Jay Engineering Works

Jay Engineering Works is situated at 422 in the Sidco Industrial Estate over in Ambattur. This is a massive place with hundreds of units, and we are just one of them. We’ve got our machines set up in a way that makes sense to us, even if it looks a bit cluttered to an outsider. There is always a faint smell of machine oil and coolant in the air. We spend our days turning dials, checking tolerances, and making sure the metal parts are coming out okay. It’s repetitive work, but you have to pay attention or something will go wrong. We usually have the radio playing in the background to help pass the time during the long shifts. The floor gets slippery if we aren't careful, so we’re always tossing sawdust or cleaning up spills. We don’t have a marketing department or anyone to write fancy brochures. We just do the engineering work that comes our way. Some days are better than others, especially when the machines are behaving and the power stays on. We have a small break area where we sit and eat our tiffin and talk about whatever is going on in the news. It’s a basic setup, nothing special to look at, but it’s where we spend most of our lives. We just keep the gears turning and try to stay on schedule.