Big interview

by **northswell** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 9:38 pm

Got an interview Thursday arvo for a big multinational company running a departement, bricking myself. Ok with most of the job description but not too up to date on lean manufacturing, any pointers?

Ideal scenario is to get offered the job but to stay where i am and for them to match any pay increase, cos i'm worth it.

by **Phil** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 9:44 pm

no advise mate, but good luck

by **PapaW** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 9:59 pm

Google?

by **Real Pol** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:00 pm

Wikipedia tells me:

Lean manufacturing or lean production, which is often known simply as "Lean", is the optimal way of producing goods through the removal of waste and implementing flow, as oppose to batch and queue. Lean manufacturing is a generic process management philosophy derived mostly from the Toyota Production System (TPS).[1] It is renowned for its focus on reduction of the original Toyota seven wastes in order to improve overall customer value, but there are varying perspectives on how this is best achieved. The steady growth of Toyota, from a small company to the world's largest automaker,[2] has focused attention upon how it has achieved this

I still don't know what Lean Manufacturing is! :shock:

Sorry mate, good luck anyway!

by **northswell** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:07 pm

HA HA, i know what it is its just that i'm not that up to date with modern practice, lol. Also can be known as "just in time" manufacturing.

Strangely enough just costed a job for Toyota this afternoon.

What the fook am i doing back in engineering? Two more nights reading i guess.

by **Stone Fox** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:47 pm

Good luck mate, may the force be with you!

by **Mudharp** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:58 pm

Read up on "Operational Excellence" - it is a goal of conducting business in a manner that improves quality, obtains higher yields, faster throughput, and less waste... Would play right into lean manufacturing I think.

by **libby** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:37 pm

Good luck!! you deserve it! let me know how it goes

by **thaya** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:52 am

good luck with the interview, hope it goes well

by **soops** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 10:34 am

Good luck mate!
I had a really big interview last week and havent heard anything back

by **PapaW** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 8:45 pm

How do you think it when man?>

by **Sar** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:34 pm

belated good luck, sorry i missed that!!

Hope it went well!!

by **northswell** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 8:28 am

Thanks everyone for the support.

Bloody waste of time. Money was good but it transpired it was managing a two shift operation which i can't do due to child care issues.

Good practice tho i suppose.

by **northswell** » Thu May 15, 2008 5:41 pm

Woo Hoo.

Company asked me back for another interview for a different (better) post. More money more responsibility.

I got it

Hand my notice in tomorrow.

by **Luke** » Thu May 15, 2008 5:55 pm

sweet, nice one man.

by **Milo** » Thu May 15, 2008 7:53 pm

Good for you bro, well done.

by **Sar** » Thu May 15, 2008 9:48 pm

fantastic!! well done to you !! :mrgreen:

by **PapaW** » Thu May 15, 2008 10:26 pm

northswell wrote:Woo Hoo.

Company asked me back for another interview for a different (better) post. More money more responsibility.

I got it Hand my notice in tomorrow.

Thats the freaking tits man!! good one

Now you can deffo visit NI in teh van now

by **libby** » Fri May 16, 2008 7:39 am

Wahey! Thats the way to do it!

by **surf patrol** » Mon May 19, 2008 7:14 pm

that's great, good on ya

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