Renosteinke,
"Too often maintenance folks are way bown the ladder, well beneath the production foremen."
I have not found this to be true in the plants that I have worked. Most often treated me with as much (or mabye more)respect than production managers. Can't tell you how many times a foreman has come up to an open control panel, shook his head and asked: "How do you figure this $*#! out?"
[This message has been edited by C Wyatt (edited 06-06-2005).]