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Oct. 29, 2011 2:50 p.m. 92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork

Zomby woof wrote:

92CelicaHalfTrac wrote:

You're not making my current career path look good, Keith.

You don't know what they're paying

About 10 years ago, I was courted by a well known shop that does exactly the same thing. In the end, they were paying a little better than half what I was making in industry. It has since been my experience that pay for jobs like this don't always reflect the skills of the individual. Hopefully that's changing.

Don't really care, to be quite honest. I loathe my current job with every fiber of my being, and loved every second i spent out in Colorado, let alone the time i spent at FM back in July. If i could scrape by, then that's plenty just to be able to live there.

That said, i don't really have the welding/fab skills necessary for this job i think.
Oct. 29, 2011 2:51 p.m. 92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork

peter wrote:

Keith,

You might want to cross-reference any applications from the GRM crowd with this thread :)

HAHAH!!!!

Well played, sir!
Oct. 29, 2011 3:08 p.m. DrBoost SuperDork

92CelicaHalfTrac wrote:

That said, i don't really have the welding/fab skills necessary for this job i think.

^^ This
I've fabbed stuff up, but it's always been with anything but the proper tools. How much prior fab experience and training are you looking for?
Oct. 29, 2011 4:28 p.m. Keith SuperDork

Not that much fabrication, actually. We try to make our parts as "production" as possible, so most of it is bolt-on instead of weld/grind/modify. The biggest fabrication job is usually altering the chassis for the V8 install - and in that case, the reinforcement plates are already laser-cut and ready to weld in. Once in a while we'll need to do somethig a bit more one-off like a skid plate, but thats the exception rather than the rule. You do need to know how to use a MIG welder of course.
Oct. 29, 2011 6:45 p.m. DrBoost SuperDork

Keith, you really have me thinking about this. CO would be one of my top pics for a place to live. My wife and I are reluctant to relocate the little boosts since the grandparents are here but man, to make an already sweet car even sweeter, AND get paid!?!?
Oct. 29, 2011 9:39 p.m. Jeff Dork

I am not a mechanic. But if Flyin' Miata was looking for a chemist, I'd probably drop everything and fly out for an interview. It's a beautiful part of the country. And you've seen Keith's posts, that is a happy man. Yes, he's got a damn sexy wife (sorry Keith, but she is hot) and he seems like a good guy. But part of all that happiness is that he's got a job that doesn't suck the life out of him.

If anyone hears of a winery/brewery/distillery that needs a chemist, let me know. I'd be gone.
Oct. 30, 2011 3:53 a.m. Luke SuperDork

SVreX wrote:

Good grief.

I think we all owe Keith an apology for the vastness of the lack of help this thread is offering him.

A phone number is provided for anyone seriously interested. This being a public forum, and us all being e-friends, I think the banter is to be expected.

So if Flyin' Miata ever needs a Biologist, I'm your guy .
Oct. 30, 2011 6:27 a.m. mr2peak Reader

Zomby woof wrote:

92CelicaHalfTrac wrote:

You're not making my current career path look good, Keith.

You don't know what they're paying

One of my friends just switched jobs and is now working at a dealership. After 6 months of building/maintaining modified cars he realized the bills were hard to pay, not always as lucrative as maintaining a large fleet of $30K+ cars :/

That said, enjoying life is the whole reason to live it.
Oct. 30, 2011 1:49 p.m. The_Jed Reader

I have tons of professional shop experience; about 4 years in a diesel shop and about 4.5 years in a "Job" machine shop.
Oct. 30, 2011 4:44 p.m. Keith SuperDork

As Luke noted, applications should be made via phone. If you send me one via email, I'll pass it along (you know who you are). We're unlike to hire anyone via a forum post, so keep on with the jokes.

Is it the highest paying job in the world? No, of course not. Is it the worst paying job in the world? No. The best thing about it is that it is not flat rate, we expect you to take as long as it takes to do the job right. And you're not stuck doing nasty jobs. Cars that come to us are loved and not neglected junk, which makes life sooooooo much easier when you're wrenching.

Two of the cars in the shop right now are going to Alaska and Ontario when they're done, so we need someone who can do the sort of work that 1) will not come back and 2) is worth shipping a car thousands of miles for. Bill, the owner of FM, is a mechanic himself so he understands what it takes to make that part of the business work and the challenges a mechanic faces day to day. It's not like you're working for someone who is clueless.

Could you make more money busting your butt doing flat rate assembly line work servicing a fleet? Probably. Will you be more likely to dread going to work in the morning? Probably.
Oct. 31, 2011 6:35 p.m. Maroon92 SuperDork

http://hooniverse.com/2011/10/31/flyin-miata-is-lookin-for-someone-who-wants-to-be...

I sent this to my "editor". I hope that's alright.
Oct. 31, 2011 10:29 p.m. CarKid1989 Dork

call me in two years when i officially get the piece of paper that says i can proficiently turn a wrench.

im sad i dont quite fit the bill....would be a sweet job.

honestly i am bummed right now
Oct. 31, 2011 11:57 p.m. Keith SuperDork

Maroon92 wrote:

http://hooniverse.com/2011/10/31/flyin-miata-is-lookin-for-someone-who-wants-to-be...

I sent this to my "editor". I hope that's alright.

Thanks! The more people hear about this, the more likely we are to find someone who's a good fit.

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