Water fill tube Question

dougrainer wrote:

Old-Biscuit wrote:

dougrainer wrote:

Old-Biscuit wrote:
"Boss says I'm doing fresh water installs. And to think yesterday I was just a lot jockey. This job is alright......Boss says I should be doing electrical wiring by next week"

Sorry, but RV factory jobs are specialized. They do NOT move people around from dept's. They do NOT have time to move and train people for specific dept's. The production line moves too fast to wait for a novice to get up to speed. Doug

Piece Mill work requires NO TRAINING
And majority of workers in RV MFG Factories in Elkhart work 'Piece Mill'

Biscuit, you do not know what you are talking about. Bonus systems are set up to indeed make them work faster, but if you think YOU or just anybody could just walk in and start building the units without training, you are nuts. I WORKED in Elkhart for 5 years building RV's and you have to KNOW what you are doing. The nice thing about RV building unlike Auto building is, they have NO unions. The Dept workers determine if someone stays working. Don't pull your weight, THEY make sure you are gone. They will not allow lazy people to pull them down. Bonus or Piece Rate, same principle applies. I just got back from Jayco a few months ago, and am thankfull I am an RV Tech instead of a Line worker. The pace is incredible and yes they make mistakes, but not caused by lack of skill. Doug

Not being able to run a screw in straight and without stripping it is lack of skill. Not tightening main electrical connections is lack of skill. Missing areas of roof sealant is lack of skill. Not tightening drain traps is lack of skill. Welds that have no penetration and crack is lack of skill. Probably 90% of issues people have with new RVs is lack of skill despite the cheap materials.....or just plain old not giving a sheet.