I took your advice and land a position I always know I deserved. I’m now hired as a shop supervisor of a machine shop and been there now for 7 months. I also took machining techniques that I’ve learned from your curriculum and improved there machining productivity by 30%. My employers are happy, I’m making great money. Thank you to everyone at Titan. Keep doing what you guys do. I love what you guys do. It works.
Thanks for the videos. Just retired from the Navy after 20 years. Currently in CNC school. Never done anything like it. Learning how to learn all over again! :)
After being introduced to Titan, I am now addicted. I have searched for CNC addiction hotlines but non exist. Since I will never be cured, I joined the academy. I love doing the tutorials. The Queen is my favorite.
As an employee , if i'm appreciated , i will do everything i can to help other workers/the company/improve cycle times , all that good stuff . However if i'm not appreciated (let's say after a year) , i won't step out of my position to help others (sometimes i'll still help a coworker let's be honest) , and i won't actively improve anything . The employer-employee relationship is a 2 way street . Otherwise i agree with at least 90% of what you say .
Finding a good employer is like finding the perfect wife: You have to weed through the crap to find the gem. They key is learn from each experience and use the experience to improve on yourself.
Agreed. In reference to their comments around the 9-10 minute mark, if I come into work at 50% because I've been managing the workload of two+ employees for 6 months, is the employer going to pay me for two people? Obviously the answer is no. As employees, especially in the corporate world, we have to be careful what we agree to take on and we have to draw the line somewhere. They aren't wrong though, it's the employees responsibility to come into work ready to rock. If it's the work load and days on duty causing the issue, then hopefully the employer recognizes that. It's a weird sort of paradox. I know that it's unlikely I'll ever be compensated appropriately for that high performance, but I need to do it or I'm not engaged enough. I'm always looking for ways to be more efficient or to improve or create processes. Our shop has a damn good crew, and it's only getting better now that I finally have a team. Hopefully the sacrifices I made were worth it.
Your looking to outward… maybe turn yourself inward first and change your approach from “ if I’m not appreciated I’m not giving my all” to the mindset of what does it take to get appreciated and then doing that. Do stuff that gets yourself appreciated and earn it.
@@johnathanknight3622 but that doesn't happen anymore. You're a number and that's it I work for money they pay me for work so I do exactly what my contract says and nothing more unless you want to treat me like a human
10 months ago i walked into the machinist position for a small manufacture. I had no experience at all but nailed the interview after asking for a walk through of the plant. They had no machinist and nobody able to train me. What got me the job i believe is mostly the confidence i had at the end of the tour, they started off with "well we are looking for someone with experiance that we can hand a print to and they can just make the needed pars" i stopped them there and presented myself, "I dont see anything here that will be beyond my capability, I noticed on the walkthrough that you have the manuals for the hass mill and lathes. That is all i will require from you if you hire me." I left the interview with the usual" thank you we will give you a call" By the time i drove 20 min home i had 5 missed calls from them. I was hired that day.
To continue a bit here, i then spent the weekend before starting on monday teaching myself gcode online. Biggest resorce was the haas manual i downloaded online but also a few youtube videos. I learned enough over the weekend to jump right in on my first day, though it did take a few minutes to figure out that i needed to learn how to set the door hold overide...haha. After 10 months i am running 4 or 5 different machines running different parts at the same time and can write gcode on the fly manualy for any part that comes up and even make replacement parts for our cncs.
@@solomaster9315 That's awesome! Work ethic, attitude, confidence, all working together to achieve a vision. You might be stoked to see what we have going on at academy.titansofcnc.com where we teach CAD/CAM/CNC for free - good spot to browse through and pick up some tips if you're not already a member.
I'm trying to learn Computer Aided Manufacturing to start a new career, I'm enrolled currently in 2 CAM classes in community college after stumbling upon CNC while in my intro to Machine Shop class I took for my industrial maintenance certificate program, I programmed my first tool patch today and I love it, I'm in 2 classes now and the 2nd half of the semester I'll be in at least a 3rd CAM class. I'm excited about it, my instructor uses Titan's videos as inspiration.
Titan, great video! I teach a high school Machine Technology course and viewed this video with them for the first time this afternoon. Your advice is spot on and your "insider Pro tips" is great insight into what an employer might be thinking during an interview. Many thanks to you and your crew. We watch your videos all of the time.
Just wanna say thank you for all your advice I got my dream cnc job a couple months ago and I strive on dedicating my next 20 years to being a master machinist and a team player all your advice helps
In my ten years I still to this day try to learn something new every day. Could be something as simple as poking around tool manufacturer sights looking at their tooling. I swear they make a new coating every other day. Knowledge is power, never stop learning your craft. Recent for me was y'all's video on how to manually panel program a looping sub for an angular cut. So simple, and clean. Used it that next day at work for a fixture I had been deciding how to approach. Worked like a dream. Keep up the amazing work, from one metal junky to another. 👍
I work for Tmc “Ammetek” as an Cnc operator/Omax waterjet operator/ QC , Getting ready for computer programming school soon …. This channel gives so much understandings and well explained into depth. Thank you for all the profession informations.
26:25. This is probably one of the top two things that have soured me on employers. They pick favorites because of their kissing up ability and get preferential treatment while you do the job and perform as expected and get no more (or even less) than they do for it.
The insight your video provided was priceless. Not only were we educated on how to stand out and possibly obtain a job, this video also shined a very bright light on how to be the best employee you can be. Thank you for the tips and insight, this video is life changing.
Thank you Titan, Matt and Dave for your half hour packed of solid suggestions and recommendations on what to do on getting at a company. Yes I will put all these points to get hired.
So I am sitting here watching this video preparing for an interview on the 4th, a machinist apprentice gig and I suddenly realized it. The next 6 years plus of my life and path just fell into place. I want to come work for you guys- for Titan. I now know exactly what I need to do. Thanks for this- I will see you guys when the time is right.
I'm struggling with #6, but I know it's just a dry season and I'll be back someday soon. I really enjoyed this talk and the great reminders. Thanx, guys. EJ
This is awesome! Thank you very much guys. Turning things around from a phd job (push here dummy) to self driven and yet again, thrive for the company not yourself!
Very good information this is exactly what people need to know in order to be hired in any industry. People should appreciate that you gave this freely because this is some of the most valuable information I've seen and in this day and age wisdom and knowledge isn't free. It's it's own industry.
Titan, as an ex-con you know how hard it is to overcome the stigma of being an ex-con when looking for work. I was one of the fortunate ex-cons that was in the right place at the right time and married the right girl. You and your team should do a complimentary segment to this one on how ex-cons can overcome the challenges of finding meaningful work in the industry post prison.
Unfortunately there's a lot of discrimination in the workplace and often big companies won't even look at your resume if you have any negative backgrounds, even if it's an accusation/arrest but not conviction. America is not a good place for ex-cons and my advise for any ex-cons is to figure out a way to get he hell out of the USA. Sorry to say this because in the US there are so many ways for an ex con to end up back in prison. Especially as a machinist because you could for example be machining gun parts. And America's discriminatory laws means if an ex con is anywhere near a firearm they go back to prison. If you go to another country, you won't have the criminal record to worry about, you won't be around guns either (as other countries don't have weird gun laws like the US, they are illegal for all except for licensed individuals), but could still be around them for recreation in legally sanctioned venues. Also hate to say it, America is not the best place for machinists. Hardly any jobs and any job that are there is super competitive, have to be best of the best to get your foot in the door. Really high cost and regulations to start a machine shop, etc.. Some of the discrimination is even designed to stop people of color from getting hired, but are not labeled as such.
Tyler's post below, in my opinion, is wrong. I've been in shops for about 4 decades, I'm also a convicted felon. Most regular shops don't care, the hard part is hiring someone that will come to work every day. A felon probably won't get hired to count money at a bank, but machining and Fabrication shops have more felons than you would expect working in them. And it isn't that hard to stay out of the criminal justice system, just quit doing that shit, get away from the shitheads you used to run with. Nobody is setting anyone up to fail but themselves. And the "people of color" not being hired is bullshit too. If you can do the work, you've generally got a job. There are very few machinists coming up these days, the shops can't find people to hire. Many are paying very well, but can't find qualified people to hire. In fact, everything he wrote is wrong. Weird gun laws? That we're allowed to own them, that's weird? No, I don't think so. And some guy machining parts in some manufacturing facility, that might be gun parts, is not going to go to prison for it, because he's a ex felon. Laws in the US are not discriminatory against felons. Don't break the laws any more, and you'll stay out of prison. You're just making things up to fit your bias against the US.
