Machining.Blog® is a weekly blog focused on manufacturing career development. It features blog articles on the fundamentals of manufacturing for aspiring machinists. Our goal is to create an interest in manufacturing in the USA. Our writer Matthew Schowalter has worked in manufacturing for 24 years, and he covers the topics that matter to someone starting their career in manufacturing.
“The soft skills the machinist uses are the unseen tools in their box and can directly impact the success or failure of a dreamed after machining career.”
All tagged Transitioning into a machining career
Machining and Tool & Die Making is what I have spent most of my career doing. There is something to be said for being able to turn a raw piece of material into a complex finished part. Through all my roles in the machine shop environment, I have identified a few soft skills, hard skills, and technical skills to have mastered if you want to be a great machinist.
A manufacturing career was not the first plan for Alex’s career, but he gave it a consideration and a try after discussing with someone close to him. This career change happened in 2017 after he spent several years working in the restaurant industry as a busboy and a line cook. From there he went to technical school for a semester for computer programming, but he cancelled that plan after trying to take nineteen credits in one semester.
