Aaron David has been prepping new equipment and helping his team with work in the shop for 13 years as an Application Shop Technician. Aaron works on a little bit of everything and has become a pillar around Jenner Ag for his attention to detail, friendly demeanor and work ethic. He likes making sure that when a machine arrives at its intended location, everyone is happy. “When a machine leaves our shop, I like seeing the account manager happy and the customers happy when it shows up. It means it’s something we have looked over and done our best to make sure it’s correct when it gets to a customer’s doorstep,” Aaron explains.
His secret to success? Documenting everything. “I write a lot of notes on everything I do; I keep folders of them in my cabinets,” says Aaron. “I try to document what we do so we can find easier ways to do the job and tweak it as we go – it is also good to have for reference in the future.” He says that helps when two or three years later you need to reference a job. “If you have good notes, it’s good to go back and reference that stuff, because in three years when you get a machine again, you will have to remember how it goes.”
Aaron’s system has paid off not only for him but also other members of his team. “I’ll work on projects with fellow associates and document everything, and they’ll come back and be like ‘Well it’s been five years; I don’t remember how we did that.’ I go, ‘Well here’s this folder that I kept,’” he says.
Aaron believes working in teams in a shop setting is even more important so everyone can learn the same practices. “It makes things easier to diagnose and fix in the future. It’s nice when you are on a team that will listen and learn together.”