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Hello everyone! For my internship at TAIT Towers, I worked in the mechanical fabrication and operations department as a water spider, which means I collected all the parts and materials for a singular element of a build. We prepped and organized pieces that were handed off to fabricators, who then put the elements together. Above is a photo of the water spider team.  

Pictured here is my desk on the shop floor, where I spent most of my time analyzing the individual aspects of a project being built, also referred to as “kits.” Part of my job was to understand how the kits were assembled and what materials were needed for each kit. In addition, I monitored when parts were finished being fabricated and ready to be included in a kit.

TAIT does most of their production in-house, but they do also collaborate with outside vendors. When working with an outside vendor, the team had to create something called a sourcing request that ensures the vendor has all the correct information they need. As part of my internship, I created some of these outsourcing requests and sent them to TAIT’s shipping and production teams to place an orde

Another one of my duties was sanding pieces of metal that eventually became part of a stage. “Prep sanding” is required for almost any metal that is not steel for that metal to be painted. It helps ensure that the paint adheres to the piece of metal and does not flake off. During this step, the metal pieces are labeled with a paint marker to ensure they are properly painted and organized onto cart

One of the most fun parts of this internship was that I was able to get forklift certified! Some materials were too heavy to move with a standard pallet jack, so I was trained to use a forklift. At first, I was a little nervous driving the lifts, but once I got used to it, it became second nature. 

Fun fact: Forklifts steer with their rear wheels, compared to a car, which mostly steers with the fro

Our team set up a “lunch and learn” about several of the departments at TAIT. In this photo you can see the other interns involved in a discussion with the assets team.