Standards Certification... The Need... The Lies...

Almost everyone make a lie or two in their lifetime. Even at certain times that you aren't conscious of it, and before you even know it, you are already lying to to someone. But I have recently seen the ultimate liars (aside from our government) right before my very eyes.

I am part of that agenda actually though not directly. If you are wondering what the heck I am talking about here, continue to read through this article. Have you heard of TPM or ISO even? The so-called Standards Certification thing?

When the company management starts to say something like:

"Hey, we will be applying for this international standards thing. We need your help. When someone from external auditing team for this ISO or TPM or JIPM team would ask you something blah blah blah, you should say blah blah blah. Don't ever say that we are blah this and blah that. Help the company, it will be for everyone here."

You are part of the lying thing. When the company does not really follow the Company Corporate Policy and it is just a mere sort of poster there in your office wall, then all of you are lying. It is the cheat and lying fever.

Fixed the major non-conformance temporarily while this auditors would do their thing next day or week or month. Be prepared to lie, I mean be prepared to answer what you have studied for that event. Even if just for that day. You are greatly needed.

You need to lie to be one of the Heroes. hehehehe.

Risk taking in the field... Is it worth it?

I have known some risk-takers in the field of industrial technology. It usually happens during troubleshooting or system modification and I admit that in some in instances, i have been one of those risk-takers. But i tell, i usually do that when i have no experience in a particular area of the industry but got a backing up theory learned somewhere while reading technicals and adding all industrial concepts related to that situation. Gladly to tell anyone reading this article that i have been quite successful most of the time. It is some sort of a first and final thing to do in a real life situation where less time spent and analysis applied equals money saved by the company and your increase in ranking in terms of the view from others as what you are capable of.

There are sureballers that i knew of that wouldn't contribute even just a little action towards a certain industrial activity because they have no specific experience or training on that certain equipment or system. They need to be sure on what they are doing and are afraid to make and accept mistakes if ever that would happen. In short, they lacked confidence and refuse to let their minds do their work, and sad to say that I know some people who are like that personally. They cannot share anything out of the box. They need to have stored knowledge of a certain thing to be able to take part confidently.

In the field of industrial instrumentation, where I currently venturing into, the fact that most if not all are just following the basic principles of sensorics and signal manipulation and its just the brands, models, and data syntaxing and commands are what that is different. If you know basic industrial instrumentation principles, then there is no need to be afraid of what is new.You got me?

HOW TO RECRUIT THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THE JOB?

Put about 100 bricks in some
Particular order in a closed
Room with an Open window.

Then send 2 or 3 candidates in
The room and close the door.

Leave them alone and come back
After 6 hours and then analyze
The situation.

If they are counting the Bricks.
Put them in the accounts Department.

If they are recounting them..
Put them in auditing.

If they have messed up the
Whole place with the bricks.
Put them in engineering.

If they are arranging the
Bricks in some strange order.
Put them in planning.

If they are throwing the
Bricks at each other.
Put them in operations.

If they are sleeping.
Put them in security.

If they have broken the bricks Into pieces.
Put them in information Technology.

If they are sitting idle.
Put them in human resources.

If they say they have tried Different combinations, yet
Not a brick has Been moved. Put them in sales.

If they have already left for The day.
Put them in marketing.

If they are staring out of the Window.
Put them on strategic Planning.

And then last but not least.
If they are talking to each
Other and not a single brick
Has been Moved.

Congratulate them and put them
In top management

The Supervisor

Any one working for any industry who started in a low ranking position have experienced under the management of its supervisor/s. These people are one of the key personnel in the life of its subordinates' career path. They are the one who unconsciously mold the thinking and actions of the people under him or her. They are the link between the upper management and the rank and file workers of a said organization. The supervisor can upgrade and inspire a rank and file personnel in terms of working attitude and views towards life or degrade it and demoralize that person or even still would pose as a nothing and stagnant to the working environment.

There are different kinds of supervisor that I have encountered now and in the past several years as a member of the working industry. The following are the different supervisor and their relationship towards its subordinates.

The Technical Supervisors - This type utilizes their skills particularly in the field that they manage in view of his team. These supervisors possesses skills and knowledge more than his or her men acquired abilities. He can do more almost most of the time what his subordinates can and can effortlessly explain technical theories regarding work. He leads by setting himself as an example. He can do work as part of the working team and rely mainly on his team somewhat for their manpower. This type of supervisor can inspire his team. He is very-well known towards other technical guys and operators but not so in the higher management for he is usually always on the work and can be barely make detailed reports with his name on it. This is one indispensable guy in terms of industry's operations.

The Signatory Supervisors - Yes, that's what they do. They just sign documents. These people are the major demoralizers of the department they are in to. These type of supervisors have lots of 'friends' from the upper management because they do it on paper. And paper can last for several years. They are almost always untechnical and rely mostly on the output of its subordinates. They cannot withstand being alone in the work area for fear that a job order might come in an emergency status and he is the only there to attend work to and has no-how of the job. These type of supervisors usually get the merit for their men's output. Are you one of them?
The Seminarian - Yeah, you heard it right. This one attends seminars for most of the time of his work schedule. This type is barely in his office and is always attending conferences and seminars either on technical or work enhancement programs. He is 'securing' his future if you know what I mean. The workers on the other hand are now practicing "Can work without supervision". It's up to the supervisor to apply what he learned during those times.

The Call Center Agent - This person answers calls and almost most of the time! He is always by the phone and be the first one to grab it when it rings. He stays by his table and just chatter away the time. I wonder what in the phone?

The Be One of Us - This guy has strategy. And his strategy could be his rise or fall. He is willing to be with his guys through thick and not so thin. He tolerates mistakes and allow it within his premises for fear that his men would go on sit down strike. What I mean is that type of supervisor would allow his men to do anything as long as they do their work very well when ordered to and be not caught by the higher management. Once one of his would get caught though, he always comes out clean and would never know anything about it once questioned. Do you know some who is like this? Let me know!

I am In-Command, do you HEAR? - This guy shows power! He can shout and point a finger at you for a job not well done. His men are always in fear that he might report something to the higher management which can either put disciplinary actions toward someone. He cannot expect to put to action the full potential of his team though. This usually happens when the age gap between the supervisor and its rank and file personnel are a bit wide.

These are the types of supervisors that I have encountered with yet either directly or indirectly. Each has its own advantage and disadvantage. One can be a mix of two or three or four of these qualities. Do you have other kinds as well? Or are you one of them? Smile...

Industrial Views!!!

Got here some pictures while on duty in the steel company I'm currently connected with. I was going to the control room via the path where those big transformers are situated around the area where it would provide power to 5000hp DC motors. I usually take this short cut than to go around the building where it would take 10 minutes to walk to the said control room from my office. Here, it would just cut offed the time to 3 to 5 minutes. So here are the pictures...


more will be posted soon!

Just a Robot...

I was just browsing through the image gallery of my cellular phone and saw the picture of this "industry"-made miniature robot sculpture. I remembered that have I made this when I was waiting for the company to install its newly acquired network server. I was researching for some integrated circuits datasheets when I saw this test clips of ICs of various DIP sizes. With my 'artistic' skills (ahem), i have made this immobile little robot replica. Reminds me of the movie Transformers...