Jonathan Murkin, Lead Hand Platemaker
My Day
Quiet To Hectic
The pace goes from quiet to hectic. There are a lot of deadlines involved.
Also, the presses run through the weekend even though we aren't here, so near the end of the week the pace picks up. I have to prepare work to make sure we have enough plates to keep the weekend shift busy.
When I started here, I had all the skills but one thing school didn't teach me was how to deal with the pressure and deadlines. I learned that on the job.