Just intrested to find out what occupations members have ?
occupations
- Thread starter D R Oldfield
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I’ve sold car parts for the last errrmmm 
, a long time
, a long time
I worked in the motor industry Mechanic, Technician and MOT Tester until I retired a couple of years ago. I started for the first 5 years as an Agircultural Fitter learning how to repair things and not just bolt on new bits, Farmers appreciated that back then.
Tony.
Tony.
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- Location
- Maybole , South Ayrshire
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- Z3 Individual Dakar / Orinoco Individual
Motor trade since left school served my time with Vauxhall back in 80's worked a few different dealers over the years been an mot tester last 20 yrs
A Fire Bobby since 1983. 23 years in the Royal Air Force Fire & Rescue Service, five years at the Atomic Weapons Establishment Fire Service, five years at Sellafield Limited Fire Service, three years at the World Association of Nuclear Operators reviewing Fire Protection at Nuclear Power Stations and the last two years back at Sellafield Limited working in Independent Oversight providing Oversight of Fire Protection.
- Joined
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- Location
- Maybole , South Ayrshire
- Model of Z
- Z3 Individual Dakar / Orinoco Individual
Proffesional Volleyball player and Tea drinker mateSo you've not done much then Andy
Got to say mate that's an impressive list
Stephen.
I worked in the Oil & Gas industry based in the Netherlands until I retired.
Most activities were North Sea sector but I also worked abroad in other countries.
Most activities were North Sea sector but I also worked abroad in other countries.
35 year in the Electricity Industry. From the bottom, apprentice electrician, engineer, manager, to the top, Chief Executive Officer. Worked in New Zealand and internationally. I was either making electricity or shipping it around the country.
Witchcraft stuff. I doff my cap.
Last 20 years worked at TRW Automotive Electronics Safety Systems, mostly airbag systems as a draughtsman, ergonomics and manufacturing engineer. Prior to that worked at Swan Hunters shipbuilders working on naval vessels, Ark Royal, Illustrious aircraft carriers etc as an electrical draughtsman. Spent the rest of the time working in HV distribution, electronic control systems for power stations and automatic train controls for the Metro system, been retired about 4 years
Nothing as impressive As the others . Worked as a book keeper and general accounts work for 8 years then worked as IT installation and support engineer for 18 years then had a total change and became an enforcement officer for local councils aswell as being a doorman for a few years and currently a trucker.
Power Stations for most of my working life. Started with the CEGB as a Mechanical apprentice at High Marnham (coal fired) way back in 1981 (until 2003), moving over to Operations in 1993. A spell as Shift Charge Engineer at a straw burner in Cambridgeshire, followed by 5 yrs as an engineer at a can making plant in Leicester. Now with RWE at Staythorpe C CCGT since 2009 as Shift O&M Technician.
I was at awe aldermaston for a year, canny place.
I became a tattoo artist many years ago, fell out of love with it about 4 years back. I still do a few a year, choice pieces if it's something I'm interested in but nothing massive anymore.
Now I do decommissioning works at sites like awe. I've just returned from a few months on a rig in shetland.
I used to be a cnc programmer and then went into nursing at 24, trained up to do critical care nursing, travelled to loads of places doing air ambulance and been doing the agency since 2015. Currently doing my last hurrah in the Isle of Man and wondering what to do next. I fancy a change.
33 years in the cash and carry wholesale trade. Managed sites up and down the country for 25 years 5 years as a sales team manager. Last 3 years managing 70+ in merchandising and development. Nothing really exciting as the rest but has given me a great lifestyle.
Started as a lab technician at the Brewing Industry Research Foundation.... had a change and moved into the building industry as a setting out engineer.... before I became an office desk jockey ...and the next 40 years of ..admin, expediter, buyer, Purchasing Manager, and Materials Manager mostly for Electronic Manufacturing companies.
I retired just over 4 years ago, but I started slowing down to retirement about 10 years before that
I retired just over 4 years ago, but I started slowing down to retirement about 10 years before that
Set out doing software for telephone exchanges, developed the first combined voice and data terminal (all the stuff you can do on your computer and even your phone now, my mate did one of the first voice mail systems), some secret stuff I can’t tell you about, managed customer Indirect Access data (131) for Mercury Comms, managed the data on 100s of UK telephone exchanges including code changes and 999 services, account manager to the largest ISPs (AOL, Demon Internet, UUNET Pipex and others) when dial-up was starting implementing 100,000s of phones each month, and finally went on to manage system, process and service model data for the UK TV and radio broadcast networks (c3,000 tv and 4,000 radio transmitters around the UK and all the associated IT and power systems that support them). A good mix. Now retired.