An evaluation of the competences and abilities of the production engineer in the industrial environment

Abstract The objective of this work is to investigate how companies assess the competences and abilities of the production engineer to carry out their activities in the industrial environment. The methodology involved a literature review and survey research in 46 large-sized companies, in the manufacturing industry of the state of São Paulo. The results showed that companies recognize the importance of competences and abilities of the production engineer for the industrial environment, but at the same time, they point to deficiencies of the professional regarding them. The results of this survey conclude that efforts should be made to address these deficiencies in the professional qualification of the production engineers. It is understood, therefore, that in competitive scenarios it is necessary a stronger integration between educational institutions and companies so that in this way they can generate together more training and experience, which in turn improve the competences that, in turn, improve abilities, and result in more qualified professionals to create solutions and solve industry problems.摘要 本研究旨在探究企业如何评估生产工程师在工业环境中开展工作所需的能力素养与职业技能。研究方法涵盖文献综述，以及对圣保罗州制造业的46家大型企业开展的调研。调研结果显示，企业普遍认可生产工程师的能力素养与职业技能对工业生产的重要性，但同时也指出该类从业者在相关能力维度上存在不足。本次调研得出结论：需针对生产工程师的职业资质培养工作弥补上述短板。由此可见，在竞争激烈的行业场景中，教育机构与企业亟需强化深度融合，携手开展更多针对性培训与实践历练，以此逐步提升生产工程师的能力素养，进而优化其职业技能，最终培养出能够为工业场景提出解决方案、解决行业实际问题的高素质专业人才。