The Trials of an Engineer

The Customer had a requirement…

With an offer we couldn’t refuse…

And with our Sales team ‘in line’ for

commission…

The contract was as good as done.

So the design was ‘discussed’ with

Engineering…

Who duly considered the specification…

And under good management

direction…

Applied effective teamwork…

To make all the pieces come together…

Towards a final solution…

Then with normal cooperation with other

departments…

And even ‘assisted’ cooperation with

other departments…

Combined with full design freedom…

And a clear understanding of the

timeframe…

(Design) (Marketing)

A project plan was put together…

With achievable milestones &

realistic timescales.

As always, a few ‘obstacles’ were

encountered along the way…

And unit profit margin was adjusted to

correct earlier optimism…

Various options were then considered…

Indeed all options!

The work place was a stress-free

environment.

And ‘state-of-the-ark’ equipment was

always reliable in demanding conditions…

Engineers would be so busy that

5 o/c going home was never noticed…

Finally the design was ‘passed’ over to

Production with a clear direction

forward…

Where it was processed, ready for the

shop floor…

To enable the Production Team to get to

work immediately as time was of essence...

While the occasional problem could be a

bomb-shell, it was always handled

carefully...

(Design) (Production)

A list of changes, if required, was always

minor in nature…

Indeed the performance predicted by

Engineering…

Could ‘always’ be achieved by

Production…

But at the end of the day the job would

Pass inspection, & be ready to ship…

The Team effort was rewarded with

thoughts of a shared sense of winning…

And we could all go home Friday

knowing we had worked hard & could

look forward…

To doing it all again on Monday!…

A career in Engineering?

You know it makes sense.

Trials of an Engineer V5,

Conceived & created by Gary Foord