Can anyone read this occupation please, from the 1939

[josey]

My father [originally a lathe operator/auto setter] was in a reserved occupation in the war; he travelled round factories converting various manufacturing machines to armaments. He mentioned working at The Metal Box Company. 

[craggagh]

Hello -

Could the first two words be 'Ford Cars'?

craggagh.

[Preach55]

Looks like the bottom line reads (Supervisor & Enquiry Clerk)  Hope this helps in some way 

[David Boulding]

Food Cans Material layout
supervisor and engineering clerk

[Geni Black]

This is what I think it says:

Supervisor -
Food ban allowance layouts

Supervisor and Engineering Clerk.

You have to know that there was rationing of food, clothing etc. during the war.  I think the person involved was in a government administrative position in which he had to organise/set-up rationing - perhaps on a large scale. 

They couldn't allow everyone to go to war - someone had to keep the ship afloat back home - and for that reason they were exempted from signing up. They were needed on the home front!

I know of the rationing because I remember my Mum (who got married during the war years) telling me that she only had so many ration coupons for her wedding outfit so chose a lovely suit rather than the traditional white dress.

I could be totally off the wall here  - but that's what popped into my head when I saw it.  I also remember learning to make my small b's in a similar manner as that in the ban when I was a child in school.

[barryd]

It looks like Ford Car to me. Was he living in Dagenham?

[Lydart]

He lived in the Perivale/Greenford area of W. London.

I'm happy that this is now solved .... the planning of food cans seems the most logical.

[Linda Stocker]

I can only make out supervisor on the top and engineer on the bottom line

[[Ray]]

Heinz, Hayes Park, Hayes, UB4 8AL
a factory is still just up the road.

So for me it is Food Can . . . . . Ford Car, what was I thinking?

Ray