Titan your formula is infectious for the good of engineering kind You're game is so wonderful to listen & watch .No one else has a format likes your shop & skills on Utube I ask of followers to press that like so 300k can be achieved 👍👍👍
I enjoy watching your video sir..I have a experienced as a conventional operator before.I never try CNC machine,only NC..I have a little bit knowledge of manual programming .Now I working here in japan as a mass production operator of 4 cnc machine,3 milling and 1 lathe.Doing everyday for loading,unloading and tool changes only..To be honest i forgot little by little my programming knowledge..thank to your channel,I've Learn a lot again..more powers and god bless you all..
Thank you Titans of CNC you are like no other just watched this video in 2024 i enjoyed it and its very helpful. I Hope I will come back and say I grab a top job using your tips.
Titan. I am lucky enough to have a great opportunity with an entry level assembly job in a machine shop. I am an older guy in my 50's without a lot of machine experience BUT I have a great, previous career behind me with great references and I am smart and a solid family guy. I have been at the shop for about a month and I have learned alot. Most days I assemble more pieces, well and consistently more than any of the younger guys (mostly engineering students). I am there every day early but I don't clock in until 10 minutes early so I don't come across as trying to abuse the time clock. Anyway. About two weeks ago I started watching RUclipss about Haas CNC mills and taking lots of notes in a notebook every day after work for a couple of hours. Even off youtube I am learning so much. In November I will start up a year long program at a local community college so I can learn everything I can to be a Manual Machinist with some solid CNC training. But I am not waiting for the program. Every day I put in two hours of my time after work in CNC / machine shop school. Nobody has to ask me to do my job. I know that even though I am a newbie in the work environment that I have lots of other strengths to make me a valuable person for the shop and the team. Like some of the guys here said, every day at the end of the workday I refill all of the parts into the bins on the work table. I try to make some parts to set-up the start of the day for the next guys coming so they can have a jump start on their day. I sweep up, take out the trash and clean and arrange the work space so it is clean and organized every single day. Anyway. This is just the start of my own story in CNC / working in a machine shop but I am excited. I feel like I have a lot of opportunities to contribute and become a valuable team member over the course of the next year or two. Titan. Thank you for the Christian testimony. It really spoke to me. Thank you for putting yourself out there and the encouragement Other older guys out there that did something else for twenty, thirty years, like I did, don't give up. Dive in with both feet. Train and learn at every opportunity. Help your team as much as possible.
Wow...thank you Titan. It's amazing with you. Quite simple and informative. I'm getting ready to attend an interview and your discussion helped me a lot to prepare myself about the talk there. Thank you
I was a supervisor at a machining shop ages ago, then moved on to sanitize a plant for a medium business. Sanitize meant a lot of fire-hire work. Then, after some 30 firings, I got heart problems, decided that being a big boss is gonna put me under, resigned, went on to work as a machinist, never looked back again. I never thought life could be so sweet despite a lot of "overqualified" looks thrown around.
I really think you guys nailed this topic. I liked it so much I am sending it to my Son in Law . He is applying for jobs in his area. I really hope he watches and pays attention. I had 14 employees, for over 20 years and it is interesting about the Social Media thing. Never had it back in the 80's and 90's when I was hiring. But I really wish that I would have, you can tell a lot about someone by their posts. Very well done in my opinion. Thanks for sharing
Be relaxed too. Act as you have a job and want to better yourself and the company you are at. AND speak the language the person speaks. If a plant manager use the terms he knows and show them you know what it's all about. If HR, speak like your speaking to mid management who wouldn't know what 'touch off' means, etc. If the owner, be humble and show him how your energy would help his company. Good luck!
I agree with a lot of this how to represent your self in an interview. I believe in a few things that have worked for me. Keep resumes to 1 page. In length. That just enough to get the employer interested, clean up online profiles or privacy lock them from people not friend's. Clothing either kakies and button up. Or a work uniform and inform them your coming immediately after getting off from your current employments shift, this lets the new employer know your hungry not starving, ask more questions than the employer. But more about what their problems are and what your role and duties exactly are. not their benifits and pay save those 2 questions for the end of the interview. Ask to walk around the shop as y'all talk. This lets you see the environment. And if they mention misspellings. On the resume. Make a joke that English is your second language. Gcodes your primary. And lastly get your money going through the door. If not you'll never get it, $81k last year. Probably do 85-90k this year.
Got calls back from all 5 interviews I had this week today.. excepted the best one for my family and i.. Getting laid off from my injection molding job was actually a good thing.. can't wait to start Monday
Titan, I just got to my 13th year with, let's call it company "A". For the last 10 years we have been battling the same problems. We have 50+ cnc machines. 5 axis mills, large horizontal mills, cnc EDM sinkers and wire EDM's. We struggle to make our dead lines on almost all of our jobs. We make 75% rubber molds, 24% plastic molds, and 1% die cast molds. Because we have a hard time finding good educated employees the owner's have been taking the better tooling out of the shop and replacing it with high speed steel tooling. ie HSS drill's to start. I was put in charge of setting up the tool crib and I worked with the manufacturer to help train the cnc people in the shop. (we called it lunch and learn) OSG Tool would bring in programmer's and the engineer's that actually designed the tools to do hands on training with the programer's and cnc people. The owner's have been away from the machining side of the shop for awhile and it is hard to get them on board to keep up with the technology. How do I get it across to them that we should move forward not backward. I have been in machining for 20 years and don't want to step backwards for my last 15 years of my career. Thanks for your time. Any words of wisdom would be great. Thanks for the info that you show in your video's I have learned better ways of helping the guys in the shop that want to learn more.
I don't know about you guys, But something that helped me out in my job is that I knew a lot of the guys that worked there having worked with them before and making a good impression on them And I've seen this get abused and people get jobs that aren't qualified to do it. But I think that should be up there "its not what you know, its who you know"
Some awesome tips there, thank you. Personally, I'd love to see a Vlog featuring the Top 5 things that Employers/Business owners should be doing or providing for their employees, and maybe even a bonus tip or two for what the Employer could do for the brand new employee into a business, and what they should expect being a new employee. The contract between Employer and Employee needs to be mutually beneficial, and not purely from a financial perspective, because their are lots of jobs out there where people can just earn money and not really do a great job for that, so what can Employers do, to bring greater benefit to their business and their employees, specially those giving their 100-120% every time they step into that door for work? I ask this, because I see that we are heading into a time of greater and greater automation, and whilst people currently need money to live and will do so for the medium-term future, there will be more challenges, with less jobs in the future. What I am seeing now, is that people are slowly turning away from "just having a job", to wanting a career that actually fulfills them, more than it ever has in the past. Keep up the great work guys, looking forward to the next Vlog!
I think a lot of employers miss that some very sharp and skilled people have differing personalities and sometimes suffer social abnormalities. A quiet, reserved and even socially nervous person may be a genius machinist.
Thank you this helps so much! I think it would be really helpful to do a video on common questions employers may ask in interviews if that’s at all possible
Was a programmer/tooling engineer in 70s 80s 90s , wish I knew you guys then. :-) . Pocket calculators , tables, metal specs, and good machining knowledge. Even CADCAM early 80s was so basic.
@@GuillermoRodriguez-gu3oq . Done my first CNC machine training course in Warner Swasey Asquith factory in Halifax UK circa 1979. GE1050T controller for 1SC bar feed CNC LATHE.. 😎👍🇬🇧
I work in engineering because I get a buzz when I make things. Especially when they are spot on. It's my hobby ... and I get paid for doing what I really enjoy. If I go for an interview I'm looking for a future and making things better. I am interested in what I do, and I can tell you the learning never stops. So for me the point is that someone has to be interested in the craft. And if you are it will stand out.
