EXPERIENCED PROGRAMMERS

[mod2925]

We are hiring 2 experienced programmers. Was wondering if there are any places to post job openings. Tried careerbuilder but havent had any luck. Seems as though no one is looking for a job at the present time. We specialize in prototyping, model making and plastic injection molds.

 

Thanks

 

Matt

3D Pro's

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[Guest]

Welcome to the Forum

 

 

MasterCam offers a place on their website for employment. Posting this thread here as well will allow a good deal of people to see it as well.

 

Monster.com is another website.

 

People are looking, are you just not getting people at all or are your offers not drawing them in?

[Tim Simmermon]

Matt,

 

We put an ad in the Tribune which also posts it on Career Builder for a CNC machinist. We got about 30 applications in. I narrowed it down to about 6-7 candidates. Made the phone calls, and only two called back! I felt the same way you do. Not sure if you guys are members of the TMA, but sometimes people go through them looking for jobs also.

[mod2925]

John,

We have had a few applications come in. None of them were qualified (most applicants were using other softwares). We pay between 25 and 32 per hour depending on experience. Ususally a min of 10 hours of overtime is available per week. Good bennifits, etc etc....

[camgeneration]

matt, most good programers could very easly learn another software. that is if your looking for long term employee, just there is a learning curve at first.

klm

[Wally J]

Matt

 

Where are you located,,

[mod2925]

camgeneration,

 

At the present time we have 1 person in training. Mastercam experience is of course a plus but not mandatory. The last 2 guys I hired were working with Work NC and Pro-Man.

 

Walter,

 

We are located in Schaumburg IL.

[darren]

Matt

you use delcam as well, what cam system is preferred at your work place and do you need programmers to know both systems, or are you changing to mastercam thru out youre workshop???

[terry5357]

$$$$$ sounds good, Just the culture shock form dallas texas to IL would probably do my old grey headed butt in.

 

Now if my kids were married and I had seen their kids I would definitely be headed down under to see whats up with Darren's side of the world. Is it true 7 women to every man in Australia

[mod2925]

Darren,

 

We use both delcam and mastercam in our shop.... depending on the application? Both are great systems.

[Zero]

too bad you guys are in IL, or Id jump on it in a heartbeat

[Santa Fe]

why we don't get that kind of money in Texas programming is programming, here and there.

 

[terry5357]

Lleal,

Its just cause soo many people down here can program, its the supply and demand thing, supply is high, demand is low. You think its bad in texas, I moved from Shreveport to Dallas and first job was a $8 per hour raise in pay. I have finally worked my way up to 62k but it has taken me 8 yrs in dallas to find that job. There are 100's or people who say they are programmers and about 5% of that really are programmers. Where I'm at now, the owner said the guy he tried before me killed $20k just from running into cavities or cores or not having his tool far enough out of the holder, I mean STUPID SH*T. When the owner told him he just couldn't aforrd to keep him any longer the guy replied "I can do this if you train me". The owner told him "man for 60 grand a year you ought to be training me".

 

THere are a lot of young guys that can drive Mastercam a little bit do some 2D work down here, so they talk the talk but they just can't walk the walk. The place I'm at now is a custom 3D shop and everything is at least fairly complicated. A lot of artsy fartsy 3D shaped lamps for custom aircraft, to do these lamp frames I usually have to cut one side of the part, machine a vacuum fixture cutting the opposite side of the surface and then finish the opposite side of the lamp frame, 75 % of this kind of work can't be done without having a 5 axis machine. I'll admit I wasn't sure if I was in over my head the first month or so. What was normal for this company was pushing the 3D 5 axis envolope for me and I really thought I was a pretty fair 3D programmer........I found out right quick I was "a legend in my on mind".......lol

[Brandon Walker]

I have people asking me all the time if i know anyone who is a machinist or programmer. Companies are screaming for these people up here in edmonton. The amount of jobs FAR outnumbers the amount of available workers to fill the positions. Up here the workers have the power.

 

Its incredible actually, If you cant find a job here, you must not want to be working. lol

[Guest]

Brandon, while I agree the appears to be a glut of positions, perhaps it's a bit different in your locale, the compensation and benfits, if there are any, are enrty level or slightly above.

 

I see and talk to guys ALL the time who moan they cannot find help, I know it's not everyone, many however are offering $12-14 hr for a programmer or programmer/set-up guy.

 

It's no wonder they are still/always looking.