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A typical shift

Start at 6 or 7am. Check the drawing, cut and fit the pieces, tack them, then weld. Grind, inspect, weld again. It is hot inside the jacket and hood even in winter, and you cannot see anything except the puddle in front of you. A quality inspector checks the work and sometimes tells you to cut it out and do it again. Shop work is indoors and repetitive, field work is outdoors and different every day.