My last job was with a New England swiss cnc shop( my favorite job!). I came in with only 2 yrs experience but said my goal was to help the company make $$. i flew from tx for the interview and dressed really preppie. I miss machining. Love the trade! Thank you, Titan! God bless your work!
BOOM.I saw your boxing video. Right when the guy thought he had a better swagger in his moves? You took him out, Good Speed & Great Boxing Skills Too. God Had Better For You, And Now You are helping People. And Doing a Even Greater Service For God Too. Great Going Titan! Dan 12;4 Keep Head Of The storm.Great Work.
Hey guys great video. Me being someone who privatises his social media to strangers puts me in a place where I disagree about the social media thing and also your head of designs statement "hey this is a guy id hang out with". I believe there should be a certain level of mystery between employee and employer and heres why.. Its not a friendship, let's put that aside completely, you are professionals doing a job that have a serious expectation for how its performed. The second you know too much about each other you start bringing in personal issues and thats not fair to either parties. To me thats unethical and alienating, its important to build solid relationships but its not your right to know everything about your employee, its your right to understand that hes a decent fellow at the work place and get the job done right.
All excellent points. I've been in this trade for 40 years, 30 years in ops / management / prod. engineering / programming. I'd like to add a couple. Don't be so overly enthusiastic to the point of coming across as being ingenuine. Express where you see improvements may be able to be made. They may, or may not work, but at least I know you're putting some thought into projects at hand. Ultimately your input may improve the process, but during the shop walk thru, don't tell the interviewer virtually everything the shop is doing is wrong, and you can fix everything. Applicants using your tips would definitely be offered either a trial job, or at least a second interview.
Thank you ❗️all sounds fair & square very good tips sure way to wedge your foot in the prospective door of success rest will however take its course when action hits the floor 🙂
OK so branding and social media are a large factor. I see that in Titan Academy and how machinists are also helped to learn. Far more value is in the actual exposure enjoyed by that effort. Good advertizing and a helpful format.
I have a degree in machine tool theory and CNC and a certificate in auto cad I have experience using lathes mills I’m always having trouble getting into a entry level position and machining is my dream ive work for various company and they usual will hire me in Quality assurance and debur dept it’s been ten years since obtaining this degree and I don’t have a lot of work experience but I have a great attitude and am a team player I think your advice is great and will try to use these as I keep pushing forward. Love the channel
After a bit of time in the machine shops (40 years), I've seen that it comes down to, 1), can you do the work?. Most people can't. 2), will you come to work in a reasonably reliable way? That's a big one, I've seen $35-$40/hour guys that couldn't come to work the day after payday, or even after lunch if they got paid before lunch. 3), Did every place you've ever worked for, "Had it out for me, they were stupid!" 4), Is everything everybody else's fault? Will you admit you made a mistake? In 95% of every place I've ever been to, they don't care if you just got out of prison, they don't care if you smell bad, they don't care if you wear the same pair of pants for 2 years. Can you make them money? Social media? Don't have a bunch of Nazi shit on there. Or anything controversial. I basically don't do anything on there, maybe some motorcycle racing news, that's it. Resume? Mine is generic, plain Jane. An HR guy at Space-X made a comment about how unattractive mine was. But the content was outstanding, I've got strong experience. That was the only job that I applied for in the past 20 something years that I didn't get. So fuck'em. But there are so few machinists out there, that most shops will give you a shot at the job. You can have a professional resume, that has bullet points, the fanciest prose in the world, but that has no bearing on if you can do the job or not, and they know that.
I start machinist trade school next week. I know very little about this trade. But I like what I've seen so far. The course is seven months ..four days per week...in Santa Fe springs CA,
I worked for Parker Hannafin instrument division. One if the best global companies to work for. Really take care of their people. We made parts for the Navy, for submarines. I started using g and m code, but Parker uses mazak exclusively. Going from g code rj mazatrol is like paint by numbers. So easy.
9:13. If you don't give them something to complain about, that will help. So far every employer I have had has taken advantage in some fashion. Even the best get tired of finding out that the employer was making a fool of them. EVERYONE is going to express their frustration in some way at some point. It's human nature.
1) 1:30 Social Media 2) 4:33 Attitude 3) 9:36 Professionalism 4) 17:06 Resume 5) 23:59 Value Added 6) Bonus: not gonna tell you; you have to watch the video, lol
As someone interested in getting into CNC I'm curious to hear the pros and cons of getting into a dedicated CNC shop that gets contracted by various companies to make parts vs. getting onto a company that makes a specific thing (some examples in my area include one company that makes truck transmissions and pays CNC op's very well, another company that makes orthopedic medical devices & pays its CNC's quite well, and another that makes diesel engines that pays its CNC op's mediocre) pay aside I am most interested in manufacturing automotive parts but i think it would also be very cool and stretching to work at a CNC shop that makes all different types of things rather than lots of the same thing. But I am interested in hearing the pros and cons from someone who has more industry knowledge
I called in sick the first day of work and now is year 23 with the same company. They must have liked something about me! I wouldn't recommend it tho unless your half dead and got confidence out in space.
Well, I have a corona induced career crisis and if given a chance would try something new. I am reasonably good at math (I have the German equivalent of a master in math and an other one in physics), liked tinkering with wood as a child. Not so long ago hat my first metal project with trashy cheap tools. I still managed some precise holes and good parts and fell in love with working with metal. I just had one exact good bore and looked at it in awe for several seconds. My mathematicians intuition just said, that is it! That is how an implementation of a mathematical concept should look like. Sadly I did not manage to continue working in that area, but I can program reasonably well. It is a hobby I started with 14 and later did a lot during my work. I wrote a Finite Element Solver for my wife, who has a PhD in engineering. We have a little family company. Further, I would be cheap to hire at the moment. Would that work, to get work in the USA. I am currently in Japan though and almost 43 years old. Is there still a chance to get a CNC Programming Job in the USA? Where should I look for Jobs and apply?
Hard part is finding somewhere actually worth being loyal too expecially where I live , most companies don’t even deserve that cuz no matter how much u do it’s not gonna change anything
Hi guys, great vids, I’ve been watching different Cnc videos as I take my online courses through Manpower. Can’t wait to get in a shop. I’m a schooled by Votech welder/fabricator since 1999,,, been employed at 10 shops since then ( I’m a multi skilled person and have worked in other fields as well)…I’ve worked with some incredible ppl however,I have always, as a woman in a male dominated field, had to endure a variety of egregious sexism and harassment , to the point where my policy is to not work anywhere where I’m the only woman in the shop.,My last shop was heinous and abusive and I was there 2 1/2 yrs…Anyways, I’m glad to pursue a machine operator position as I know there will always likely be more women in such warehouses. Trust me when I say the energies of a shop drastically change to be more cool and respectful for everyone when there are more equal opportunities for that. The reason I bring this up is your first hiring point is about social media..( I’m 42 and generally only really use fb).. bUT.. I am an outspoken humanitarian activist, I say what I feel on my personal platform,, that does not mean I carry myself into a professional setting in the same way… I feel that it’s ridiculous for an employer or even potential employer to discriminate against someone s credentials based on their social and political opinions. I’ve endured discrimination because of my gender,big time. Using a personal social media account to determine someone’s ability or even correctly understand their personality is base and inefficient. I honestly feel like that shouldn’t be allowed. But not like there’s much to be done for that… Anyway, thanks for the vids,they’re dope. Do you have any advice for women in these fields who experience discrimination?
As well,,, I agree about having a great attitude of course… One thing a lot of employers don’t acknowledge is that sexism and gender mistreatment in the workplace is not professional and is not ok to play down or disrespect on someone’s experience. When I apply for a job, I’m interviewing them as well in my mind, to get a feel for if I will feel safe and respected in that environment. Revealing bad experiences from past jobs having to do with sexism or harassment should not be seen as having a bad attitude. I myself have a stellar and positive attitude about my work and life,,, that has not stopped mistreatment from happening to me. There’s only so much one should expect to’have to’suck it up buttercup’… Again, I ask this super important question about handling an interview as a capable and skilled female in the field who is honest and ongaurd. I shouldn’t be expected to stay silent about that in an interview. My skills, resume ,ambitions and great attitude should get me the job. Not, dismissed because I revealed sexism at prior jobs in order to gauge wether the job I’m interviewing for would be good for my well-being on the job.
