Haichuan’s “Season of Gratitude” — Grateful to My Brothers【Anhuan District 009】

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This post was last edited by wamj6566 on 2016-3-27 at 16:27. Thank you to my brothers——My first team was mentioned in the article titled “A Year of Mentorship, A Lifetime of Brotherhood.” Two years after joining the company, a new urea production facility was set up there; in August, I was selected by the company’s urea project team to go to another company to receive training on the operations related to decarboxylation. I spent 2 months there, and upon returning to our company, I started working on the installation of equipment, fillers, valves, etc., as well as on the commissioning of the system. The system was successfully brought online by the end of December. I served as the chief operator for the third shift, and I held that position for 7 years. In 1998, I was transferred to another position. In 2001, the technician in charge of the decarburization process left, and everyone there thought that one of the operators from the four shifts would be chosen to take on that role as technician. However, our workshop supervisor, considering my extensive experience, appointed me as the technician, which surprised everyone in that position. There was nothing we could do; since the supervisor had made that decision, I had to take on the task. There were 20 male operators in the four shifts responsible for the decarburization process, some of whom were a few years older than me. There were also 8 female analysts. At first, the operators, especially those in leading positions, were not willing to accept my authority and resisted me. I took the lead in handling all tasks, resolving problems promptly, and taking on dangerous tasks first. I didn’t act in an authoritative manner or use my power to retaliate against those who disagreed with me; instead, I evaluated everyone fairly and objectively. Gradually, everyone accepted my leadership, especially those who had initially been most critical of me—they ended up being the closest to me. Hehe, maybe it’s my personal charm. A few years later, when I became the workshop supervisor, this position became one that gave me the least trouble. After all, it was me who trained those people. They often said, “Our supervisor rose from one of our positions; we can’t let him lose face!” Back then, the technician in that company was responsible for almost everything: maintaining hygiene standards, ensuring compliance with labor regulations, monitoring process parameters, optimizing operations, developing start-up and shutdown procedures, drafting operating instructions, formulating maintenance plans, outlining the steps required for material replacement during shutdowns, creating plans for start-ups and replacements, and handling requests for maintenance parts. It was during those years that I acquired a wide range of knowledge and skills in the chemical industry. It laid a fairly solid foundation for future work. Under my leadership, which is fair and just as well as caring and attentive. The colleagues working in the decarbonization area are highly united and work very hard; they maintain stable and high production levels throughout the year, with all consumption metrics reaching their best ever levels. No process, equipment, or safety-related incidents of any magnitude have occurred. During the major maintenance in the following year, it took only seven days to complete all the maintenance tasks related to processes and equipment, including those inside the towers – tasks that usually took at least ten days in previous years – ensuring quality and efficiency in the work. This effort earned praise from both the workshop management and company leadership. Thanks to my hard work and effective management, I was awarded titles such as Company Advanced Technician and Company Model Worker. The bonuses I got, hehe, I used them to take my brothers out for drinks and karaoke. Hehe, my honor is the result of my brothers’ hard work. That company no longer exists now, and the guys have all gone their own ways. Yet we still keep in touch frequently through phone calls, QQ, and WeChat, and get together in small groups whenever we have time. Since 2005, I have led several teams over the years; the smallest teams had around a dozen members, while the largest ones had more than 100. Looking back now, I still feel that the first team I led was the closest to me – back then, we could talk about anything and were extremely close to each other. Whenever someone was in trouble, everyone tried their best to help. Perhaps people’s minds were simpler back then, haha. I’m grateful to my brothers and sisters; it was they who taught me how to manage things and work in a team, which has enabled me to have a smooth career so far. Keep making progress. Now they are in companies all over the country, some in Jiangsu and some in Shanghai. Some are as far away as Xinjiang. Wishing you all success in your work, good health, and a happy family.