Haichuan Gratitude Season – Master Zhou, the mentor who introduced me to the factory【Production Area 006】

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This post was last edited by Wang Tianze on 2016-2-1 at 17:36. Time flies; it’s already almost 3 years since I started working at my new employer. My master played a vital role in helping me grow from a clueless beginner to a skilled worker. But what I remember most is my mentor who took me in at the factory right after I graduated, Master Zhou Baoxiang. Every word and action of his left a deep impression on me. It will be unforgettable for me. I remember that when I first started working in the factory after graduating, faced with all the pipes, gauges, and tools in the workshop, everything seemed so unfamiliar. After getting familiar with the surroundings for a while, the workshop supervisor told me that this was Master Zhou, who had been working at the factory for over 20 years. He had worked there since it was still a state-owned factory, and even after it was converted into a private enterprise, he remained here. He said I should learn hard from him and master the operating procedures as soon as possible. When Master Zhou saw me, he smiled slightly and said, “Young man, are your eyes blurry?” I felt the same way when I first started working at the factory; it got better after a while. You’re a college student; your ability to absorb information can’t be worse than mine was at that time, right? Learn slowly, and in time you too will be able to work independently and skillfully just like me. And that’s how my professional career officially began. Master Zhou has high expectations of me. He teaches me that as a worker, it is essential to understand the purpose of every pipeline, piece of equipment, and even the smallest valve in the workshop – what materials pass through them, when they should be turned on or off. If one is careless and sloppy, it can lead to rather serious consequences. He set aside some time every day for me to draw the diagram of the equipment pipelines on the blackboard; he required that I do it in one go without making any corrections, and if there was anything I couldn’t remember, I was to draw it again next time. Under his guidance, I became familiar with the plant piping in a very short time. After that, he taught me the procedures step by step, and brought over several small cards attached with tiny chains, marked with the words “On” and “Off”. He had me practice these operations regularly and evaluated my performance. Once I made a mistake while operating the device, he got angry and told me that if I make mistakes even during simulated operations, it will lead to serious consequences when I am driving actually. You must remember this firmly. This made me determined not to make any mistakes. Gradually, Master Zhou began to smile, and he got angry at me much less often. Master Zhou not only taught me in the workshop, but also, during our breaks or while we were taking baths, he would tell me about things that had happened to him when he was younger at work. He would talk about some minor accidents that had occurred in the workplace, how those accidents happened, what caused them, and how to prevent them. He said that as a worker, one should observe more, think more, listen more, remember more, and speak less. Only in this way can one perform one’s core duties well and bring benefits to the organization. Although Master Zhou is an ordinary chemical worker, it is precisely because of workers like him on the front lines that our chemical industry can thrive; their contributions are invaluable. From his words and actions, I not only learned the essentials of operation but also the principles of being a person. Time flies; although I am no longer at my previous workplace, Master Zhou’s teachings continue to have a profound impact on me. At my new workplace, I met some great mentors as well, but Master Zhou’s words and behavior are deeply engraved in my mind and remain unforgettable to this day.