It's so amazing TITIN, u are teaching people to run a business, and I take it seriously what u say because it's so true,and most importantly it helps my spiritual thinking as a Christian as Jesus said,love your naber as yourself. BOOM💥
Sorry but if a guy comes to work at a CNC shop with a tie I'm going to tell him to take it off. A tie is a safety hazard. Same goes for long sleeve shirts or loose fitting jackets.
I've never worn a suit or tie to any interview that I've had at a shop. If I'm interviewing at a new place I'm usually going to do it after my shift at my current shop. At my last interview I walked in smelling like coolant. The GM who interviewed me knew he had found somebody that wasn't afraid of getting dirty and putting in the work. In the 15+ years I've been in the trade I can only think of one place that I interviewed at and was not offered the job. In a few places they offered me the job on the spot after the interview.
Firstly let me thank you titan for your passion for the industry and more importantly, your passion for helping people into it. I'm a manual Machinist and have been since I was 9 years old, I got my first lathe for my 11th birthday. I love making things and thought I would be somewhat safe in career because of this, but it's so difficult to find work as a manual Turner nowadays and I'm trying to get into CNC, I've picked up a little fanuc controlled lathe which I'm struggling to get working(some issue with the computer connection to the machine). Anyway at 12:35 in this video, you mention something that makes me very sad and angry, I'm autistic and find it difficult to look into people's eyes, I can't make eye contact but what I also can't do is find anyone even remotely in the same league of lathe work excellence as me, it's difficult to make nanometer verifyable empirical facts sound non arrogant, but every interview I've landed, has landed me that position, but now I can't find work, have been suicidal many times in my life and feel am heading down that hole again because opportunity just doesn't seem available anymore. I need to get my cnc lathe running because I'm a hands on kind of learner, I have been watching your videos and others and reading and doing what I can but it doesn't stick as well as it would if the chips were flying during the learning process. Its a whole new world yet I understand the machining foundation as any manual old schooler would but somethings I need to put into practice to really feel I have confidence, in some other video of yours, I think one of the basic beginner ones about g and m codes, making the m1 piece, you program the machine to tap at 1000rpm, see this is insane in my world yet I know it's about average for you. Anyway i hope I can get my machine running or get a job taking someone like me whose is seasoned in manual but total beginner at cnc. And I'll round off by saying, making eye contact might mean they are not as good at a precise activity as someone that can't because I also do other things in life like musician, and write and too much to list and I've noticed the neurotypicals will never be able to match the floor staring rainmen. Bless
Yes, From a employer I agree. Clean cut well spoken. Nothing is above or below you. I have to keep customers satisfied and coming back. I need a employee that will work toward that with me.
I did notice the chair squeaks.. Lol. Great video I agree on everything. One question though. When your asked for your weaknesses, what is a good decent answer?
Instead of bringing parts.. make a graphical resmumé, I made a "second resumé" with pictures of the coolest parts i made, with a description of how i made them, and on what machine. Furthermore.. if you are good at making small parts.. build a watch.. nothing beats building a watch. I applied for a job at an aeronautics lab once, i had been out of a job for a while, and i was asked how i stayed on top of my game.. i told the interviewer that i made some titanium watches in my home shop, and i wore one of my titanium watches that day (on purpose off course), in the end, i didn't get the job, but the interviewer was very impressed with the small parts that made that watch..
I gave my all to my employer. In early, stayed late. A few years later my wife left and took my son. I lost everything. Giving your all must come with balance and a healthy respect for living, as well as making a living.
Hey everyone. I have 3 years of experience designing parts, making blueprints, drawing in CAD, programming in CAM and operating a fiber laser cutter. I also have experience with press brakes, shears and ironworkers. I am having much trouble finding a job in any of these areas. Your video today describes exactly what I have been doing in interviews. Including bringing examples of my work that I take the most pride in. And using them as a tool to describe the challenging aspects of the work that I enjoy. I also have been asking for and receiving tours. I also ask a lot of questions and express an interest in their operations and procedures. Yet I get calls saying that I am exactly what they are looking for yet not interested in me as an employee. I have social media accounts but have never used them for anything. Not even keeping up with family. In fact I have not logged in to them in years. Some feedback on what I might be doing wrong would be greatly appreciated.
Hey Karl - I hear you on that man... Sounds like you're taking a lot of great steps to present yourself as a good option. When these employers say "thanks but no thanks" are you asking them for more info? One thought would be to reach out to 3 of the past opportunities that turned you down and ask them... a simple email with something like this could go a long way in helping identify if it's you or them with the issue. "[name], It was great meeting you to discuss the [position name] you had open recently. I loved learning about your company and I appreciate the time you spent sharing your vision and needs with me. I'm still looking for a position where my unique set of capabilities can be used and I'm not having much luck in our local area... can you give me some 'no punches pulled' thoughts on how I may have missed the mark for your specific job opening? personality/capability/professionalism... Even if it's not what I was lacking but what made the candidate you chose a better fit for the spot? All in the interests of bettering myself and my chances of working with a great company like yours in the future. Appreciate your time and candor, Karl Would love to know if you decide to do that and what you find out. It may end up that you're not doing anything wrong, or you might gain an insight that will help.
Thanks. I will do that and see what happens. I would also like to add that bringing parts to showcase my abilities did backfire in one instance. Just the fact that I brought them to the interview caused the interviewer to have made up their mind that I was not right for the position before the conversation started. In fact she was quite rude about it. This only happened once but thought it might worth throwing out there.
That's what I'm talking about. I've watched your personal story and while mine isn't exactly like yours, the journey was the same. I would very much like to commend your efforts and your commitment...to the job you are doing but more importantly to God. Absolutely nothing more worthwhile.
This is much better then al the internet goeroes * how you present yourself is importend clean closh. They like if you smell good if smell bad poeple don't won't by around you. If you wan't to by hardcore come over look the other person in the eays pleas don't talk to negatif is not good for you health.. Read the bible then you now by a servant* i watch many video's of you about g and m programming and this motivate me 100% to do better more thank you guys!
I’ve been trying to find a shop to get into machining but it’s hard Most places want experienced people I can’t get experience if I don’t learn somewhere! Btw really cool channel
I took your advice and land a position I always know I deserved. I’m now hired as a shop supervisor of a machine shop and been there now for 7 months. I also took machining techniques that I’ve learned from your curriculum and improved there machining productivity by 30%. My employers are happy, I’m making great money. Thank you to everyone at Titan. Keep doing what you guys do. I love what you guys do. It works.
Thanks for the videos. Just retired from the Navy after 20 years. Currently in CNC school. Never done anything like it. Learning how to learn all over again! :)
After being introduced to Titan, I am now addicted. I have searched for CNC addiction hotlines but non exist. Since I will never be cured, I joined the academy. I love doing the tutorials. The Queen is my favorite.
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-Titan
As an employee , if i'm appreciated , i will do everything i can to help other workers/the company/improve cycle times , all that good stuff . However if i'm not appreciated (let's say after a year) , i won't step out of my position to help others (sometimes i'll still help a coworker let's be honest) , and i won't actively improve anything . The employer-employee relationship is a 2 way street . Otherwise i agree with at least 90% of what you say .
Finding a good employer is like finding the perfect wife: You have to weed through the crap to find the gem. They key is learn from each experience and use the experience to improve on yourself.
Agreed. In reference to their comments around the 9-10 minute mark, if I come into work at 50% because I've been managing the workload of two+ employees for 6 months, is the employer going to pay me for two people? Obviously the answer is no.
As employees, especially in the corporate world, we have to be careful what we agree to take on and we have to draw the line somewhere. They aren't wrong though, it's the employees responsibility to come into work ready to rock. If it's the work load and days on duty causing the issue, then hopefully the employer recognizes that.
