J.P Engineering Works

Out here in Shiroli, things are a bit different. It’s an industrial area, so you hear the sound of machines and welding all day long. We are at Plot B-2 in the MIDC. It’s a large space but it always feels full because of the machines and the metal scraps. Engineering work is messy. Your hands are always covered in oil or some kind of grease. We spend the day working on different parts and fixing things that come in. Some days it’s just routine, other days something breaks and we have to figure it out. The floor is concrete and cold in the winter. We have a small cabin for the paperwork, but mostly we are out on the floor. It’s not a place for clean clothes. There’s a canteen nearby where we get lunch. The afternoon sun hits the metal roof and it gets pretty warm inside. We’ve been in this spot for quite a while. The neighbors are all doing similar work, so there’s always the sound of hammers or grinding wheels in the background. It’s steady work. We don't have a website or anything. If people need something done, they usually just drive over to the plot. We keep a radio playing most of the time to drown out some of the heavy banging from next door. It’s straightforward. We start early when it’s still a bit quiet before the rest of the industrial estate wakes up.