In July this year, as a mechanical graduate, Zeng Ke chose a lithium battery equipment manufacturing factory in Dongguan to become a novice structural engineer when he was recruiting for school. Compared with when she first entered the factory, she has become much more proficient in business in the past month, and she has also adapted to the new role of "professional person".
When I graduated, there were 3 jobs to choose from, and I chose this factory for 'smart manufacturing'. Compared with the manufacturing companies I have Xi before, the production equipment of this factory is newer, smarter, and the structure is more complex, which is a new challenge for me. Because I'm 'smart' enough, I work very regularly and can schedule what I want to do when I leave work. Zeng Ke said in an interview.
In fact, compared with the stereotype of "screwing and doing coolies" in the traditional manufacturing industry, more and more factories are transforming to automation and intelligence, and more and more fresh graduates have made the same choice as Zeng Ke. According to the data of a recruitment software, the proportion of students who choose intelligent manufacturing as their first job in 2023 will reach 18%, which is second only to the Internet in the choice of fresh graduates.
Reasons why young people are joining the manufacturing industry
Why did you choose manufacturing?"One reason is that the cost of living is relatively low, and the other reason is that this factory is related to new energy, and the future development prospects are very good, and I can learn a lot of things. Zeng Ke said that the life of the factory is simple and pure, the company eats and stays, the factory is clean and tidy, "the working atmosphere is also very good, and every time a new project lands, the company will gather all manpower and material resources for research and development." I'll also be responsible for a small part of the drawing work. ”
Zeng Ke said that she is more inclined to put herself into front-line production than the traditional clerical or management positions that many girls choose. "Finding, tracking and optimizing design problems is what I want to do now, although from the current point of view, my output is still a certain gap with my predecessors, but I also gain a great sense of achievement," she further said, the more experienced the engineer position is, the more popular it is: "Even if I work in other industries in the future, this job can still give me a lot of help." ”
High-end manufacturing is becoming a new choice for fresh graduates, and development prospects, job value and work location are several factors that affect their career choice. This year, Zhu Cong has just obtained a master's degree in mechanical engineering from the National University of Singapore, and he has chosen to return to China for employment. Like Zeng Ke, he is also very optimistic about the new energy track.
He positions himself as a software engineer: "Although I do software, I am not a coder who simply converts formulas into machine language, I am more an engineer to solve practical problems with ** and make the machine run." ”
Zhu Cong began to look for a job according to his needs last year, but he found that in the track of new energy vehicles, many domestic and foreign companies did not really fit his R&D position. "I've studied their recruitment carefully, and when employees come in, they can only do quality testing and other work, and it doesn't really belong to R&D and innovation. ”
Zhu Cong felt that the company he finally chose gave him room to play. "I was able to iterate on technology in a good environment, learn Xi, and broaden my horizons. "The research direction here is almost 80% the same as my previous research experience, and I hardly need to be familiar with it to get started and continue to research and innovate." ”
Inject fresh blood into the manufacturing industry
We had a saying when we were looking for a job before, try to develop in an interdisciplinary aspect. Because this era is the era of informatization and intelligence, the mechanical profession is also constantly integrating and developing. Learning technology can have a skill, and the country pays more and more attention to technical engineering talents, which is the reason why Wang Wuyan chose mechanical engineering and manufacturing. This year, after graduating from Zhejiang University of Technology with a master's degree in mechanical design, manufacturing and automation, he joined Zhejiang Yunda Wind Power. If you want to learn Xi high-end technology, you can go to the Blue Collar Club. There are more than 100 majors in our blue-collar club, Xi interested friends can learn about it.