It's a weird sort of paradox. I know that it's unlikely I'll ever be compensated appropriately for that high performance, but I need to do it or I'm not engaged enough. I'm always looking for ways to be more efficient or to improve or create processes. Our shop has a damn good crew, and it's only getting better now that I finally have a team. Hopefully the sacrifices I made were worth it.
Your looking to outward… maybe turn yourself inward first and change your approach from “ if I’m not appreciated I’m not giving my all” to the mindset of what does it take to get appreciated and then doing that. Do stuff that gets yourself appreciated and earn it.
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@@johnathanknight3622 but that doesn't happen anymore. You're a number and that's it I work for money they pay me for work so I do exactly what my contract says and nothing more unless you want to treat me like a human
10 months ago i walked into the machinist position for a small manufacture. I had no experience at all but nailed the interview after asking for a walk through of the plant.
They had no machinist and nobody able to train me. What got me the job i believe is mostly the confidence i had at the end of the tour, they started off with "well we are looking for someone with experiance that we can hand a print to and they can just make the needed pars" i stopped them there and presented myself, "I dont see anything here that will be beyond my capability, I noticed on the walkthrough that you have the manuals for the hass mill and lathes. That is all i will require from you if you hire me." I left the interview with the usual" thank you we will give you a call"
By the time i drove 20 min home i had 5 missed calls from them. I was hired that day.
To continue a bit here, i then spent the weekend before starting on monday teaching myself gcode online. Biggest resorce was the haas manual i downloaded online but also a few youtube videos.
I learned enough over the weekend to jump right in on my first day, though it did take a few minutes to figure out that i needed to learn how to set the door hold overide...haha.
After 10 months i am running 4 or 5 different machines running different parts at the same time and can write gcode on the fly manualy for any part that comes up and even make replacement parts for our cncs.
@@solomaster9315 That's awesome! Work ethic, attitude, confidence, all working together to achieve a vision. You might be stoked to see what we have going on at academy.titansofcnc.com where we teach CAD/CAM/CNC for free - good spot to browse through and pick up some tips if you're not already a member.
I'm trying to learn Computer Aided Manufacturing to start a new career, I'm enrolled currently in 2 CAM classes in community college after stumbling upon CNC while in my intro to Machine Shop class I took for my industrial maintenance certificate program, I programmed my first tool patch today and I love it, I'm in 2 classes now and the 2nd half of the semester I'll be in at least a 3rd CAM class. I'm excited about it, my instructor uses Titan's videos as inspiration.
Titan, great video! I teach a high school Machine Technology course and viewed this video with them for the first time this afternoon. Your advice is spot on and your "insider Pro tips" is great insight into what an employer might be thinking during an interview. Many thanks to you and your crew. We watch your videos all of the time.
Thanks and please say hi to the kids
That's awesome Briar!
Just wanna say thank you for all your advice I got my dream cnc job a couple months ago and I strive on dedicating my next 20 years to being a master machinist and a team player all your advice helps
In my ten years I still to this day try to learn something new every day. Could be something as simple as poking around tool manufacturer sights looking at their tooling. I swear they make a new coating every other day. Knowledge is power, never stop learning your craft. Recent for me was y'all's video on how to manually panel program a looping sub for an angular cut. So simple, and clean. Used it that next day at work for a fixture I had been deciding how to approach. Worked like a dream. Keep up the amazing work, from one metal junky to another. 👍
I work for Tmc “Ammetek” as an
Cnc operator/Omax waterjet operator/ QC , Getting ready for computer programming school soon …. This channel gives so much understandings and well explained into depth.
Thank you for all the profession informations.
26:25. This is probably one of the top two things that have soured me on employers. They pick favorites because of their kissing up ability and get preferential treatment while you do the job and perform as expected and get no more (or even less) than they do for it.
Also true some...
Never stop learning.
The insight your video provided was priceless. Not only were we educated on how to stand out and possibly obtain a job, this video also shined a very bright light on how to be the best employee you can be. Thank you for the tips and insight, this video is life changing.
Thank you Titan, Matt and Dave for your half hour packed of solid suggestions and recommendations on what to do on getting at a company. Yes I will put all these points to get hired.
So I am sitting here watching this video preparing for an interview on the 4th, a machinist apprentice gig and I suddenly realized it. The next 6 years plus of my life and path just fell into place. I want to come work for you guys- for Titan. I now know exactly what I need to do. Thanks for this- I will see you guys when the time is right.
I'm struggling with #6, but I know it's just a dry season and I'll be back someday soon. I really enjoyed this talk and the great reminders. Thanx, guys.
EJ
This is awesome! Thank you very much guys. Turning things around from a phd job (push here dummy) to self driven and yet again, thrive for the company not yourself!
Very good information this is exactly what people need to know in order to be hired in any industry. People should appreciate that you gave this freely because this is some of the most valuable information I've seen and in this day and age wisdom and knowledge isn't free. It's it's own industry.
Great lesson Mr Titan and Co. Gonna share with my students of CNC. Keep doing what you're doing. Respect.
Titan, as an ex-con you know how hard it is to overcome the stigma of being an ex-con when looking for work. I was one of the fortunate ex-cons that was in the right place at the right time and married the right girl. You and your team should do a complimentary segment to this one on how ex-cons can overcome the challenges of finding meaningful work in the industry post prison.
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Unfortunately there's a lot of discrimination in the workplace and often big companies won't even look at your resume if you have any negative backgrounds, even if it's an accusation/arrest but not conviction. America is not a good place for ex-cons and my advise for any ex-cons is to figure out a way to get he hell out of the USA. Sorry to say this because in the US there are so many ways for an ex con to end up back in prison. Especially as a machinist because you could for example be machining gun parts. And America's discriminatory laws means if an ex con is anywhere near a firearm they go back to prison. If you go to another country, you won't have the criminal record to worry about, you won't be around guns either (as other countries don't have weird gun laws like the US, they are illegal for all except for licensed individuals), but could still be around them for recreation in legally sanctioned venues. Also hate to say it, America is not the best place for machinists. Hardly any jobs and any job that are there is super competitive, have to be best of the best to get your foot in the door. Really high cost and regulations to start a machine shop, etc..
Some of the discrimination is even designed to stop people of color from getting hired, but are not labeled as such.
Tyler's post below, in my opinion, is wrong. I've been in shops for about 4 decades, I'm also a convicted felon. Most regular shops don't care, the hard part is hiring someone that will come to work every day. A felon probably won't get hired to count money at a bank, but machining and Fabrication shops have more felons than you would expect working in them. And it isn't that hard to stay out of the criminal justice system, just quit doing that shit, get away from the shitheads you used to run with. Nobody is setting anyone up to fail but themselves. And the "people of color" not being hired is bullshit too. If you can do the work, you've generally got a job. There are very few machinists coming up these days, the shops can't find people to hire. Many are paying very well, but can't find qualified people to hire. In fact, everything he wrote is wrong.
Weird gun laws? That we're allowed to own them, that's weird? No, I don't think so. And some guy machining parts in some manufacturing facility, that might be gun parts, is not going to go to prison for it, because he's a ex felon. Laws in the US are not discriminatory against felons. Don't break the laws any more, and you'll stay out of prison. You're just making things up to fit your bias against the US.
@@corndog6700 👏👏👏🏴 greetings from England...
P.S. u gotta Welsh name matey 👍
@@taiwanluthiers I feel victimhood oozing out of the utter shit you said.
Hey Titan, I'm really brand new to your channel, but I'm really enjoying your content! Thank you so much.
I love you guys , good & professional talk/chat video .
Titan your formula is infectious for the good of engineering kind
You're game is so wonderful to listen & watch .No one else has a format likes your shop & skills on Utube I ask of followers to press that like so 300k can be achieved 👍👍👍
I enjoy watching your video sir..I have a experienced as a conventional operator before.I never try CNC machine,only NC..I have a little bit knowledge of manual programming .Now I working here in japan as a mass production operator of 4 cnc machine,3 milling and 1 lathe.Doing everyday for loading,unloading and tool changes only..To be honest i forgot little by little my programming knowledge..thank to your channel,I've Learn a lot again..more powers and god bless you all..
