wrustle
Titanium
- Joined
- Jun 8, 2006
- Location
- Massachusetts
For the first time since starting my business nearly 20 years ago, we have hired outside the family.
I interviewed and hired this gentlemen about two weeks ago and last week was his first full week (started 1-25-16).
For the better part of those two weeks, I have had sleepless nights, constant worry, and perhaps even a few small panic attacks!!
Our business has always been family owned, and family operated. It is at the point now where I need someone with considerable knowledge and leadership skills, coupled with a great work ethic to help take our shop to the next level, which in my estimation is close at hand, but not attainable with our current workforce.
I have been out on the floor a lot these past few months running machines, and spending long hours after the day is done working on sales (quoting).
I was nearing my break point for burn out, and have quite honestly never felt it before. I asked around locally for potential candidates, posted a want ad in a machinist forum, and likewise with a social media outlet.
Received a few responses, a couple of resumes, had one interview, and within a few days made my decision.
It's strange to be elated at finding someone with this mans knowledge, and at the same time fearful of letting him down,......should I not achieve the goals I have outlined in my mind...........for moving my company ahead.
Crosby Machine would like to extend a warm welcome to Mr. Mike Sears (pictured center) who has just joined our growing company on 1-25-16.
With over 30 years of manufacturing experience, a Navy veteran, and 8 years of lead man experience, Mike will be an integral part in the continued growth of our machining business with his strong work skills, and work ethics.
Welcome aboard Mike, we look forward to your experienced contributions in making our small business an ever expanding success!
Best Regards,
Russ
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Crosby Machine Company, Inc.
I interviewed and hired this gentlemen about two weeks ago and last week was his first full week (started 1-25-16).
For the better part of those two weeks, I have had sleepless nights, constant worry, and perhaps even a few small panic attacks!!
Our business has always been family owned, and family operated. It is at the point now where I need someone with considerable knowledge and leadership skills, coupled with a great work ethic to help take our shop to the next level, which in my estimation is close at hand, but not attainable with our current workforce.
I have been out on the floor a lot these past few months running machines, and spending long hours after the day is done working on sales (quoting).
I was nearing my break point for burn out, and have quite honestly never felt it before. I asked around locally for potential candidates, posted a want ad in a machinist forum, and likewise with a social media outlet.
Received a few responses, a couple of resumes, had one interview, and within a few days made my decision.
It's strange to be elated at finding someone with this mans knowledge, and at the same time fearful of letting him down,......should I not achieve the goals I have outlined in my mind...........for moving my company ahead.
Crosby Machine would like to extend a warm welcome to Mr. Mike Sears (pictured center) who has just joined our growing company on 1-25-16.
With over 30 years of manufacturing experience, a Navy veteran, and 8 years of lead man experience, Mike will be an integral part in the continued growth of our machining business with his strong work skills, and work ethics.
Welcome aboard Mike, we look forward to your experienced contributions in making our small business an ever expanding success!
Best Regards,
Russ
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Crosby Machine Company, Inc.
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to run the 3 machines. I'm probably off base as most places expect a guy to run multiple machines, but sometimes you just can't because the cycle is too short... I know a couple jobs ago I was the shop foreman, and it was made clear to me it was a "working foreman" type of job. Man I wish I had now been so naive at the time! If I had read between the lines I would have realized the job meant a tiny pay raise with about twice the work. Seriously, I was expected to run the shop (about 6-8 people at the time) AND continue my work which had been running/programming wire edm plus manual machines and then I added a cnc mill to my workload (program.setup.operate). Here is the kicker, if I spent more than an hour a day running the shop (ie 1 hour out of my day not charged to a job) I got questioned what was taking so long?! BTW, this was a job shop, no production at the time so it was busy and jobs were always changing, which meant tons of questions about poor prints (1/4-18 thread? did they mean 1/4-20 or 5/16-18??), material ordering, tooling, etc.
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