Anyone work in a factory here?

[Bman123]

I got lower back surgery may 18th and lost my gravy tow motor job. I just started back working this Monday at a factory that makes hawk brand brake pads. I hate it lol. It's about 110degrees if not more in there I have to wear steel toe boots, jeans and a short sleeve shirt. If anyone can offer advice about beating the heat other then quit please do so.

The job is super easy, I stand at the end of a powder coating/furnace and put shims on the brake pads or run them under a ink jet to get sprayed with the part # info. I like the job it's easy as hell, it pays decent but it's hot as fucking fish grease inside there..

 

[BUTCH1]

Not much you can do about it, I work in a factory too (FL), just hydrate a LOT and see your way through, at least you've got a job at this point, more than a lot can say..

 

[illusion88]

I don't currently, but I have worked in a factory. Unfortunatly there isn't much you can do about the heat. Take a "pee break" in between your 15's. Spend all of your 15's and lunch breaks in cooler areas.

That's the deal with factory jobs. They pay well, the work is easy and repetitive, BUT it's either hot, too loud, too cold, too repetitive, you have to bend over... SOMETHING is going wrong your whole shift.

 

[mmntech]

I did warehouse work so I know how you feel. Never again! Just keep drinking. Get yourself a BIG water bottle.

 

[shortylickens]

Sort of. I worked in a semiconductor fab. Some areas were temp controlled, some were not. And we had to wear particle gowns. That sucks. Best advice is keep hydrated. Can you go pee whenever you want?

 

[dfuze]

I worked manufacturing, but am now on the office side of it. Steel toe has come a long way, they make some pretty comfortable shoes now. I would also suggest wearing a regular hanes type tshirt under a regular shirt, it helped me keep cooler and not have the outer shirt have sopping sweat stains.

 

[Sluggo]

See if you can take one of those big insulated mugs with you. If so, you can put ice water in that, dip a bandana in it and wrap that around the back of your neck. Keep you cool and refreshed as long as you have ice water.

 

[shortylickens]

Also, try wearing polyester t-shirts. They pull sweat away from the body.

 

[Bman123]

It has to be over 100 degrees easy in there. The powder coating machine bakes the parts at 950 degrees so I have hot air blowing on me all shift from the back of the machine. I hate it when I leave there and have to drive 40 minutes home with swamp ass.

I can't use the bathroom whenever I want either. It's about 100 yards away from my station and the water there is fucking warm too. They have a ice machine but by the time you add water the ice is gone and my water bottle has warm water within 5 minutes.

I went thru a temp service so I get worked like a dog there. It's non stop except break time. I did around 4,000 brake pads yesterday in a 10 hr shift and 2,000 of them weighed 3lbs each. I was so tired when I left yesterday...

 

[theflyingpig]

I am a one man factory. I produce the dead bodies of innocents with assembly line efficiency.

 

[Squisher]

I worked in factories all my life, many jobs much hotter than yours. There is no solution. Sorry.

 

[Ika]

I would also suggest a non-cotton undershirt (like a running shirt), it will help a bit with the comfort.

 

[velillen]

Not sure how it works exactly for factories and with you being temp they could easily just go NEXT and get the next person in line.

I work for the federal government so we probably have different rules than others, but in regards to heat we have different rules for different temperatures. This is on naval ships so not quite factory. But anytime a tank is over 120 degrees you have 15 minutes of work followed by 30 minutes of "break". 100-20 is like 30 minutes work 15 minute breaks. 90-100 is like 45 minutes work 15 minute break. Of course this is in washington so 90+ weather is pretty rare, so when it gets that hot we either odd shift to avoid the hottest parts of the day or superivsors just know we wont get much done.

All i can really recommend is looking into OSHA guidelines. Might be something there on breaks and crap.

As for dealing with the heat....drink lots. Warm water is better than no water. Bring a change of clothes to work. Nothing else you dont have super sweaty clothes for going home, better if they have a shower.

 

[SooperDave]

It has to be over 100 degrees easy in there. The powder coating machine bakes the parts at 950 degrees so I have hot air blowing on me all shift from the back of the machine. I hate it when I leave there and have to drive 40 minutes home with swamp ass.

