As a Ranger I was placed in the GOC area for about 45 minutes. I don’t have a clue what those three initials stand for. This area has two or three positions and the GOC is not on all our ranges. The GOC is an electronic control panel that is encased in a metal box on the back bottom left-hand side of the range.

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The console area for Assembly line #4 is mainly a girl area. Maybe that’s why Cody moved there from another area. I suspect this single guy loves the attention and enjoys joking around with the ten or so women on the team. There is one other guy, an older Phillipino guy, Ledo, who is also an unsuspecting funny guy.
A console is the top back part of a range which has knobs on it. There are usually four knobs and the electric control panel that is connected to the oven. Here’s a side note, in this area I have to wear heel straps. I think heel straps are cool. They make you look a little more important than those who just use screw guns! Actually, the heel straps prevent the electrical charge that a person can carry on them from being transferred to the electronic control panel where it can damage this expensive part of the range.

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