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re: I&E Job Options
Posted on 5/20/25 at 8:50 pm to milkman69
Posted on 5/20/25 at 8:50 pm to milkman69
I worked for ISC for 18 years. They treated me very well. I would recommend you start with a contractor to build your skill set and see where that takes you. A lot of plants use techs from these contractors to work along side of their techs. But don’t think you’re going to start in a tech position without doing the schoolwork and get ready to pull wire and run cable tray lol. Also, they will get you started in ABC school and allow you to leave early on the days you have school. I believe MMR does also.
This post was edited on 5/20/25 at 8:55 pm
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Posted on 5/20/25 at 8:51 pm to milkman69
When you’re about done with your degree apply at the local plants for full time ice and operator jobs. My plant had been looking more at ice graduates for both those jobs. Get in a plant and you can apply for instrument day jobs when they come open and you’ll have a leg up
Good choice and good luck!
Good choice and good luck!
This post was edited on 5/20/25 at 8:54 pm
Posted on 5/20/25 at 9:00 pm to Penrod
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My advice, as an electrical engineer who had long specialties in automation, instrumentation and power distribution, is find work with a small company - the smaller the better. At big companies, like MMR, you can easily get two years of experience five times, and then you’re ten years down the road and not very skilled.
I completely agree with this and spent almost 10 years with MMR in a project management role
Smaller companies are the way to go to showcase your skills if you're an aspiring tech
Posted on 5/20/25 at 9:07 pm to milkman69
Isn't joining the union and get hands on training classes considered better than Sowela or ABC?
Posted on 5/20/25 at 9:11 pm to Powerman
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by Powerman
Checks out
Posted on 5/20/25 at 9:14 pm to milkman69
If you want to be a top tier, in demand technician, your education just started but it’s never going to end. If you are committed to that, you can make a lot of money and have a rewarding career. You will never be out of work and will be in demand. For every one technician committed to being the best, there are 100 that aren’t. Most people aren’t interested in putting in the work. If you are the 1 out of 100, it’ll get noticed but it might take a while.
I use techs from some of the service companies and I know they are always trying to get and keep good people. I had some work that ran over a couple of months and they were constantly swapping out folks because they couldn’t find/keep them.
Download a book called “Lessons in Industrial Instrumentation” it’s free and it’s 3300 pages long. Read it, learn it, know it. If you do that, you can write your own ticket.
Dont be scared to go out of state to get your “experience”. Get in a maintenance job as fast as you can. That’s where you learn the valuable stuff.
I use techs from some of the service companies and I know they are always trying to get and keep good people. I had some work that ran over a couple of months and they were constantly swapping out folks because they couldn’t find/keep them.
Download a book called “Lessons in Industrial Instrumentation” it’s free and it’s 3300 pages long. Read it, learn it, know it. If you do that, you can write your own ticket.
Dont be scared to go out of state to get your “experience”. Get in a maintenance job as fast as you can. That’s where you learn the valuable stuff.
Posted on 5/20/25 at 9:21 pm to fallguy_1978
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Checks out
It's actually from the music group Powerman 5000 which I ironically never really listened to
I think they had a song on the Tony Hawk pro skater sound track back in the day and that's the only reason I knew of them
Posted on 5/20/25 at 10:41 pm to Powerman
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spent almost 10 years with MMR in a project management role
Damn, where all you worked at? Who’d you go work for after?
Posted on 5/20/25 at 10:58 pm to milkman69
Where do you live?
Posted on 5/20/25 at 11:06 pm to Penrod
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My advice, as an electrical engineer who had long specialties in automation, instrumentation and power distribution, is find work with a small company - the smaller the better. At big companies, like MMR, you can easily get two years of experience five times, and then you’re ten years down the road and not very skilled. The tough thing about finding work with small companies is that they are not generally the ones that your trade school placement office will have the relationships with. But if you have the gumption to work the phones, I advise you try to find a small startup and grow with them. You will have to do a lot of things and your training will be broad and varied. I love your career choice, BTW
Great advice here. You will learn so much more working for a small automation company than somewhere like mmr.
Posted on 5/20/25 at 11:26 pm to notiger1997
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A T&M (Time and Money)
Posted on 5/21/25 at 6:48 am to Penrod
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At big companies, like MMR, you can easily get two years of experience five times, and then you’re ten years down the road and not very skilled.
You also described a lot of entry level IT jobs
Posted on 5/21/25 at 7:25 am to milkman69
I did I&E at Sowela. Don’t regret it one bit
Posted on 5/21/25 at 7:25 am to milkman69
Learn PLC programming and VFD’s!
Posted on 5/21/25 at 8:35 am to diat150
Currently about 25 minutes east of lake Charles
Posted on 5/21/25 at 8:36 am to SulphursFinest
Awesome to hear! If you don’t mind had you started at a contractor coming straight out if school?
Posted on 5/21/25 at 8:56 am to milkman69
Yes I did. I’ve now been permanent with a plant for the last 6 years.
ISC and Triad offer internships while in school at some plants, and also spots where you work directly with the instrument shop after graduation. Get on with one of those and you’re golden
ISC and Triad offer internships while in school at some plants, and also spots where you work directly with the instrument shop after graduation. Get on with one of those and you’re golden
Posted on 5/21/25 at 9:22 am to SulphursFinest
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Yes I did. I’ve now been permanent with a plant for the last 6 years.
ISC and Triad offer internships while in school at some plants, and also spots where you work directly with the instrument shop after graduation. Get on with one of those and you’re golden
just wondering, you dont have to answer, but what kind of hours and what kind of salary are guys making in the plants these days?
Posted on 5/21/25 at 9:24 am to diat150
4/10s.
We had a bit of OT at the beginning of the year so I’ll probably finish around $160k. Base pay is $120kish
We had a bit of OT at the beginning of the year so I’ll probably finish around $160k. Base pay is $120kish
Posted on 5/21/25 at 9:25 am to diat150
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what kind of hours
A lot
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kind of salary are guys making in the plants these days?
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