Which is best department for Mechanical engineer | Career of mechanical engineer
R.K Verma
4/9/2023
In this article you will learn about which is best department for mechanical engineer. How a department can be selected. Career of mechanical engineer depends upon the selection of department.
Flexibility
Flexibility means how flexible is your job in term of Job timing, HR policies, Leaves available, working days.
Job Timing : People always enjoy to work under flexible timing. It means you are not under hectic early morning or late evening office timing
HR Policies : A good HR Policies plays 90% role of any employee retention period within the organization. HR Policies include Training, Leaves, medical insurance, Traveling, Promotions
Leaves : Every employee wants some spare time for personal work / assignments. So for that leaves are mandatory for employee. Generally leaves include Casual leave, Medical leave
Working days : Generally most of the organizations have 6 days working. but some organizations have 7 days of working. People always prefer 5 or 6 days of working so that they can refresh and complete personal tasks in weekend.
Job Type
Morning Shift : Morning shift timing generally start from 6 AM to 2 PM
Evening Shift : Evening shift timing generally start from 2 PM or 10 PM
Night Shift : Night shift timing generally start from 10 PM or 6 AM
General Shift : General shift timing generally start from 9 AM or 6 PM
Salary
Salary ratio depends upon following factors :-
Industry Type : Type of industry plays an important role for salary hike ratio. Every sector has its own capabilities but Automobile sector has very good salary ratio among all mechanical sectors.
Department : Working in which department decides your Salary and growth. Every department has their own role and contribution in organization but if we compare, Design department has more weightage among all. It is also white collar job with highest paid salary.
Location of Job : Metro City and Non-metro city is prime factor for organization. Metro cities offer more salary as compared to Non-metro cities due to expenditure & living conditions in these cities.
Learning
Learning is also one of the important factor for growth in career. It is never Ending process. Basically learning depend upon one's own interest & dedication towards work. However, we can have more opportunities of learning if we are working in core departments i.e Design, Production, Quality
Scope
Scope defines the opportunities, Demand and growth of any department. Core departments have more demand in organization so that have more capabilities for opportunities and growth.
Conclusion :
Each department has its own importance. Our growth in professional career is sure when we choose department as per our interest. If we are dedicated & honest towards our job, definitely we will reach to new heights. One more factor to grows faster while changing companies and upgrading skill sets with additional certifications.
List of all Core departments with working environment :
Design : Technical/Engineering department with high highly technical people. White collar job sitting in office.
Production : Need to focus on Product Realization. Always available in shop floor.
Quality : Need to maintain / Ensure Quality product during realization till dispatch to client. presence in Shop floor must
Marketing : Travelling job. need to interact with client. sitting in office.
Maintenance : Ensure proper working of machines. Always in shop floor.
Purchase : Regular Supplier visit. Interaction with supplier. Office sitting.
Planning : Ensure proper planning of product realization and delivery of product to client. office sitting.
First of all, Best department counts in the form of Satisfaction in job, Flexibility, Growth, Salary-Earning. However let's understand these in details. For a department, there are following factors which makes that department best among the all are:
Flexibility
Job Type
Salary
Learning
Future Scope
Let's understand all above mentioned factors in detail one by one.