturer to use?
When hiring someone with "fabrication skills" into a machine shop, you certainly don't expect them to order a part during the interview when you just asked them to make a part on the lathe. Which position are you interviewing for, machinist or administrator/purchasing?
- kragen 10y agoI'm going to hazard a guess that you don't have any manufacturing experience due to shibboleths: you said "fabrication" but you meant turning, not sheet-metal bending. Did I guess right? This is a common interview tactic: trying to figure out if someone belongs to a group known to have particular skills by their choice of words or similar.
- sokoloff 10y agoTurning parts on a lathe (and machining/milling) fit in my definition of "fabrication skills". (Mechanical engineer and a few hundred hours in the machine shop, but not a full-time machinist by any means.)