I passed my Grade 4 after just over four years in the industry. What started as just wanting to learn a trade while finishing my bachelors degree, has turned into a true passion for the field. I am so proud and happy to have completed the 4, it is a huge relief. My question is to those of you also in the field, what should I do next?
I am being offered only a 10k increase off base pay, which puts me in the low 60’s. My area seems to have a market value of 70k. I am the first operator to have passed any test here in at least seven years, and those unlicensed operators have failed the test multiple times but make around the number I will make with my Grade 4. No promotion to lead anytime soon, no extra responsibilities except suggesting waste rate. I didn’t do this to be just another unlicensed operator. Another red flag is that they say I don’t need to worry about the notes log and how my coworker runs the shift, because compliance won’t fall on me but the managers.
Any advice, direction, etc. would be much appreciated!