Thank you Titans of CNC you are like no other just watched this video in 2024 i enjoyed it and its very helpful. I Hope I will come back and say I grab a top job using your tips.
Titan. I am lucky enough to have a great opportunity with an entry level assembly job in a machine shop. I am an older guy in my 50's without a lot of machine experience BUT I have a great, previous career behind me with great references and I am smart and a solid family guy.
I have been at the shop for about a month and I have learned alot. Most days I assemble more pieces, well and consistently more than any of the younger guys (mostly engineering students). I am there every day early but I don't clock in until 10 minutes early so I don't come across as trying to abuse the time clock.
Anyway. About two weeks ago I started watching RUclipss about Haas CNC mills and taking lots of notes in a notebook every day after work for a couple of hours. Even off youtube I am learning so much. In November I will start up a year long program at a local community college so I can learn everything I can to be a Manual Machinist with some solid CNC training. But I am not waiting for the program. Every day I put in two hours of my time after work in CNC / machine shop school.
Nobody has to ask me to do my job. I know that even though I am a newbie in the work environment that I have lots of other strengths to make me a valuable person for the shop and the team. Like some of the guys here said, every day at the end of the workday I refill all of the parts into the bins on the work table. I try to make some parts to set-up the start of the day for the next guys coming so they can have a jump start on their day. I sweep up, take out the trash and clean and arrange the work space so it is clean and organized every single day.
Anyway. This is just the start of my own story in CNC / working in a machine shop but I am excited. I feel like I have a lot of opportunities to contribute and become a valuable team member over the course of the next year or two.
Titan. Thank you for the Christian testimony. It really spoke to me. Thank you for putting yourself out there and the encouragement Other older guys out there that did something else for twenty, thirty years, like I did, don't give up. Dive in with both feet. Train and learn at every opportunity. Help your team as much as possible.
Wow...thank you Titan. It's amazing with you. Quite simple and informative. I'm getting ready to attend an interview and your discussion helped me a lot to prepare myself about the talk there. Thank you
Thank you for the great information. You certainly bring something to the table and not just there to eat.
I was a supervisor at a machining shop ages ago, then moved on to sanitize a plant for a medium business. Sanitize meant a lot of fire-hire work. Then, after some 30 firings, I got heart problems, decided that being a big boss is gonna put me under, resigned, went on to work as a machinist, never looked back again. I never thought life could be so sweet despite a lot of "overqualified" looks thrown around.
I really think you guys nailed this topic. I liked it so much I am sending it to my Son in Law . He is applying for jobs in his area. I really hope he watches and pays attention. I had 14 employees, for over 20 years and it is interesting about the Social Media thing. Never had it back in the 80's and 90's when I was hiring. But I really wish that I would have, you can tell a lot about someone by their posts. Very well done in my opinion. Thanks for sharing
Thanks Richard!
Be relaxed too. Act as you have a job and want to better yourself and the company you are at. AND speak the language the person speaks. If a plant manager use the terms he knows and show them you know what it's all about. If HR, speak like your speaking to mid management who wouldn't know what 'touch off' means, etc. If the owner, be humble and show him how your energy would help his company. Good luck!
Excellent advice! Being relaxed, in a situation most people would be nervous in... shows confidence.
I agree with a lot of this how to represent your self in an interview. I believe in a few things that have worked for me. Keep resumes to 1 page. In length. That just enough to get the employer interested, clean up online profiles or privacy lock them from people not friend's. Clothing either kakies and button up. Or a work uniform and inform them your coming immediately after getting off from your current employments shift, this lets the new employer know your hungry not starving, ask more questions than the employer. But more about what their problems are and what your role and duties exactly are. not their benifits and pay save those 2 questions for the end of the interview. Ask to walk around the shop as y'all talk. This lets you see the environment. And if they mention misspellings. On the resume. Make a joke that English is your second language. Gcodes your primary. And lastly get your money going through the door. If not you'll never get it, $81k last year. Probably do 85-90k this year.
Thanks guys! An awesome overview of expectations and providing great guidance.
Got calls back from all 5 interviews I had this week today.. excepted the best one for my family and i.. Getting laid off from my injection molding job was actually a good thing.. can't wait to start Monday
Accepted*
Titan, I just got to my 13th year with, let's call it company "A". For the last 10 years we have been battling the same problems. We have 50+ cnc machines. 5 axis mills, large horizontal mills, cnc EDM sinkers and wire EDM's. We struggle to make our dead lines on almost all of our jobs. We make 75% rubber molds, 24% plastic molds, and 1% die cast molds. Because we have a hard time finding good educated employees the owner's have been taking the better tooling out of the shop and replacing it with high speed steel tooling. ie HSS drill's to start. I was put in charge of setting up the tool crib and I worked with the manufacturer to help train the cnc people in the shop. (we called it lunch and learn) OSG Tool would bring in programmer's and the engineer's that actually designed the tools to do hands on training with the programer's and cnc people. The owner's have been away from the machining side of the shop for awhile and it is hard to get them on board to keep up with the technology. How do I get it across to them that we should move forward not backward. I have been in machining for 20 years and don't want to step backwards for my last 15 years of my career. Thanks for your time. Any words of wisdom would be great. Thanks for the info that you show in your video's I have learned better ways of helping the guys in the shop that want to learn more.
I don't know about you guys, But something that helped me out in my job is that I knew a lot of the guys that worked there having worked with them before and making a good impression on them And I've seen this get abused and people get jobs that aren't qualified to do it. But I think that should be up there "its not what you know, its who you know"
Some awesome tips there, thank you.
Personally, I'd love to see a Vlog featuring the Top 5 things that Employers/Business owners should be doing or providing for their employees, and maybe even a bonus tip or two for what the Employer could do for the brand new employee into a business, and what they should expect being a new employee.
The contract between Employer and Employee needs to be mutually beneficial, and not purely from a financial perspective, because their are lots of jobs out there where people can just earn money and not really do a great job for that, so what can Employers do, to bring greater benefit to their business and their employees, specially those giving their 100-120% every time they step into that door for work?
I ask this, because I see that we are heading into a time of greater and greater automation, and whilst people currently need money to live and will do so for the medium-term future, there will be more challenges, with less jobs in the future. What I am seeing now, is that people are slowly turning away from "just having a job", to wanting a career that actually fulfills them, more than it ever has in the past.
Keep up the great work guys, looking forward to the next Vlog!
I covered all of this in my early vlogs.
Thanks
I think a lot of employers miss that some very sharp and skilled people have differing personalities and sometimes suffer social abnormalities. A quiet, reserved and even socially nervous person may be a genius machinist.
I really appreciate the CAD CAM training. Thank you so much. God bless you. I practice Fusion 360 every single day.
Thank you so much for this. I'm going to be interviewing for my first position in manufacturing tomorrow and you've really helped me!!
What a great channel finally I came across ♥️♥️👍♥️👍👍♥️ wish u all the best for your good work guys😍
Thank you this helps so much! I think it would be really helpful to do a video on common questions employers may ask in interviews if that’s at all possible
Finally I've found the Company where I work if I was in USA. Great skills. I like people who loves their gobs!!
Was a programmer/tooling engineer in 70s 80s 90s , wish I knew you guys then. :-) . Pocket calculators , tables, metal specs, and good machining knowledge. Even CADCAM early 80s was so basic.
80'S WAS NC not CNC
@@GuillermoRodriguez-gu3oq . Done my first CNC machine training course in Warner Swasey Asquith factory in Halifax UK circa 1979. GE1050T controller for 1SC bar feed CNC LATHE.. 😎👍🇬🇧
@@jimturkington9641 awesome we work in the same field
I work in engineering because I get a buzz when I make things. Especially when they are spot on. It's my hobby ... and I get paid for doing what I really enjoy. If I go for an interview I'm looking for a future and making things better. I am interested in what I do, and I can tell you the learning never stops.
So for me the point is that someone has to be interested in the craft. And if you are it will stand out.
My last job was with a New England swiss cnc shop( my favorite job!). I came in with only 2 yrs experience but said my goal was to help the company make $$. i flew from tx for the interview and dressed really preppie. I miss machining. Love the trade! Thank you, Titan! God bless your work!
