The production and technical department (PTO) is the main subdivision of any industrial enterprise or company that is building or producing some kind of goods. But the functions of this department are not limited to production, its tasks include the production of competitive and high-quality products that meet all existing Russian norms and standards, as well as international quality standards. The functions of a VET engineer are wide enough and the responsibility is high.
Qualification requirements
In serious companies that strictly adhere to production standards, the requirements for applicants for the position of a VET engineer are quite high. This place should be occupied by a specialist with specialized higher education and experience in this specialty for at least 3-5 years. These high requirements are not a whim of the employer, they are due to the responsibility that is assigned to this specialist.
Often not only the safety of production processes depends on it, but also the safety of those consumers who purchase goods and equipment produced by this company. This is especially important in such an area as construction, where adherence to technology is a guarantee of the reliability, safety and durability of the facilities being built. Therefore, it is important that the VET engineer knows all the subtleties of the technological processes of this production and is able to ensure their accurate and scrupulous implementation, because the quality of the products depends primarily on this. The ability to understand project documentation, assess its compliance with the requirements of norms and standards, knowledge of these norms and standards, as well as methodological and instructive industry documents are also necessary to become a VET engineer.
What is the responsibility of a VET engineer
Of course, at each specific workplace, job responsibilities may differ, they are determined by the job description, with which an employee hired for the position of a VET engineer gets acquainted and signs on his very first working day.
If he will, for example, work in a construction organization, his job responsibilities will, in particular, include:
- technical supervision over the implementation of construction and installation works;
- verification of the compliance of volumes and structures with the approved design and estimate documentation and working drawings, as well as existing building codes and regulations, state and industry standards, technical conditions, labor protection standards;
- solving operational issues on replacing used materials and changing design solutions without compromising the quality and safety of construction sites;
- maintenance and control over the estimate documentation for objects;
- Marking of construction works and checking the compliance of the completed objects with the estimate documentation;
- coordination of estimated costs with customers;
- resolution of controversial issues with subcontractors;
- Checking the estimate calculations in the KS2 form at the subcontractor companies;
- maintaining accounting documentation;
- participation in the technical acceptance of objects.
