Michael Intro

Sunday, 26th October 2008 0 Comments

Michael Latham vital stats
Company: Outokumpu Stainless
Age: 20
University: Sheffield Hallam

“Well I’m Michael Latham, from Manchstesr originally but been studying in Sheffield, at Sheffield Hallam for 2 years and I am now in my 3rd year and out on placement. I decided to stay and do my placement in Sheffield because its a pretty awesome city. I may have made a mistake living with my uni mates, seeing as they will be out getting nice and drunk every night, but we will have to see how that goes, and I can tell you all how silly an idea it is to move in with drunken yobs!

Anyways in terms of my placement, I have been here at Outokumpu since the start of August and i’m really enjoying myself. Getting along really will with the staff here – Good Times, but we have recently found out that this specific site is being shut down and everyone being made redundant — Bad Times. Its going to be a strange experience the next few weeks, as I am expecting to move to a different site within Sheffield, but I have no idea where or when.

My role within the company is working in the logistics department, mainly dealing with shipping the steal to our lovely customers. There are around 3 Outokumpu sites situated in Sheffield, as well as sites across Finland, Sweden, Holland, & Germany. The specific site I am working at specialises in precision strips which involves cutting sheets of steel into very thin strips ready to be turned into such items as razors for companies such as Gillette. Hopefully the next few weeks shouldn’t be too traumatic but I invite you to come with me on a journey through time and space to the world of Outokumpu.”

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