Hi all,
Apologies if this is in the wrong place. I was wondering if anyone had any advice for me in regards to where to begin my search for a new job.
I’m currently a commercial/industrial electrician and have been with my current place for just over a year. I moved there from a domestic electrical firm with the intention of using the job as a base to learn and develop from.
While the other guys I work with are decent people, I’m not happy where I am. I’m not really getting the chance to learn much from the other guys, I’m normally sent off on my own to the jobs no one else wants to do, most of the time I’m given standard light replacements to sort out. The majority of the places I get sent are filthy and awkward to work in so the work is a real grind, nothing that is impossible to overcome but it all just adds up to the job not being what I hoped it would be, plus I have a young family to provide for so I’m looking at a change this year.
I have done some work in factories and from speaking to people on site and seeing the way they have their stations all set up and ready to go for the various jobs they do, it led me down the road of thinking about things like wiring new build caravans, log cabins, boats or shipping container conversions etc. Basically anything that has a hardwired set up within a specific space. I like the idea of working in one place and having a set routine with everything I need around me so I can get a job done and just move onto the next one. I’m not opposed to travelling to sites as I already do that now, but I just like the idea of knowing what I will be doing having a set plan, rather than crawling round under machines or in lofts searching for issues, or replacing lights all year long.
does anyone have any advice on how to begin searching for a start in jobs such as these? are there any specific training courses relating to this kind of thing that would be necessary?
I’m not sure if there would be specific jobs for electricians to do something like this or whether it would come under the general manufacture of such products. I’ve tried searching the internet, and will continue to do so, but everything just keeps returning results for caravan/container sales or similar.
I’m in Essex and 29 years old if it’s relevant to anyone. Sorry for the long post but I appreciateanyone who takes the time to read it and has any advice.
thank
Apologies if this is in the wrong place. I was wondering if anyone had any advice for me in regards to where to begin my search for a new job.
I’m currently a commercial/industrial electrician and have been with my current place for just over a year. I moved there from a domestic electrical firm with the intention of using the job as a base to learn and develop from.
While the other guys I work with are decent people, I’m not happy where I am. I’m not really getting the chance to learn much from the other guys, I’m normally sent off on my own to the jobs no one else wants to do, most of the time I’m given standard light replacements to sort out. The majority of the places I get sent are filthy and awkward to work in so the work is a real grind, nothing that is impossible to overcome but it all just adds up to the job not being what I hoped it would be, plus I have a young family to provide for so I’m looking at a change this year.
I have done some work in factories and from speaking to people on site and seeing the way they have their stations all set up and ready to go for the various jobs they do, it led me down the road of thinking about things like wiring new build caravans, log cabins, boats or shipping container conversions etc. Basically anything that has a hardwired set up within a specific space. I like the idea of working in one place and having a set routine with everything I need around me so I can get a job done and just move onto the next one. I’m not opposed to travelling to sites as I already do that now, but I just like the idea of knowing what I will be doing having a set plan, rather than crawling round under machines or in lofts searching for issues, or replacing lights all year long.
does anyone have any advice on how to begin searching for a start in jobs such as these? are there any specific training courses relating to this kind of thing that would be necessary?
I’m not sure if there would be specific jobs for electricians to do something like this or whether it would come under the general manufacture of such products. I’ve tried searching the internet, and will continue to do so, but everything just keeps returning results for caravan/container sales or similar.
I’m in Essex and 29 years old if it’s relevant to anyone. Sorry for the long post but I appreciateanyone who takes the time to read it and has any advice.
thank
- TL;DR
- Advice for switching from commercial/industrial electrics to wiring caravans/shipping containers/boats etc.