re: Plant workers of the OT

if you've never stepped foot in a plant it will be very tough without process technology (ptec) or industrial technology. It's already pretty tough even with the degree.

Pretty sure brcc offers the fast track program for people with at least an associates degree. It's a 16 week program that is M-F 8-5 but when you finish you have the same ptec associate degree as the people who go through the full program. If I were you I'd bite the bullett and grind through the 16 weeks.

The hiring process is pretty tough. In most cases it will last 6+ months and cosist of multiple test and interviews.

I'm currently moving from a small plant to one of the giants. The hiring process was a year long with 2 test, 2 panel interviews (5 interviewers) and a physical fitness test.

Also if you have anything on your record other than minor traffic incidents you will have zero chance of getting hired.

These jobs are 100% worth all the bs you have to go through to get hired. You'll start out around 60-80k with and after 2 or 3 years you'll be between 100-150k. Im in my early twenties and my company matches over 10% 401k with a pension, a yearly bonus and stock options so when I reach retirement age I'll be stacked.

I'll be glad to answer any questions you have. I was in the same spot as you a couple years ago and had some people here that helped me out.

The interesting trend are plants/refineries moving away from strict Ptech only hiring.

I think they found it polluting the culture that had proven successful.

The last pool of ops that came in with Ptech degrees actually were capped. "We have enough candidates with Ptech degrees, let's look at ones that don't"

Interesting trend no doubt. Same thing happening where I work. We're a smaller plant, but they got on a ptech hire kick for a year or two. What I've noticed is that the young ptech guys come in thinking they've got shite figured out, but we end up having to not only teach them the process, we also have to teach them how to work. The ex mechanics, firefighters, scaffold builders, maintenance hands, etc. come in ready to work and end up leaving the ptech clowns in the dust.

That being said, I'm sure plenty of plants still value the ptech degree.

A lot of Ptechs think it is a real degree. Like they earned something instead of seeing it as companies just wanting an "educated" workforce.

1 of 3. The thought of 8 in a row is nauseating

Ouch, 2 of 2 here.

You got a small turnaround going on or something

Always something going on. Just happens to fall this way sometimes.

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Don't know how he doesn't it.

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Money!!!! Same reason Operators are Operators..

Yup. Him, Rooter, and Big Bob in the Lab all leaving on the same day They had the going away for them today.