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Hello Forum Members! I'm new here and I probably have 100's of questions on the topic of my thread, but I'll just ask a few for now and see where it leads.
I'm in my early 40's and have been working in manufacturing since I graduated high school. I started in Quality Control and inspection but most of my experience through the years has been related to machining. Some of my job titles have been Tool & Die Maker, Mold Maker, CNC Machinist, etc.
I hold a Journeyman's Tool & Die Certificate (2004) and a B.S. Business Administration (since 2011, which I haven't really used).
In my current job, even though I have a machinist related job title, I have done much work in inspection, calibration, and I have been an ISO Internal Auditor for 2 years.
I don't think going from what I have done to what I want to do is a 180 degree career change, but I am looking to change direction toward quality and away from machining.
I really like the internal auditing I have been doing, but it is something I do on the side. One possibility I have considered is being an auditor full time, but there is no chance of a full time job in anything to do with quality in my current company.
Now that I have given some background information, would any members have advice on how I can change direction? How can I highlight quality skills on my resume when all of my job titles for at least 15 years have been machinist/ toolmaker related? I'm afraid that when HR notices my job titles when applying for quality jobs they may read no further.
I would especially like to hear from former machinists or production workers who have made the transfer to a full time Quality Professional.
I'm in my early 40's and have been working in manufacturing since I graduated high school. I started in Quality Control and inspection but most of my experience through the years has been related to machining. Some of my job titles have been Tool & Die Maker, Mold Maker, CNC Machinist, etc.
I hold a Journeyman's Tool & Die Certificate (2004) and a B.S. Business Administration (since 2011, which I haven't really used).
In my current job, even though I have a machinist related job title, I have done much work in inspection, calibration, and I have been an ISO Internal Auditor for 2 years.
I don't think going from what I have done to what I want to do is a 180 degree career change, but I am looking to change direction toward quality and away from machining.
I really like the internal auditing I have been doing, but it is something I do on the side. One possibility I have considered is being an auditor full time, but there is no chance of a full time job in anything to do with quality in my current company.
Now that I have given some background information, would any members have advice on how I can change direction? How can I highlight quality skills on my resume when all of my job titles for at least 15 years have been machinist/ toolmaker related? I'm afraid that when HR notices my job titles when applying for quality jobs they may read no further.
I would especially like to hear from former machinists or production workers who have made the transfer to a full time Quality Professional.