Officer Production

You should do your research prior to the interview. Look into background history of the company, this will help you stick out. Learn about main people, have they been in the news lately? The interviewer doesn’t expect you to know dates and certain people, but showing that you have enough interest to research the company is a positive impression.

Six sigma is a data-driven methodology and approach for eliminating defects in any process from manufacturing to transactional and from product to service.

Manufacturing work in progress is when manufacturing firm transforms material into the work in process which includes raw material, labour and factory overhead. You can calculate all the below factors to know the costing for the manufacturing work in progress.

☛ labour costs

☛ Raw material inventory costs

☛ Production cost

☛ Cost of ending work in process for the accounting period

GMP is a good manufacturing practice and is recognized worldwide for the control and management of manufacturing and quality control testing of foods, medical devices and pharmaceutical products.

A company will want to see how much you know about company culture and whether you have an understanding about the company culture. For example, if the company emphasises on integrity with customers then you should mention you would like to be in such a team because you believe in integrity.

If however, you are aware that the company values do not fit your thoughts then be honest. The best policy is to be honest with yourself.

Companies want to hire people who are passionate about the job. So you need to have a great answer prepared about why you want the position.

First, identify a couple of key factors that you make fit the job description, then state why you like the company. For example:

“I love the customer support because I love the human interaction and the satisfaction that comes from helping people solve problems. I have always been passionate about working in a busy, hands-on environment, so I want to be a part of this job.”

I tried to explain entropy as a disorderness of a system without explaining any mathematical formula and interviewer nodded approvingly.

This question is set up to test your communication skills. A good approach would be to first give an example of when a supplier might be difficult before saying how you will deal with it. Then give an example of when you have done this in the past to confirm the point, even if not with a supplier but an instance of conflict in the workplace which you resolved. Key aspects of good communication skills when in a difficult situation are to be firm, honest and empathetic but remain assertive.

This can be a tricky question to respond to, if you suggest you have no weaknesses you’re going to appear as a lair or egotistical. You should respond realistically by mentioning small work related weaknesses. Although many try to answer using a positive skill in disguise as a weakness, like “I expect co-workers to have the same commitment” or “I am a perfectionist”. However, it is recommended that there is some honesty and the weaknesses are true, and then emphasize on how you have overcome it or working to improve it. The purpose of this question is to see how you view and evaluate yourself.

MES stands for a system that manages and controls the production on the factory floor with the motive of reducing the total time required to produce an order.

Following are the overheads a production manufacturing engineer has to consider:

☛ Factory rent

☛ Utilities used in the unit

☛ Costs behind equipment set up

☛ Costs behind equipment maintenance

☛ Production unit supplies

☛ Insurance covered on equipment’s and production facilities

☛ Fringe benefits

☛ Depreciation

☛ QA Salaries

☛ Property taxes on manufacturing facilities

☛ Material management salaries

Manufacturers are highly dependent on their raw material suppliers, to communicate with them effectively SCAR is used. It is a change request that mentions the issues with the process or material from a supplier and ask for a resolution. It sometimes also includes the details about how the complaint should be addressed.

In Welding concentrated heat (high temperature) is applied at the joint of metal and fuse together.

In Brazing involves significantly lower temperatures and does not entail the melting of base metals. Instead, a filler metal is melted and forced to flow into the joint through capillary action.

If you have never made a mistake on a job, then you do not seem credible. However, the example that you give to the interviewer should be fairly inconsequential and a learned lesson should arise from it.

Mistakes can be anything from wrong packaging on a product or simply not completing jobs within the time frame. This could be from lack of communication, so not always your fault.

The salary is an important factor to any job, however should not be the underlying reason of why you are going for a job.

A good answer to this question could be:

“the salary is attractive to me, however the job is more attractive to me.”

This question is seeking to find out what you know about operations. Applicants who have experience should be able to come up with a good response to this one, if not a well prepped graduate should be able to adapt to this question. Typical answers to this question may include, good communication, clear objective, appropriate targets, good suppliers, skilled workforce. Try and tailor your response to fit in with the company you are applying with.

Speak about specifics that relate to the position you are applying for. If you do not have specific experience, get as close as you can.

If you are being asked this question from your employer then you can explain your experience. Tell the employer what responsibilities you were performing during your job. You can tell what programs you developed and what modules you worked on. What were your achievements regarding different programs.

I have been working with computers since 2001. I also have a degree in network support/computer repair. I have built my last 3 computers, have work with Dell as an employee. So I have around 15 years experience working with computers.

☛ Lean Manufacturing: It takes the concept of JIT and re-examines it from the customer point of view. Anything that is produced should add something of valuable to the customer’s requirement. For example, if you are making stereo system for a luxury car, you will think from the customer point of view like sound quality, durability, space occupancy, loud or medium sound, etc.

☛ JIT (Just-in-Time): This methodology is designed to ensure that a product or part would arrive just in time to be used. This technique saves the cost behind the unused inventory, and eliminating the need of piling up inventory.