Awesome and thanks. Super great tips and pointers that I'll definitely take away to use.
BOOM.I saw your boxing video. Right when the guy thought he had a better swagger in his moves? You took him out, Good Speed & Great Boxing Skills Too. God Had Better For You, And Now You are helping People. And Doing a Even Greater Service For God Too.
Great Going Titan! Dan 12;4 Keep Head Of The storm.Great Work.
Hey guys great video. Me being someone who privatises his social media to strangers puts me in a place where I disagree about the social media thing and also your head of designs statement "hey this is a guy id hang out with". I believe there should be a certain level of mystery between employee and employer and heres why.. Its not a friendship, let's put that aside completely, you are professionals doing a job that have a serious expectation for how its performed. The second you know too much about each other you start bringing in personal issues and thats not fair to either parties. To me thats unethical and alienating, its important to build solid relationships but its not your right to know everything about your employee, its your right to understand that hes a decent fellow at the work place and get the job done right.
Thank you for that video! Very important informations about point of view from [future ] boss perspective.
All excellent points. I've been in this trade for 40 years, 30 years in ops / management / prod. engineering / programming. I'd like to add a couple.
Don't be so overly enthusiastic to the point of coming across as being ingenuine.
Express where you see improvements may be able to be made. They may, or may not work, but at least I know you're putting some thought into projects at hand. Ultimately your input may improve the process, but during the shop walk thru, don't tell the interviewer virtually everything the shop is doing is wrong, and you can fix everything.
Applicants using your tips would definitely be offered either a trial job, or at least a second interview.
You guys will make a great podcast the knowledge you share county CNC
Thank you ❗️all sounds fair & square very good tips sure way to wedge your foot in the prospective door of success rest will however take its course when action hits the floor 🙂
Fantastic Titan. Say no more. Keep up the good work
I try to learn as much as I can from you guys.
This days I try to get a Lynx...
Challenge of my life.
THANK YOU, TITANS OF CNC!
OK so branding and social media are a large factor. I see that in Titan Academy and how machinists are also helped to learn. Far more value is in the actual exposure enjoyed by that effort. Good advertizing and a helpful format.
Thank you so much for sharing this amazing video.
I have a degree in machine tool theory and CNC and a certificate in auto cad I have experience using lathes mills I’m always having trouble getting into a entry level position and machining is my dream ive work for various company and they usual will hire me in Quality assurance and debur dept it’s been ten years since obtaining this degree and I don’t have a lot of work experience but I have a great attitude and am a team player I think your advice is great and will try to use these as I keep pushing forward. Love the channel
After a bit of time in the machine shops (40 years), I've seen that it comes down to, 1), can you do the work?. Most people can't. 2), will you come to work in a reasonably reliable way? That's a big one, I've seen $35-$40/hour guys that couldn't come to work the day after payday, or even after lunch if they got paid before lunch. 3), Did every place you've ever worked for, "Had it out for me, they were stupid!" 4), Is everything everybody else's fault? Will you admit you made a mistake? In 95% of every place I've ever been to, they don't care if you just got out of prison, they don't care if you smell bad, they don't care if you wear the same pair of pants for 2 years. Can you make them money? Social media? Don't have a bunch of Nazi shit on there. Or anything controversial. I basically don't do anything on there, maybe some motorcycle racing news, that's it. Resume? Mine is generic, plain Jane. An HR guy at Space-X made a comment about how unattractive mine was. But the content was outstanding, I've got strong experience. That was the only job that I applied for in the past 20 something years that I didn't get. So fuck'em. But there are so few machinists out there, that most shops will give you a shot at the job. You can have a professional resume, that has bullet points, the fanciest prose in the world, but that has no bearing on if you can do the job or not, and they know that.
Well said
Happy Sunday Titan" Go N.O Saints..
Thank you for this video. I am learning something new.
Love your channel!!!
I start machinist trade school next week. I know very little about this trade. But I like what I've seen so far. The course is seven months ..four days per week...in Santa Fe springs CA,
That’s Awesome... consume my Vlogs and check out our Free Academy also
I worked for Parker Hannafin instrument division. One if the best global companies to work for. Really take care of their people. We made parts for the Navy, for submarines. I started using g and m code, but Parker uses mazak exclusively. Going from g code rj mazatrol is like paint by numbers. So easy.
great advice. awesome video thank you
9:13. If you don't give them something to complain about, that will help. So far every employer I have had has taken advantage in some fashion. Even the best get tired of finding out that the employer was making a fool of them. EVERYONE is going to express their frustration in some way at some point. It's human nature.
Boom... thanks for the info, I will see you in the future...
1) 1:30 Social Media
2) 4:33 Attitude
3) 9:36 Professionalism
4) 17:06 Resume
5) 23:59 Value Added
6) Bonus: not gonna tell you; you have to watch the video, lol
@27:54 Lol 😂
GREAT INFO, I love you guys
As someone interested in getting into CNC I'm curious to hear the pros and cons of getting into a dedicated CNC shop that gets contracted by various companies to make parts vs. getting onto a company that makes a specific thing (some examples in my area include one company that makes truck transmissions and pays CNC op's very well, another company that makes orthopedic medical devices & pays its CNC's quite well, and another that makes diesel engines that pays its CNC op's mediocre) pay aside I am most interested in manufacturing automotive parts but i think it would also be very cool and stretching to work at a CNC shop that makes all different types of things rather than lots of the same thing. But I am interested in hearing the pros and cons from someone who has more industry knowledge
I called in sick the first day of work and now is year 23 with the same company. They must have liked something about me! I wouldn't recommend it tho unless your half dead and got confidence out in space.
Well, I have a corona induced career crisis and if given a chance would try something new. I am reasonably good at math (I have the German equivalent of a master in math and an other one in physics), liked tinkering with wood as a child. Not so long ago hat my first metal project with trashy cheap tools. I still managed some precise holes and good parts and fell in love with working with metal. I just had one exact good bore and looked at it in awe for several seconds. My mathematicians intuition just said, that is it! That is how an implementation of a mathematical concept should look like. Sadly I did not manage to continue working in that area, but I can program reasonably well. It is a hobby I started with 14 and later did a lot during my work. I wrote a Finite Element Solver for my wife, who has a PhD in engineering. We have a little family company. Further, I would be cheap to hire at the moment. Would that work, to get work in the USA. I am currently in Japan though and almost 43 years old. Is there still a chance to get a CNC Programming Job in the USA? Where should I look for Jobs and apply?
Hard part is finding somewhere actually worth being loyal too expecially where I live , most companies don’t even deserve that cuz no matter how much u do it’s not gonna change anything
Social media, attitude, dressing, resume, value added, confidence....
Do a video on an interview of a person fresh out of a community college.
Thanks a lot! Nice video even if you're not looking for a job.
Hi guys, great vids, I’ve been watching different Cnc videos as I take my online courses through Manpower. Can’t wait to get in a shop. I’m a schooled by Votech welder/fabricator since 1999,,, been employed at 10 shops since then ( I’m a multi skilled person and have worked in other fields as well)…I’ve worked with some incredible ppl however,I have always, as a woman in a male dominated field, had to endure a variety of egregious sexism and harassment , to the point where my policy is to not work anywhere where I’m the only woman in the shop.,My last shop was heinous and abusive and I was there 2 1/2 yrs…Anyways, I’m glad to pursue a machine operator position as I know there will always likely be more women in such warehouses. Trust me when I say the energies of a shop drastically change to be more cool and respectful for everyone when there are more equal opportunities for that. The reason I bring this up is your first hiring point is about social media..( I’m 42 and generally only really use fb).. bUT.. I am an outspoken humanitarian activist, I say what I feel on my personal platform,, that does not mean I carry myself into a professional setting in the same way… I feel that it’s ridiculous for an employer or even potential employer to discriminate against someone s credentials based on their social and political opinions. I’ve endured discrimination because of my gender,big time. Using a personal social media account to determine someone’s ability or even correctly understand their personality is base and inefficient. I honestly feel like that shouldn’t be allowed. But not like there’s much to be done for that… Anyway, thanks for the vids,they’re dope. Do you have any advice for women in these fields who experience discrimination?
