I have a background in chemical engineering processes; now the company wants to reassign me to the equipment department

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The original poster is 29 years old this year; they graduated 6 years ago, majoring in forestry chemical engineering with a focus on process technology. Right after graduating, they worked at a Japanese company for over two years. Later, that company went bankrupt due to poor management, and they then joined the current company (which is being established under the control of a listed company). At that time, the company was just starting up, and I was fortunate enough to be involved in every aspect of its development – from process design and equipment design to civil construction, equipment installation, and production commissioning – which allowed me to acquire a great deal of knowledge. At first, due to the urgency to start production, the operators began working without any pre-job training, and many of the procedural guidelines for the manufacturing processes did not match reality. So I had to guide the relevant personnel step by step; the difficulties involved in this process need no further description... As the processes were gradually optimized, my focus shifted to equipment management. Lacking experience, many of the necessary documents were already missing when the equipment arrived, and because there was poor communication with the equipment manufacturers, it took a considerable amount of time to establish the equipment records... Now production has largely returned to normal. I am responsible for both equipment management and process management. Previously, I would simply carry out whatever tasks my supervisors assigned me; now that the company’s organizational structure has changed and an Equipment Department has been established, I was transferred from the Technical Department to this new department. The team consists of four machine repair technicians, two experienced workers, one senior electrical engineer (who is nearing retirement), and another college graduate like me, but he specializes in electrical engineering. I’m a bit confused now – should I focus on processes or on equipment development? ?