I can't use the bathroom whenever I want either. It's about 100 yards away from my station and the water there is fucking warm too. They have a ice machine but by the time you add water the ice is gone and my water bottle has warm water within 5 minutes.

I went thru a temp service so I get worked like a dog there. It's non stop except break time. I did around 4,000 brake pads yesterday in a 10 hr shift and 2,000 of them weighed 3lbs each. I was so tired when I left yesterday...

Now you are just whining:thumbsdown:

 

[rcpratt]

I couldn't handle working in that heat every single day. Props to those that do.

 

[james1701]

That should fix it for you .

 

[Bman123]

Now you are just whining:thumbsdown:

Lol I was waiting for that to be said. It's a big change for me. I drove a stand up Raymond tow motor stocking and picking orders in a ac warehouse to this, it's a big change man.

 

[Bman123]

I couldn't handle working in that heat every single day. Props to those that do.

I am looking for something else, I need a damn office job lol

 

[Scouzer]

i have my doubts that it's 43c... people tend to exaggerate.

 

[BUTCH1]

I am a one man factory. I produce the dead bodies of innocents with assembly line efficiency.

Goth much???

 

[Glitchny]

I used to work the back end of a furniture plant, put all the drawers/doors etc on everything as it came out one of the "ovens" used to apply the stain coatings. It was very hot and the ovens didn't help at all.

The manegement gave us little headbands that had a type of gel in them that you would put in the freezer.You could tie it around your head/neck to keep cool during the day, and when it got bad they had "cooling vests" which was pretty much a vest of cooler packs. Not sure if where you are allows/does things like that but it helps.

Also there were a few guys who would wear UnderArmor or something similar that helped keep them cool while working.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Get one of the small styrofoam bait buckets (I kid you not) and fill it with ice and water. It will last several hours. I've worked in hot kitchens a long time.

 

[BUTCH1]

It has to be over 100 degrees easy in there. The powder coating machine bakes the parts at 950 degrees so I have hot air blowing on me all shift from the back of the machine. I hate it when I leave there and have to drive 40 minutes home with swamp ass.

I can't use the bathroom whenever I want either. It's about 100 yards away from my station and the water there is fucking warm too. They have a ice machine but by the time you add water the ice is gone and my water bottle has warm water within 5 minutes.

I went thru a temp service so I get worked like a dog there. It's non stop except break time. I did around 4,000 brake pads yesterday in a 10 hr shift and 2,000 of them weighed 3lbs each. I was so tired when I left yesterday...

What you need is one of those double-walled plastic glasses, sometimes the "big gulp" variety are like this, the double wall means your ice will last much longer, up to 30-45 min. in my experience. I use one of these when I mow my lawn, works great..

 

[lxskllr]

Concentrate on being cool. If you think cool, you'll be cool. My first real job was at a bakery, and my main task was frying doughnuts. I was standing behind fryers all day, which were right next to the ovens. It got hot as shit in there, but I could cool myself off by thinking about it. I can only do that with mindless, repetitive work. Anything complicated, and I lose my concentration.

Btw, synthetic shirts suck. Cotton all the way, and wear wool socks. They have good cushion for standing on hard surfaces all day ;^)

Edit:
Do they specify jeans, or are long pants ok? If you can wear any long pants, find some summer weight BDUs. It doesn't help that much, but they're a bit lighter, and have more room in them for comfort.

 

[Meghan54]

Btw, synthetic shirts suck. Cotton all the way, and wear wool socks. They have good cushion for standing on hard surfaces all day ;^)

Really? Cotton all the way? Guess maybe if you like soaking wet cloth clinging to your sweating torso....but if you want the sweat to be wicked away from your body to be evaporated quickly, you need a synthetic and FORGET the cotton fabrics. While cotton does feel good, it absolutely sucks at having any ability to move sweat away from the body at all. Guess that's why athletes' uniforms (shirts, pants, etc.) are all synthetics these days.....they just work vastly better than cotton based garments.