Shijiazhuang Sihua Pharmaceutical Group Athletes Shine at the City-Wide Pharmaceutical Inspector Professional Skills Competition


【SUMMARY】 On the morning of November 8, the practical examination phase of the 2024 Shijiazhuang City Workers’ Vocational Skills Competition for Pharmaceutical Inspectors kicked off at the New Formulation Plant of North China Pharmaceutical Group. Six female contestants selected from Shijiazhuang Sihua Pharmaceutical Group showcased their skills on the same stage. Jie Meijiao from the Oral Preparations Inspection Department of the Quality Management Center emerged as the champion, while Gao Jingyi, Han Qingqing, and Gao Feiyue secured fifth, eighth, and tenth places, respectively.
On the morning of November 8, the practical round of the 2024 Shijiazhuang City Workers’ Vocational Skills Competition for Pharmaceutical Inspectors kicked off at the New Formulation Plant of North China Pharmaceutical Group. Six female contestants selected from Shijiazhuang Sihua Pharmaceutical Group showcased their skills on the same stage, with Xie Meijiao from the Oral Preparations Inspection Department of the Quality Management Center clinching the championship. Gao Jingyi, Han Qingqing, and Gao Feiyue secured impressive fifth, eighth, and tenth places, respectively.
According to reports, the city-wide vocational skills competition for pharmaceutical inspectors consists of two parts: a theoretical exam and a practical assessment. Only contestants who score 70 or above on the theoretical exam are eligible to advance to the practical round. In the theoretical exam held on November 5, all six representatives from the group, thanks to their solid theoretical foundation, secured qualification for the practical final.
“Practical skill competitions are the truest test of professional competence; we must proceed steadily and methodically.” Before the competition, a representative from the group’s trade union who was leading the team offered words of encouragement to the contestants.
This practical skills competition focuses on the determination of acetaminophen content using liquid chromatography, with particular emphasis on sample weighing, sample dissolution, transfer and dilution, routine operation of the liquid chromatograph, result calculation, and proper documentation.
Gently weighing with the wrist, gently rocking to dissolve, inverting and shaking to mix thoroughly—throughout the competition, contestants remained fully focused, racing against the clock as they skillfully operated analytical instruments such as balances, pipettes, and liquid chromatographs, thereby bringing their solid theoretical knowledge and practical skills to full fruition and vividly demonstrating the professional competence and meticulous rigor of the Group’s pharmaceutical testing personnel.
“This time, all the contestants are key personnel in quality-control positions at various enterprises, and competing on the same stage has given us the opportunity to learn from and exchange ideas with our peers,” said contestant Gao Jingyi. “Just a few days ago, our colleagues from the group swept the top five places in the province-wide injection-manufacturing skills competition, which has been a tremendous source of inspiration for us. We’re determined to seize this opportunity and showcase our true capabilities and level.”
In recent years, the Group’s trade union, building on its solid efforts to establish a skills-training base and implement the enterprise system of worker technicians and the “mentor-apprentice” program, has vigorously carried out initiatives such as employee lecture series, mass labor and skills competitions, and the solicitation of rationalization proposals. These activities have sparked enthusiastic participation among employees and yielded remarkable results. Since the beginning of this year, in response to the provincial federation of trade unions’ initiative to deepen reform of the industrial workforce and its wide-ranging “Year of Skills and Labor Competitions” campaign, employees across the Group have actively and enthusiastically taken part, repeatedly setting new records in events such as the injectable-drug production competition, forklift operation contest, and pharmaceutical-inspection-skills competition. This has further inspired广大职工 to pursue paths of skill development and career advancement.
“Skills competitions are a crucial initiative and effective lever for focusing on fostering new-quality productive forces, accelerating the development of a workforce that is knowledge-based, skills-driven, and innovation-oriented, stimulating employees’ innovative and creative vitality, and enhancing their skill levels and professional competence,” said a responsible official from the Group Trade Union. The official added that, moving forward, the enterprise will focus on the “second half” of the competition process by continuously deepening and expanding labor and skills competition efforts, exploring the establishment of positive incentive and reward mechanisms for highly skilled personnel and outstanding competition participants, and further igniting a vigorous upsurge among employees to learn new technologies, enhance their skills, compete in innovation, and make greater contributions.
 

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