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What schooling for plant operator job?
Posted on 4/24/18 at 10:19 am
Posted on 4/24/18 at 10:19 am
What schooling do you have to have to get one of these operator jobs? I am guessing a college degree? What else would be needed?
I have a BA degree so I am wondering what I could do int the plants with this level of education?
I am a teacher and of course I dont make a lot of money.I really love my job and I am at a great school but, my wife and I are fostering to adopt three children and my wife, who is also a teacher, would love to stay home and raise the kids. I work part time with a welding shop I worked at in college, programming their controlled automation machines so I was wondering what kind of operator job I could possibly get and would any of my prior knowledge even help me out?
Are there college courses I could take to learn different operating systems and valves etc that an operator job would need to know?
I have a BA degree so I am wondering what I could do int the plants with this level of education?
I am a teacher and of course I dont make a lot of money.I really love my job and I am at a great school but, my wife and I are fostering to adopt three children and my wife, who is also a teacher, would love to stay home and raise the kids. I work part time with a welding shop I worked at in college, programming their controlled automation machines so I was wondering what kind of operator job I could possibly get and would any of my prior knowledge even help me out?
Are there college courses I could take to learn different operating systems and valves etc that an operator job would need to know?
This post was edited on 4/24/18 at 10:35 am
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Posted on 4/24/18 at 10:20 am to WHS
A GED will do
Posted on 4/24/18 at 10:21 am to WHS
PhD from MIT would be great
Posted on 4/24/18 at 10:22 am to WHS
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my wife and I are fostering to adopt three children and my wife
operator life is not for you baw. Operators are required by law to spend their cash on trash like trucks, and boats, nd ATVs, not children and a wife
Posted on 4/24/18 at 10:23 am to Paul Allen
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spin off thread: plant operator job
PhD from MIT would be great
haha I bet!
Posted on 4/24/18 at 10:23 am to WHS
Sign up for night classes at the School of Hard Knocks.
Only prerequisite is a thorough knuckle check. Also will have some electives in signing hot work permits.
Only prerequisite is a thorough knuckle check. Also will have some electives in signing hot work permits.
Posted on 4/24/18 at 10:24 am to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
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operator life is not for you baw. Operators are required by law to spend their cash on trash like trucks, and boats, nd ATVs, not children and a wife
Well my family and I race dirtbikes so I already spend my teacher salary on trucks, campers and I just bought a 2018 dirtbike so lol by your definition I already do that. Our oldest two both have their own PW50's :)
Posted on 4/24/18 at 10:25 am to WHS
Did you learn powerstroke performance specs with that BA? What about the correct hair follicle detail on a rubber nutsack? If not, then you're woefully underqualified.
Posted on 4/24/18 at 10:26 am to WHS
PTECH degree for operator, sounds like you would like instrumentation better, most community colleges in S. La and Tx have programs for both.
Posted on 4/24/18 at 10:26 am to WildManGoose
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Did you learn powerstroke performance specs with that BA?
Plant operators get the OT really going. I love it.
Posted on 4/24/18 at 10:27 am to WHS
Get a job in a big fab shop doing automation/training since you can teach
Posted on 4/24/18 at 10:27 am to LSUEnvy
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PTECH degree for operator, sounds like you would like instrumentation better, most community colleges in S. La and Tx have programs for both.
thanks, I will check that out.
Posted on 4/24/18 at 10:28 am to eng08
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Get a job in a big fab shop doing automation/training since you can teach
How much would a job like this pay? I really enjoy teaching and working with young adults.
Posted on 4/24/18 at 10:29 am to WildManGoose
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Did you learn powerstroke performance specs with that BA?
Nah I drive a Tundra because I actually want my truck to last me.
Posted on 4/24/18 at 10:30 am to WHS
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I am guessing a college degree?
Nope, but could be a plus.
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BA degree so I am wondering what I could do int the plants with this level of education?
Purchasing/Procurement
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would love to stay home and raise the kids
Keep in mind...with a plant job you may end up working shifts. Most plants now are 12 hr shift....3 on 2 off / 2 on 3 off / EOWO
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I was wondering what kind of operator job I could possibly get
Plants I'm familiar with ... you start out at entry level and work your way up..doesn't matter what previous job you've had.
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Are there college courses I could take to learn
PTEC degree ... see link
PTEC
Go on LAWorks and start looking.
LAWorks
Posted on 4/24/18 at 10:32 am to WHS
I'm going to "second" the poster above. If you are currently doing programming are better suited for the Instrumentation / Controls and Automation side of it.
It's a great skill to have and you can take your skills anywhere. There is a book you can download that's free called "Lessons in Industrial Instrumentation" by Tony Krupholdtmthat will give you a great background on the work.
Be warned, even though it's a technician level text it's still around 1400 pages long. If you're interested in doing it for a living it should b easy to find courses in the area.
It's a great skill to have and you can take your skills anywhere. There is a book you can download that's free called "Lessons in Industrial Instrumentation" by Tony Krupholdtmthat will give you a great background on the work.
Be warned, even though it's a technician level text it's still around 1400 pages long. If you're interested in doing it for a living it should b easy to find courses in the area.
Posted on 4/24/18 at 10:34 am to ForLSU56
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ForLSU56
Thanks man this is a big help!
Posted on 4/24/18 at 10:36 am to WHS
If you are trying to adopt 3 kids and have a wife then the plant life is not for you. I would love to know the percent of divorced operators paying child support. I'm an operator and almost everyone I work with has been married/divorced at least once.
Posted on 4/24/18 at 10:36 am to WHS
I stand corrected, you baw, are indeed worthy of an operator job
Posted on 4/24/18 at 10:37 am to HogBalls
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I'm an operator and almost everyone I work with has been married/divorced at least once.
Do you think this bc they married to young or can’t handle the home/work transition.
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