As well,,, I agree about having a great attitude of course… One thing a lot of employers don’t acknowledge is that sexism and gender mistreatment in the workplace is not professional and is not ok to play down or disrespect on someone’s experience. When I apply for a job, I’m interviewing them as well in my mind, to get a feel for if I will feel safe and respected in that environment. Revealing bad experiences from past jobs having to do with sexism or harassment should not be seen as having a bad attitude. I myself have a stellar and positive attitude about my work and life,,, that has not stopped mistreatment from happening to me. There’s only so much one should expect to’have to’suck it up buttercup’… Again, I ask this super important question about handling an interview as a capable and skilled female in the field who is honest and ongaurd. I shouldn’t be expected to stay silent about that in an interview. My skills, resume ,ambitions and great attitude should get me the job. Not, dismissed because I revealed sexism at prior jobs in order to gauge wether the job I’m interviewing for would be good for my well-being on the job.
It's so amazing TITIN, u are teaching people to run a business, and I take it seriously what u say because it's so true,and most importantly it helps my spiritual thinking as a Christian as Jesus said,love your naber as yourself. BOOM💥
Showing up in a suit and tie,
bringing notes with questions
And bringing a caliper a mic and safety glasses
Sorry but if a guy comes to work at a CNC shop with a tie I'm going to tell him to take it off. A tie is a safety hazard. Same goes for long sleeve shirts or loose fitting jackets.
I've never worn a suit or tie to any interview that I've had at a shop. If I'm interviewing at a new place I'm usually going to do it after my shift at my current shop. At my last interview I walked in smelling like coolant. The GM who interviewed me knew he had found somebody that wasn't afraid of getting dirty and putting in the work. In the 15+ years I've been in the trade I can only think of one place that I interviewed at and was not offered the job. In a few places they offered me the job on the spot after the interview.
Firstly let me thank you titan for your passion for the industry and more importantly, your passion for helping people into it. I'm a manual Machinist and have been since I was 9 years old, I got my first lathe for my 11th birthday. I love making things and thought I would be somewhat safe in career because of this, but it's so difficult to find work as a manual Turner nowadays and I'm trying to get into CNC, I've picked up a little fanuc controlled lathe which I'm struggling to get working(some issue with the computer connection to the machine). Anyway at 12:35 in this video, you mention something that makes me very sad and angry, I'm autistic and find it difficult to look into people's eyes, I can't make eye contact but what I also can't do is find anyone even remotely in the same league of lathe work excellence as me, it's difficult to make nanometer verifyable empirical facts sound non arrogant, but every interview I've landed, has landed me that position, but now I can't find work, have been suicidal many times in my life and feel am heading down that hole again because opportunity just doesn't seem available anymore. I need to get my cnc lathe running because I'm a hands on kind of learner, I have been watching your videos and others and reading and doing what I can but it doesn't stick as well as it would if the chips were flying during the learning process. Its a whole new world yet I understand the machining foundation as any manual old schooler would but somethings I need to put into practice to really feel I have confidence, in some other video of yours, I think one of the basic beginner ones about g and m codes, making the m1 piece, you program the machine to tap at 1000rpm, see this is insane in my world yet I know it's about average for you. Anyway i hope I can get my machine running or get a job taking someone like me whose is seasoned in manual but total beginner at cnc. And I'll round off by saying, making eye contact might mean they are not as good at a precise activity as someone that can't because I also do other things in life like musician, and write and too much to list and I've noticed the neurotypicals will never be able to match the floor staring rainmen. Bless
Great and practical advice.
Thank you sir for your sharing this video..its very helpful for me..
Yes, From a employer I agree. Clean cut well spoken. Nothing is above or below you. I have to keep customers satisfied and coming back. I need a employee that will work toward that with me.
Titan great video! This is getting sent to some friends of mine.
But please, fix the chairs, that was incredibly annoying.
I did notice the chair squeaks.. Lol. Great video I agree on everything. One question though. When your asked for your weaknesses, what is a good decent answer?
To have a career at your shop with you would be AMAZING!
Great work guys 👍
Thanks guys, you are helpful.
so many good tips
Great video - lots of very helpful info for both a newbie and seasoned vet looking for work. Keep up the hard work.
Instead of bringing parts.. make a graphical resmumé,
I made a "second resumé" with pictures of the coolest parts i made, with a description of how i made them, and on what machine.
Furthermore.. if you are good at making small parts.. build a watch.. nothing beats building a watch.
I applied for a job at an aeronautics lab once, i had been out of a job for a while, and i was asked how i stayed on top of my game.. i told the interviewer that i made some titanium watches in my home shop, and i wore one of my titanium watches that day (on purpose off course), in the end, i didn't get the job, but the interviewer was very impressed with the small parts that made that watch..
That literally is what we doing with www.CNCEXPERT.com
Thank you for this video.
I suck at interviews, and I suck at taking test! But I try my hardest and don't quit under pressure.
Vision is a big word! Vision can be total, no place to put improvement. Vision can be also light we are open. The play go both way.
I gave my all to my employer. In early, stayed late. A few years later my wife left and took my son. I lost everything. Giving your all must come with balance and a healthy respect for living, as well as making a living.
You guys are awesome! I would love to be interviewed by you three.
Probably not the most suitable place to ask , but can you make a video on the Machinery Handbook and its importance in the field?
Hey everyone. I have 3 years of experience designing parts, making blueprints, drawing in CAD, programming in CAM and operating a fiber laser cutter. I also have experience with press brakes, shears and ironworkers.
I am having much trouble finding a job in any of these areas. Your video today describes exactly what I have been doing in interviews. Including bringing examples of my work that I take the most pride in. And using them as a tool to describe the challenging aspects of the work that I enjoy. I also have been asking for and receiving tours. I also ask a lot of questions and express an interest in their operations and procedures.
Yet I get calls saying that I am exactly what they are looking for yet not interested in me as an employee.
I have social media accounts but have never used them for anything. Not even keeping up with family. In fact I have not logged in to them in years.
Some feedback on what I might be doing wrong would be greatly appreciated.
Hey Karl - I hear you on that man... Sounds like you're taking a lot of great steps to present yourself as a good option. When these employers say "thanks but no thanks" are you asking them for more info? One thought would be to reach out to 3 of the past opportunities that turned you down and ask them... a simple email with something like this could go a long way in helping identify if it's you or them with the issue.
"[name],
It was great meeting you to discuss the [position name] you had open recently. I loved learning about your company and I appreciate the time you spent sharing your vision and needs with me. I'm still looking for a position where my unique set of capabilities can be used and I'm not having much luck in our local area... can you give me some 'no punches pulled' thoughts on how I may have missed the mark for your specific job opening? personality/capability/professionalism... Even if it's not what I was lacking but what made the candidate you chose a better fit for the spot? All in the interests of bettering myself and my chances of working with a great company like yours in the future.
Appreciate your time and candor,
Karl
Would love to know if you decide to do that and what you find out. It may end up that you're not doing anything wrong, or you might gain an insight that will help.
Thanks. I will do that and see what happens.
I would also like to add that bringing parts to showcase my abilities did backfire in one instance. Just the fact that I brought them to the interview caused the interviewer to have made up their mind that I was not right for the position before the conversation started. In fact she was quite rude about it.
This only happened once but thought it might worth throwing out there.
That's what I'm talking about. I've watched your personal story and while mine isn't exactly like yours, the journey was the same. I would very much like to commend your efforts and your commitment...to the job you are doing but more importantly to God. Absolutely nothing more worthwhile.
This is much better then al the internet goeroes * how you present yourself is importend clean closh. They like if you smell good if smell bad poeple don't won't by around you. If you wan't to by hardcore come over look the other person in the eays pleas don't talk to negatif is not good for you health.. Read the bible then you now by a servant* i watch many video's of you about g and m programming and this motivate me 100% to do better more thank you guys!
I’ve been trying to find a shop to get into machining but it’s hard
Most places want experienced people
I can’t get experience if I don’t learn somewhere!
Btw really cool channel