How CNC programmer earn per hour?

[Jack Neelands™]

I noticed that in Brisbane John...Australia is going big on the recrutiment thing.

You dont even get to know whom the employer is anymore ...

I went into one place thinking it was a shop and got the "If you get hired ...we take this much and you get less than what we advertised because we have to get paid first...then you get paid out of what is leftover the next week after that..but it is only temporary cause it "could" lead to full time

The second place I went to after that had me do a machinist's test to prove myself worthy for the job and the last question was just outright wrong.

If I remember correctly it asked for the feed rate for a 1.00 dia HSS cutter @ 800 rpm for a 12" X 12" pocket X 2" deep in stainless steel alloy taking 1" depth of cut.

I told the recruitment officer that the question was outright absurd and wrote my answer as .01/burnt endmill

He told me that the question was from the Engineers at one of the local universities and I just laughed and added "Any fool that would attempt to cut stainless with HSS let alone at that RPM must be an "Engineer"

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.needless to say >...I didnt get the job

[Teh Bear without Brains kinda idiot]

Noone respecting himself Machinist/programmer

would go with recruiting in Israel .

I tried a couple of times when I looked for a job .

Needless to say that recruiter knows nothing about CNC and wante to pay you possible minimum .

I say - I do not disrespect myself so much

And we have a boom now .

Every shop needs CNC guys now .

You can choose ....

Why to feed these vampires ?

[Guest]

Winnie, it seems there isn't have a lot of choice here.

 

Many companies are not advertising, they appear to be going only through recruiters, so unless you go to the recruiter, you cannot even get in the door.

 

I am with you, I won't deal with a recruiter but that will greatly limit what is available.

 

[ 10-08-2006, 10:50 AM: Message edited by: John Paris @ Kevlin ]

[Teh Bear without Brains kinda idiot]

Winnie, it seems we don't have a lot of choice here.

 

Many companies are not advertising, they appear to be going only through recruiters, so unless you go to the recruiter, you cannot even get in the door

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Here it is a tendency only with big companies .

Little ones still go with adds .

Big ones as a rule go both ways through recruiting and adds .

The best way is connections .

You have friends ,friends of friends and you just call .

I helped many ppl to find good work this way .

Also through dealers of material ,tools and software .

They know everyone .

Even if you go without their help ,not a bad idea to ask the dealer you trust about shop ,boss and relations inside it .

I always ask

I never worked in big corporation .

My humble opinion - better to learn profession in small compANY .

When you have enough experience it is just not matters .

You can deal with big companies directly through

CV .

[gcode]

I got my current job through a recruiter.

I went in on a temp to perm 6 month contract at

at very good pay. 6 week in, I was offered a

full time position. The pay went down a little, but the benifts are very good.

Our here, most of the really good jobs are found through private referral.

[Guest]

G,

 

What did you do for insurance for the 6 month temp period?

[gcode]

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What did you do for insurance for the 6 month temp period

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I have carried my own hosptilization only policy for years because my pervious employeers benifits were so bad. ($195-$225 a week for $2K deuctible)

I dropped my personal insurance when I got my current job. I figure the benifits alone at this job are worth about $6 an hour.

 

[ 10-08-2006, 12:40 PM: Message edited by: gcode ]

[gcode]

John,

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What did you do for insurance for the 6 month temp period

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There is a Federal law called COBRA. I don't know all the details, but it says that when you leave

a job you can keep your old insurance for up to 18 months through the COBRA plan.

You pay the premiums yourself, and they are much higher than what your old employeer was paying.

 

When you negotiate a new job, include COBRA premiums into the employement agreement.

ie... your new employeer pays your COBRA till

you qualify for the group plan.

 

The new job won't like it cause the premiums will probably be $900+ a month, but if they really want you, they will agree to it.

[Guest]

COBRA, I am aware of, I never thought about using it that way however.

 

I've always viewed it as something I didn't need because the next job always had insurance and there was never a gap. What you said does make sense though.

 

Thanks, that'll give me a little something else to think about

[Thad]

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There is a Federal law called COBRA.

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I believe your company must have at least 15 employees in the prior year in order to be eligible for COBRA. I know some of you guys work in smaller shops.

 

Thad