Three robots are introduced into the project site, and only one person can operate them.
With the widespread application of digital and intelligent professional scenes, compound technical and technical talents who can solve complex problems on the spot in the first-line position have become the "toon" that enterprises are scrambling to chase. Field engineers have become the "new darling" of the workplace, but at the same time they are facing a great talent gap. In order to fill the gap, the five departments have made it clear that by 2025, a total of 200,000 field engineers will be trained. The industry believes that "school-enterprise integration" can solve the talent dilemma.
"Short section, concrete vibrating and screeding will be carried out today. You should go to the site to operate the equipment … …” On the morning of August 17th, Fan Xiaoliang, the chief engineer, told Duan Xianhang, BIM and Information Commissioner of the project in the 2nd Bid Project Department of Chongqing East Railway Station of China Railway Construction Engineering Group.
"ok." After Duan Xianhang responded softly, he logged into the smart site management platform of Chongqing East Railway Station to check the construction dynamics of the whole project.
In May this year, the project introduced a crawler leveling robot, a four-wheel laser ground leveling robot and a four-wheel ground leveling robot for concrete construction. These robots only need one person to operate, and their construction area per hour is more than four times that of the traditional construction method.
It is not difficult to operate the robot, but the operator must be familiar with the properties of concrete in each time period, and be able to skillfully coordinate the field workers in paving operations, as well as understand the maintenance knowledge of mechanical equipment. "At present, only Duan Xianhang is qualified for this job. Therefore, on the one hand, we vigorously cultivate such talents, on the other hand, we also recruit for the society." Fan Xiaoliang said.
In recent years, with the accelerated transformation and upgrading of China’s industry, field engineers like Duan Xianhang, who are skilled in operation, technology, management, cooperation and innovation, have become urgently needed talents for enterprises. However, in the face of the rapid development of the industry’s "digital intelligence" upgrade, the supply of compound technical and technical talents seems to be stretched.
The "master key" of everything
"Duan Gong, tell me again how to judge which stage the concrete is in?" "The main structure of the project is about to be capped. What about the plan to coordinate the tower crane operation of all participating units?" "Today, we received several pieces of information about dangerous sources of high slopes, formwork and other projects, and implemented corresponding control measures according to the reminder. Please help me look at it later … …” Just arrived at the construction site, Duan Xianhang was "surrounded" by technicians, safety officers and workers.
In the face of all kinds of questions, Duan Xianhang has long been used to it. At the same time, it is his duty to solve all kinds of problems encountered in the construction line. Field engineer, also known as field application engineer or field technical director, is a compound talent who creatively solves technical application problems with science and technology in front-line positions such as production, engineering, management and service.
At present, more than 50 tower cranes from four construction companies are working at the same time in Chongqing East Railway Station project. With the progress of the project, the height of tower cranes has been adjusted accordingly. In the past, it was necessary for all units to sit together and summarize their statistical data, and then calculate the adjustment height of tower cranes without interference. This traditional coordination mode is not only time-consuming and labor-intensive, but also likely to cause safety accidents caused by calculation errors. In this regard, Duan Xianhang developed the "automatic calculation of tower groups" program by using information technology, and the safety height of each tower crane can be generated by inputting the corresponding data into the program.
Fan Xiaoliang told reporters that since Duan Xianhang came to the project in November last year, he has played the role of "all-purpose oil" and "all-purpose key", and all aspects of the construction site, such as software and hardware equipment operation, programming and process optimization, are compound technical talents.
There is a shortage of compound technical talents
With the widespread application of digital and intelligent professional scenes, the concept, technology and equipment of "internet plus" have been widely introduced into construction sites and production workshops. However, hardware and software equipment can be realized by purchasing, but field engineers who are proficient in operation, technology, management, cooperation and innovation are extremely scarce.
"Our project currently accounts for about 10% of compound technical talents. Although the number of people is small, it has made the project more intelligent and ensured the efficient and safe operation of the project. " Fan Xiaoliang said, "The compound technical and technical talents who can solve complex problems on the spot in the first-line position are sought after by enterprises ‘ Xiangbobo ’ We are also vigorously recruiting talents in this field. "
According to liuyong, a national model worker and a sample engineer of Chongqing Zongshen Aero-Engine Manufacturing Co., Ltd., this kind of skilled personnel can well apply digital and information tools and new technical means, especially involving some new technologies, new processes and new product development and tackling key problems, and the last link needs to be controlled by on-site engineers.
The reporter inquired about the major recruitment websites and found that many well-known manufacturing enterprises and construction enterprises have paid a lot of money to recruit on-site engineers, and their average salary level has reached 13,000 yuan.
In addition, according to the Forecast Report on Talent Demand in the Field of Intelligent Manufacturing released in 2021, there will be a shortage of nearly 1 million engineers and technicians in China’s intelligent manufacturing industry by 2025. In order to fill the gap, the Ministry of Education and other five departments jointly implemented the "Special Training Plan for Field Engineers in Vocational Education". It is clear that by 2025, no less than 500 vocational colleges and 1,000 enterprises will participate in the project implementation, and no less than 200,000 field engineers will be trained. Recently, Shandong, Jiangsu and other places have also launched special training programs for field engineers.
How to solve the talent dilemma?
Cultivating high-quality field engineers and realizing "mass production" are the focus topics that the construction industry, manufacturing industry and even the whole society pay close attention to at present. Facing the talent training goal of 200,000, some people in the industry believe that the qualified standard of field engineers is high and the training task is heavy, which is difficult to achieve in just two or three years. Some people also said that the national vocational education is strong and "productive", so it is not a problem to achieve the goal.
In this regard, Fan Xiaoliang, liuyong, etc. all said that it is far from enough to rely solely on three or four years of school education to cultivate high-standard and strict field engineers, which requires enterprises and industries to incorporate the top-notch talents in their stocks into the training targets of field engineers, and cooperate with relevant institutions in depth to check and fill gaps and improve processing according to their advantages and disadvantages, and take the route of "school-enterprise integration".
The reporter noted that a few days ago, Chongqing Public Transport Vocational College and China Silian Instrument Group jointly declared the first batch of field engineer training projects for high-end equipment industry.
According to the relevant person in charge of the college, the college will combine advanced manufacturing, industrial Internet and digital technology to build a general ability engineering training base, while enterprises will build a training base to cultivate key capabilities by relying on posts and high-end production equipment; At the same time, enterprises send technical experts to participate in apprentice training, and take enterprise tutors as the main part and school tutors as the auxiliary part to jointly guide practical teaching, and build a curriculum system that matches post tasks. Teachers of the college will also participate in enterprise technical research in enterprise post practice.
"To build a community of school-enterprise destiny, vocational colleges and enterprises are moving in the opposite direction." The person in charge said that field engineers must be "always on the spot", which means that students should be "closer" to the front line of the enterprise in the training stage. This market-oriented talent training model can enable enterprises to deeply participate in vocational education, and students can successfully find corresponding jobs after graduation, and employment and promotion have also been settled.