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Crazy Job Market

What's the CMM job market like near you?

I live and work in the far northern outskirts of Chicago. There is a fair amount of industry around me, but there are typically only two or three CMM job openings at a time within my commuting area. Most of them are normally the same few jobs that nobody wants or they just don’t pay enough.

However, right now it seems like there are quite a few jobs available near me that I'd be happy to take if I didn't already have a good thing going. Also, where I work we have been down a CMM programmer for many months and recently lost two more who left for greener pastures. HR tells me that no one is even applying, let alone anyone with good qualifications! We are working to build talent from within, but it's going to take some time.

How about you?
Are you currently understaffed? Or should I say, more understaffed than usual?
Do you see a lot more job openings near you?
Am I the only one dumb enough to do this for a living? What am I missing here?
  • I guess I'll add to the good news... I have accepted a new job! Massive pay bump (25%), 80 hours vacation time on day 1, full benefits on day 1, 401k at 90 days and they will let me flex my hours for my racing! They also encourage headphones which makes me really happy and they have no issue with me being on here while at work!

    I feel stuck in my position at my current job. The new job is CMM programmer/inspection manager. I will be the sole programmer and will have 3-4 operators (between 2 shifts) working under my direction. I will also be organizing the filing structure for CMM programs and writing work instructions as well as updating all old programs. Basically the company is giving me control of the inspection area. They have a decent setup now but they and I know that there is a lot of room for improvement which is why they are bringing me in.

    I interviewed Monday for 2.5 hours, my longest interview ever. The quality supervisor wanted to give me a formal offer that day but, since it was later in the day and key people had already left, the official offer had to wait until yesterday.

    The only downside is my drive to work doubles to an hour one way but that has never bothered me before at previous jobs. This job is taking me out of the aerospace world and into surgical but I am ok with that since I will be having almost full control of inspection.

    I honestly can't wait to start and I will be starting right after my birthday!

    Oh, and to top it off... one of the shops capabilities is 3d printing stainless and titanium!

    I guess I'll keep this account so I don't lose my post count Sunglasses


    Congrats! Yeah, don't get rid of your account and lose all that "credibility".


  • GO BIG OR GO HOMEAlien
    1800 here I come


    Hahaha! Too bad we don't see all the flags anymore....Neutral face


  • Congrats! Yeah, don't get rid of your account and lose all that "credibility".


    My post count was probably a deciding factor in them hiring me...Rolling eyes


  • Hahaha! Too bad we don't see all the flags anymore....Neutral face


    That was my favorite part of the forum =(
  • I guess I'll add to the good news... I have accepted a new job! Massive pay bump (25%), 80 hours vacation time on day 1, full benefits on day 1, 401k at 90 days and they will let me flex my hours for my racing! They also encourage headphones which makes me really happy and they have no issue with me being on here while at work!

    I feel stuck in my position at my current job. The new job is CMM programmer/inspection manager. I will be the sole programmer and will have 3-4 operators (between 2 shifts) working under my direction. I will also be organizing the filing structure for CMM programs and writing work instructions as well as updating all old programs. Basically the company is giving me control of the inspection area. They have a decent setup now but they and I know that there is a lot of room for improvement which is why they are bringing me in.


    Wow! I rarely hear of companies offering full benefits on day 1. Sounds like a company that really values talent. Congratulations!


  • That was my favorite part of the forum =(


    AgreedDisappointed


  • Wow! I rarely hear of companies offering full benefits on day 1. Sounds like a company that really values talent. Congratulations!


    Yeah... It was a surprise to me too. It's great for me too since the motorcycle racing isn't exactly safe...


  • Yeah... It was a surprise to me too. It's great for me too since the motorcycle racing isn't exactly safe...


    Is there any way we can see your racing? Are the videos posted somewhere or are your competitions ever televised??


  • Is there any way we can see your racing? Are the videos posted somewhere or are your competitions ever televised??


    They are not televised but I do have some track videos on youtube from practice. Hopefully I will get to race the Daytona 200 in 2023 because it is televised.

    This video is from my older 600. Roughly 110HP to the tire on this bike.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEmcDO4m72g

    This video is from my 1000 that I sold earlier this year. Sold it to go back to the 600s. I sure am going to miss the sound of this bike. 178HP to the tire on this beast.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwP1082MjMs&ab_channel=JustinG


  • Yeah... It was a surprise to me too. It's great for me too since the motorcycle racing isn't exactly safe...


    That's probably due to the competitive nature of the current job market. They have to have a one-up on the competition.