Recent new hires

We hired 3 new “automation” technicians from uti, honestly they were better than we expected. I was an automotive technician for 12 years before jumping into controls so I always saw these hot shot uti grads that couldn’t correctly replace a battery in vehicle.

They all started different days so we could get a feel for them and see what they know. They all thought micro 800’s were the only plcs in existence. Didn’t know components at all. All three have an eagerness to learn and work so we aren’t upset at all. Where are you guys finding your technicians so they can hit the ground walking (running might be asking for too much)

I work for a medium systems integrator doing custom machines and retrofits. Located in California Mostly Allen Bradley/ Mitsubishi plcs for us.