[vc_row type = "in_container" Full_Screen_row_Position = "Middle" Scene_Position = "Center" text_color = "Dark" text_align = "esquerda" Sobreagem_sturning = "0.3 ″ Shape_Position_Position =" Bottom "] [VC_COLOLT column_padding_position = "all" background_color_opacity = "1 ″ background_hover_color_opacity =" 1 ″ column_shadow = "none" column_border_radius = "into" width = "1/1 ″ tablet_text_alignment =" default "/telefone_tht_tht_tht =" 1/1 ″ tablet_text_alignment = "default". column_border_style = "sólido"] [vc_column_text css = ”. VC_CUSTOM_1583409147310 {Padding-Bottom: 50px! Importante;}”] A transformação digital da fabricação tem o potencial de iniciar uma idade de ouro para as mulheres na indústria. O nível aumentou em um trimestre na última década*. e agora é diretor administrativo da Europa e programas internacionais da BAE Systems. “Eu era uma das poucas mulheres que entrava na indústria automotiva - particularmente no final da fabricação. O interesse das mulheres no setor não estava lá naquela época em nenhum grande número. As instalações, máquinas e processos também eram tão diferentes. A administração de um negócio de manufatura era muito manual envolvendo planilhas do Excel, muito papel e contando quantas peças foram feitas ou processadas. A análise dos dados também foi extremamente manual. Das 10.000 pessoas que trabalham em seu local de Lancashire, 20% são mulheres, incluindo 500 engenheiros. Quase um quarto dos novos iniciantes nos programas de aprendizagem da BAE no Reino Unido no ano passado foram do sexo feminino, enquanto o número de mulheres nos cargos de gerência sênior está aumentando.
The number of girls’ participating in STEM subjects at A-level and degree level has increased by a quarter in the last decade*.
This pipeline of engineering talent has found its way into manufacturing, which has seen a slow but steady growth in the number of women in the industry, over the same period.
This influx has resulted in an organic increase in women in leadership roles.
Andrea Thompson has worked her way up from supervising on the shop floor to the top floor and is now managing director for Europe & International Programmes at BAE Systems.
She is now aiming to inspire the next generation of women to follow suit through her role as chair of the Made Smarter Commission’s North West Pilot.
Thompson has witnessed significant change during her 30-year career in the automotive and aerospace sectors.
“When I started in manufacturing it was another world,” she said. “I was one of very few women going into the automotive industry – particularly the manufacturing end of it. Women’s interest in the sector just wasn’t there back then in any large numbers.
“I worked on the shop floor, amongst mostly unionised, older, males. The facilities, machinery and processes were so different too. Running a manufacturing business was very manual involving Excel spreadsheets, lots of paper, and counting how many pieces had been made or processed. Data analysis was also extremely manual.
Today, the manufacturing industry paints a completely different picture, Thompson said, no more so than at BAE Systems. Of the 10,000 people working from its Lancashire site, 20% are women including 500 engineers. Almost a quarter of new starters through BAE’s UK apprenticeship programmes last year were female, while the number of women in senior management positions is rising.
"A quantidade de progresso é incrível", disse Thompson. “Hoje, o ambiente tem uma porcentagem muito maior de mulheres e em todos os tipos de fileiras. Eles estão no chão da loja, trabalhando com máquinas, em P&D, em gerenciamento e liderança sênior. As mulheres estão em toda parte agora.” | "Não há contagem. Em vez disso, está analisando dados, descobrindo como ser mais eficiente e eficaz.
Thompson believes advances in technology and cultural changes in the industry are behind the increase.
“As well as a cultural perspective, it’s changed from a manual outlook,” she said. “There’s no counting. Instead it’s analysing data, figuring out how to be more efficient and effective.
“A completely different skillset is required. And women have this. They bring data analytical skills, along with a forward-thinking, strategic and innovative approach.”
“Women are empowered. Previously, it was very much men with ‘Type A’ personalities and thinking in a “group mentality”. Fast-forward 30 years, and there are both males and females with ‘Type A and B’ personalities. They challenge one another and collaborate. A diversidade de pensamentos e experiências agora são habilidades preciosas. Eles trazem uma perspectiva diferente. Eles não cresceram em nossa história. Eles não apenas têm uma nova linha de base de conhecimento e habilidades de fabricação, mas também esperam expressar suas opiniões. Eles se levantam na frente de qualquer público e fazem sugestões e desafiam aqueles em qualquer um nível que seja mais normal e é mais emocionante e emocionante ". Fabricação.
Thompson sees the changes across the industry.
“I’ve noticed a growing number of amazing and very confident young women coming into the industry,” she said. “They bring a different perspective. They’re haven’t grown up in our history. Not only do they have a new baseline of manufacturing knowledge and skills, they also expect to voice their opinions. They stand up in front of any audience and make suggestions and challenge those at any level. It’s today’s normal, and it’s thrilling to see.”
Thompson believes Made Smarter and the North West pilot offers a unique opportunity to encourage more women to succeed in manufacturing.