Wang Wuyan's hometown is Taizhou, an important manufacturing city, and learning machinery is also a unanimous recommendation from family and friends. In his sophomore year, due to the large number of courses, involving mechanical principles, mechanics, materials, automatic control and other aspects, basically from morning to night, the homework tasks were also relatively heavy, and he was also in a hurry to do homework on weekends. On the one hand, the development of the country is inseparable from machinery, on the other hand, with the growth of working years, the competitiveness of practitioners is getting stronger and stronger, and this line can be deeply cultivated. ”
Young talents are injecting fresh blood into the manufacturing field. During his graduate studies, Wang Wuyan and his classmates once worked on a project in Shengzhou for a manufacturer of ramp reducers. "The head of engineering over there told us that the main reason for sending graduate students over there was to solve their theoretical shortcomings. He told the reporter that the older generation of engineers sometimes put empiricism first in operation, and may not notice the wear and tear of materials in the case of ensuring safety. Wang Wuyan will make accurate calculations through theory, such as simulation calculations, to provide how large a load plate can support a weight of just 50 kilograms. "In fact, it is some changes that make the production line more efficient and reduce consumables. The prototype designed by Wang Wuyan and his fellow students was finally put into the actual production of the manufacturer, which gave him a lot of confidence in conducting first-class simulation research.
During his senior year, Wang Wuyan conducted Xi at a non-standard parts manufacturing plant in Taizhou. He found that in this traditional small manufacturing factory, a rudimentary information system has been introduced to automate the management of all links from procurement to production to sales. "In my Xi, I have an overall impression of the operation mode and layout of the manufacturing factory, and I also choose the position I am more interested in after the rotation, drawing drawings, connecting lines, and doing control, all of which I have done. Wang Wuyan's current position as a reliability engineer is to find ways to improve the reliability of wind turbine components and extend their service life, so as to better contribute to wind power generation.
The 25-year-old has been "upgraded" all the way
Different from undergraduate and graduate students who have developed on the road of scientific research, Han Yi, who graduated from a vocational college, has joined Geely Group since his junior year of Xi, took root early, and "upgraded" all the way with the goal of comprehensive development, growing from an ordinary front-line employee to the test team leader of Geely's Thor Power Smart Factory. Although he is only 25 years old, he has accumulated a wealth of work experience.
In fact, before coming to Geely, I also Xi in a traditional manufacturing factory. Han Yi told the ** reporter that at the beginning of the Xi period, he had entered a Fortune 500 company under the recommendation of the school, but because the automation degree of the factory was not advanced enough, most of the processes still had to be completed by front-line workers, and Han Yi soon felt that it was not the direction he wanted to develop. "On the assembly line, practice makes perfect, but I would like to be exposed to advanced technology. With this wish, Han Yi began to actively learn about the smart manufacturing industry, and in March 2018, he became a Xi student at a Geely Group factory in Ningbo.
Recalling that time, Han Yi was full of emotion: "At that time, in order to quickly enter the industry, I was very attentive in both job skills and equipment troubleshooting Xi, and soon had the post operation conditions, and was also assigned to a relatively important test team, responsible for intercepting and processing unqualified products. After officially taking up the post, I slowly participated in cross-departmental communication and began to understand the company's management system. ”
In March 2021, Geely Holding Group set up a new project to produce DHT, an important carrier for the transformation of traditional vehicles to hybrid vehicles, with intelligent production methods, which requires the participation of a group of employees. Knowing this, Han Yi joined in without hesitation and followed the project from "zero". In this new challenge, Han Yi, who has high requirements for himself, not only continues to improve in terms of technology, but also familiarizes himself with tasks that he has not been exposed to before, such as document editing and review, daily review, etc., and was promoted to test squad leader more than a year later.
From a simple executor to leading a team by himself, there is a big difference in feelings!Han Yi said that this change means taking on greater responsibilities and considering more problems, so he is more strict with himself: "Just like building a house and laying the foundation, you have to lead by example and ensure that your professional level can reach the level of being able to answer questions for employees and deal with special situations." Then, you have to find ways to improve the skills of the team, especially after mass production, and find ways to quickly integrate new people into the group. Han Yi told the reporter that there will definitely be pressure to be alone, but this is very "exciting" in his opinion, and he has adapted to the new state.
When it comes to the future development direction, Han Yi said that he is still very optimistic about the field of intelligent manufacturing, and he is also very firm in his career choice, "I think there is no need for young people to reject entering the factory, because the current factory is different from our traditional impression, and with the development of society, it will definitely become more and more intelligent." As long as you are active and willing to do it, you will cultivate the corresponding ability and get good development opportunities. ”