In this report I am going to not only describe what fabrication involves but more importantly the actions I will take in the next 3 years of my time in college, to set me apart from the employers who want the job that I’ve always wanted.
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Being a fabrication engineer is not easy every day: you must get up at 5:30 a.m., dress, and begin working at 6:30 a.m. It is really difficult to speak with people in the large workshop with 30 to 40 meter long beams, in my experience, because there are so many loud noises going on at the same time. In the workshop you have your separate tools and compartments and so on. When I worked there at the start it was extremely difficult and boring at the same time, what even makes it even more difficult is you have to stand there for 11 and a half hours every day of the week, holding about 10 to 15 kg of tools you need to work with. Working there as a student was difficult at the start but the more you do it the easier it gets and also it's the fact that if there are any big projects you have to work as much as possible in the matter of time of 12 hours. There are also the offices, there are about 10 offices altogether and about 4 of them are the company manager, safety manager, etc. and the rest are all about what the fabrication engineers are going to weld. Which includes the drawings, and measurements. From what I’ve seen there you need to be good at physics and your accuracy must be on point.
Being a fabrication engineer does not have many advantages. You just show up, put on your welding gear, and start working for the rest of the day, but one thing that stands out to me is the language barrier. My uncles and father are constantly messing with different cultures. They curse and speak at them in Filipino, despite the fact that they have no idea what they are saying. Aside from that, you may make your project whenever you like, as long as you've done your task or are working on it at the same time.
One of the most difficult aspects of being a fabrication engineer is waking up early in the morning, as well as time management, as you must complete the job on time. Standing there for hours with 10 to 15 kilogramme of tools and a 10 meter beam to work with is exhausting
Fabrication engineering requires a Fabrication (Level 4) certification, which is the new standard for all aspiring engineers. If you are an engineer from another country, you must have a national qualification in Fabrication (Level 4) for engineers.
There are no precise criteria for secondary school pupils, according to what I've heard, however they must have NCEA Level 2 math, physics, and English, as well as technology, which is quite handy.
Trades academies and the STAR gateway programs are useful for students in grades 11 and 13 to get a sense of what careers are like and to obtain experience in order to gain skills.
The pay for fabrication engineering is pretty decent. Fabrication engineer earns about 52,000 to 54,000 per year as a starting salary.
Example my dad from now has been working as an engineer since he was in his 20’s he approximately earns about 142,000 to 145,000 per year.
The qualities required for fabrication engineering are honesty and reliability. They need to be honest if they did something wrong or saw something that wasn’t supposed to be seen. Being reliable can make you earn trust from your workmates as they will trust you more about things that other people can’t be trusted with such as using new projects, new equipment, or expensive things.
Honesty- There's a statement that my friends and I usually say when we argue: "Honesty is the best policy." Honesty is one of the most valuable qualities anyone can possess; being honest means always telling the truth and admitting when something is wrong, even if it is still your fault; lying makes things worse because you lose trust in the people around you.
Reliability is comparable to honesty in that if you have both, you can be trusted in any situation. You are also dependable to others and responsible to complete tasks on your own; everyone may certainly develop these traits in some way.
Being creative in the work (fabrication engineer) is really beneficial because the job requires both imagination and precision. If you make a mistake, you must find a different approach to correct it. Being creative is a skill that, in my opinion, everyone contains; we usually develop it on a daily basis while living everywhere and everywhere.
Competencies required for fabrication Engineering is perseverance, which means not being lazy on the job and doing the things that you're supposed to be doing since you get given individual work that you only do.
Self-knowledge, in fabrication engineering you need to be able to correct your own mistakes since everyone in the workplace has a different style of working. For example, my dad taught me this technique while welding your motion. You need to be going in a straight zig way to get that clean look on the beam.
The ability to learn, or the ability to be taught or learn something new that you haven't done before, can help you get self-knowledge by teaching you new methods and procedures that allow reading visual pictures easier.
The deliberate acts that I need to do in Yr 10
Qualifications I need to do to have this job in the future are taking engineering classes such as Industrial trades, Product tech, and also my math skills geometry, numbers, etc. I’ll be also working getting ready for NCEA 1 to 3 with endorsed excellence, In the next few years.
Qualities that I need to be doing for this job are being thoughtful about work and focusing as much as I can since the job (fabrication engineering) is individual work. Being passionate about the job, I still have to find out what I'm gonna be in the future. I might run differently but I mean the Engineering job runs on my dad's side of the family, Dad is a fabrication engineer, and Grandad is an automotive engineer.
Competencies that I need to be able to have or start to have is creative thinking which is not just thinking inside the box but also outside of the box that includes coming up with your own ideas. Independent learning since the job is individual working, and it's also learning independently by yourself. The deliberate acts I need to do to have that competency is finding a job at this age, and also thinking about getting enough school work at school and home.
What deliberate acts do I need to do in Senior School
Fabrication engineering needs to have a Fabrication (Level 4) which is the new qualification for all upcoming engineers. If you are from overseas, you need to have Fabrication (Level 4) national qualification for engineers.
From what I’ve heard, there are no specific requirements for secondary school students, however, they must have NCEA Level 2 maths, physics, and English, and also pretty helpful technology.
For year 11 and 13 learners, trades academies and the STAR gateway programs are good to gain what the jobs are like and also experience to gain the skills.
Qualities I need to have and need for my senior year are being Wise and Decision making. Being wise at work can make others think that you are very well experienced in what you're doing and you know what you are supposed to be doing. And it also helps with workmates that they can rely on you to do something that you won't be able to do. Decision-making is the process of making choices by gathering as much information and picking out the best answer as possible. Decision making, Using a step-by-step decision-making process can help you make more deliberate, thoughtful decisions by organizing relevant information and defining alternatives
Competencies I need or have are Perseverance and ambition. Having perseverance is being able to be strong and commit to what you want to achieve despite the failures. In the next year, I will be going to a senior and there will be more work and harder work. Ambition, having ambition for school for the job you want to be in the future is achieving your goals and being determined to achieve them since it will probably take a while to achieve them.
Conclusion: To conclude everything that has been stated so far. I believe that it is important to plan ahead for a successful career in the future. You need to develop the skills, knowledge and the qualities. You also need to have the characteristics and qualities to separate you apart from the other employers.
