摘要: |
My career began as an apprentice HGV technician with a general haulage company; I remained a technician in road transport engineering for 16 years. My first supervisory role came not long after I had served out my apprenticeship, and from there, I gained promotions through to becoming head of fleet [another high-flying technician is profiled on pp28-9]. I believe that there are two types of technicians. There are the fastidious ones, who have their own way of working. Good habits breed good engineers, and I was fortunate to work with some fantastic people during my formative years. I also know engineers who had a rougher way of working! Their approach was definitely suspect. I was - and am - of the opinion that technicians need to be clinical when dealing with engineering components that work to very fine tolerances. If you work to poor standards and ignore cleanliness, you've got a problem. |