New job or change of career?

mummy_Jay

Hi,

I need some guidence on what I'm doing and where to go.

I have been a design/tooling/project engineer in both automotive & plastics for 10 years, I've always been a hands on engineer, loved a challenge and pick thiings up quickly. I loved my job until I had my son, then everything has changed.

Since having my son companys seem determined to keep me away from the shopfloor functions but worse still I seem to end up with jobs that don't seem to have much work to do (p;resent role I struggle to fill one day a week). I am a person who needs to be busy at work I thrive on it, it also helps when your away from your little one.
i am always top of the redundancy list, which also doesn't help.
I have took quite a large pay cut since having my son to keep myself in work after being made redundant on his first birthday.

My problem is project engineer roles that are suitible for me I'm having to turn down due to travel, I can't do overtime (my childcare hours are pretty ridged and not family support near by).

I have looked at a change of career and going into teaching to teach secondary school physic but with a mortagage I can't afford to go back to college to get my PGCE but the on the job option has been closed to me as my degree is only third class (I was offered a place at a school but the college I need to support me wouldn't even look at my application).

So this is my dilema, I need to get my work family balance correct but I also need a job that I'm going to be busy and challenged in. I don't particularly want to leave engineering as i love it but if necessary I will, but then again I may just be looking to the wrong job title. Any ideas, I'm going round in circles in my head?

ohreally

Is moving towards a health and safety roll an option? Perhaps consider doing NEBOSH diploma sponsored by your employer...http://www.nebosh.org.uk/qualifications/diploma/default.asp?cref=69&ct=2