Production Engineer

Name: Peter Sandston

Job Title/Role: Production Engineer at Schneider Electric

Salary Range: $40 - $60k (Graduate)

Dress code: Black Pants and Work Polo shirt

Tell us a bit about what your job entails:  Controlling and improving Production Lines in a Factory that produces Plastic Components. I am given specific Improvement Projects such as redesigning tooling to make tool-bit changes faster.

Describe a typical day at work: I plan my own time and daily schedule in order to complete my projects and usually have to give presentations by a certain deadline. Each day I do what I need to meet the deadline.  I spend nearly all of my day at a computer, and have to think hard and solve my own problems. I often go out to the factory to observe, take measurements or for inspiration and to think. I also quite often attend training sessions provided by the company.

What inspired you to work in this field? I don’t know. It’s what I do. If I stop liking it, I’ll try something else.

Qualifications and previous experience that got you the job: BE (Hons) - Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) from University of Canterbury

What skills & attributes help a person to get a job like yours? Independent problem solving ability & attitude.

What do you enjoy about your job most of all? What are the perks of the job? Stress free compared to study, Learning everyday, Pay is good, opportunities with the company are fantastic, boss is brilliant, Company is keen to keep training me.

What are the mundane aspects of the job? Data Management, Keeping the computer systems updated

What sort of job could you go to from here? Short-term a more advanced Production Engineer.  Long-Term:  management either of a factory or any sort of management.