Job

For those of you following the blog, you might think that all we do is wait for the weekends so that we can go see cool things. Well this post is to inform you that I actually have a job and go to work each day. I'll explain some of the things I do and show you where I work.

Dome Technology is based out of Idaho Falls and builds domes all over the world. The dome here in Hungary is at a sugar factory called Agrana Cukor (Sugar). Anyone who has ever lived by a sugar plant knows how terrible the smell can be. In Lincoln, Idaho, where my dad grew up and where Josie and I lived the past 5 months, there used to be a sugar beet plant and the people called the town "Stinkin Lincoln" because it smelled so bad. I now know what they were talking about. Luckily our office doesn't smell like outside. But when you open the door, you immediately remember that you are at a Sugar factory. Anyways, the dome will be almost 100 ft high with a diameter of 196 feet. It will be used to store sugar, obviously, and is set to be finished on Sept 30. The project is in its' beginning phases right now and I am here with only one other worker to set things up.

Work site where the dome will be.

Part of the sugar factory. The dome will have a conveyer belt connected the main shaft on the right.

Currently, the site is being prepared for tunnel and concrete work and is being completed by a European company, Strabag. Our scope of the project won't begin until April. Until then, we are making sure that everything is in place for the work to be done. Just this week, we moved into our "office" which is a barge-like container with desks and chairs inside. It is actually pretty nice inside with heat, AC, and windows.

My desk at the work site.

My title is Financial Field Office Administrator and I handle all things money for this project. I keep track off all receipts, invoices, cash, time cards, etc. I also keep track of contracts with vendors for materials, phones, housing, cars, etc. I feel pretty overwhelmed and am trying to soak up as much as I can each day in order to learn the computer software and how to do all of these things. The good news is that I have many resources to help me learn how to do my job effectively. I skype with the home office regularly and have my email open constantly so that I can ask questions as I go.