"O maior problema que a fabricação tem é sua imagem histórica", disse ela. “A fabricação continua sofrendo de equívocos desatualizados: que os empregos são repetitivos e envolvem trabalhar em fábricas não sofisticadas e sujas; e que não oferece carreiras gratificantes para as mulheres. Mas nada disso é verdade. As fábricas modernas estão em edifícios limpos e de alta tecnologia, em vez de ambientes sujos para bater em metal. Os fabricantes estão fazendo as coisas usando tecnologias avançadas, como robótica, impressão 3D e máquinas inteligentes, e usando dados, a nuvem e a análise para encontrar melhores maneiras de fazer as coisas. ”
“Manufacturing is more innovative than it has ever been. Modern factories are in clean, high-tech buildings rather than dirty environments for metal bashing. Manufacturers are getting things done using advanced technologies like robotics, 3D printing and intelligent machines, and using data, the cloud and analysis to find better ways of doing things.”
Thompson believes by educating women on the true image of modern manufacturing, Made Smarter can play a crucial role in addressing the gender imbalance in the industry.
It is leading by example, positioning women at the top levels of its organisation. The Made Smarter national commission’s leadership team is almost a 50/50 gender mix and includes industry luminaries such as: Dame Judith Hackitt, chair of manufacturing trade body, Make UK; Dr Hayaatun Sillem, CEO of the Royal Academy of Engineering; Margaret Wood, chair of ICW; Carolyn Fairbairn, CEO of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI); Dame Fiona Kendrick, chair and CEO of Nestle UK and Ireland; Frances O’Grady, General Secretary of the TUC; Katherine Bennett, Senior Vice President of Airbus UK; Andrea Hough, Managing Director of ATEC Engineering Solutions.[/vc_column_text][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”45918,45919,45920,45921,45922,45923″ layout=”3″ gallery_style=”1″ load_in_animation=”none” img_size=”300×300″][vc_column_text]The gender mix can also be seen with the North West Pilot steering group, where Andrea Thompson leads a team including: Andrea Hough of ATEC Engineering Solutions; Donna Edwards, programme director for Made Smarter North West Adoption Pilot; Carlene Nobile of BAE Systems; Simone Peppi of The Pilot Group; Jayne Moorby of Oxley Group; Gill Marsden of NIS; Emma Degg of North West Business Leadership Team; Jude Holmes, Ruth Hailwood and Amanda Lyons, of Made Smarter; and Clare Porter, of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).
Andrea Hough is another example of someone who started on the shop floor, as an apprentice, and rose through the ranks via IT and production to become MD of ATEC Engineering Solutions.
She believes her tech-focussed route through the company has her well-positioned to lead the company’s digital transformation.
"Os dados sempre foram no centro da minha tomada de decisão ao longo da minha carreira", disse Hough. “Isso é mais importante do que nunca, dados que dados e análises são centrais para a 4ª Revolução Industrial. Acredito que atingimos um ponto de virada na fabricação e que a tecnologia tem o poder de inspirar uma geração de mulheres jovens.” No entanto, ela acredita apaixonadamente que, para realmente inspirar mais mulheres na fabricação, deve começar na escola.
Hough’s career at ATEC benefitted from mentoring, which she has introduced into her own company. However, she passionately believes that to really inspire more women into manufacturing, it must start at school.
"Para despertar esse interesse em meninas, temos que começar cedo", disse ela. "Precisamos mostrar a eles o que se trata a fabricação. Quando visito escolas, tiro a mensagem para casa de que as visões estereotipadas de ser um ambiente sujo, sem glamour e butch estão erradas. Eles não precisam mudar sua aparência ou estilo para serem um engenheiro. faísca de interesse. O Programa de Colocação de Estudantes de três meses, totalmente financiado, conecta educação e indústria em um estágio anterior para tornar as mulheres mais conscientes das oportunidades, enquanto os programas de treinamento de liderança e gerenciamento de oito meses, oferecidos em parceria com a Lancaster University, oferecem a chance de as mulheres liderarem a transformação da digitalização da empresa. Vamos ver uma porcentagem ainda maior de mulheres na fabricação, especialmente considerando que mais mulheres jovens estão tomando assuntos de STEM ", disse ela. acelerar. ”
Hough believes that two key elements of the Made Smarter programme can help develop and cement that spark of interest. The fully-funded three-month student placements programme connects education and industry at an earlier stage to make women more aware of the opportunities, while the eight-month leadership and management training programmes, offered in partnership with Lancaster University, offers the chance for women to lead on a company’s digitalisation transformation.
As to the future, BAE Systems’ Andrea Thompson has great optimism.
“Ten years from now I expect we’ll see an even higher percentage of women in manufacturing, especially considering that more young females are taking STEM subjects,” she said.
“Women will still be in all ranks – I anticipate that many of these roles will be mid-to-higher levels, as the pipeline is becoming more mature. There will be more diverse-thinking conversations too.
“We’ve made incredible progress, and I’ve no doubt this will accelerate.”
Donna Edwards compartilha essa confiança do futuro para as mulheres. Três décadas em sua posição como diretora do piloto mais inteligente do noroeste significa que ela viu a incrível mudança de manufatura passou. “Nossa ambição é começar uma nova revolução industrial para o setor de manufatura e transformar o Reino Unido em líder mundial em tecnologias digitais, começando no noroeste, realmente decolou. mulheres. ”[/vc_column_text] [/vc_column] [/vc_row]
Her career started in manufacturing, in a HR and training role. Three decades on in her position as director of the Made Smarter North West Pilot means that she has seen the incredible change manufacturing has undergone.
“I have overseen many projects in my career, but nothing inspires me more than Made Smarter,” she said. “Our ambition is kick start a new industrial revolution for the manufacturing sector and turn the UK into a world leader in digital technologies, starting in the North West, has really taken off.
“This is a once in a generational opportunity to boost productivity, create high value and highly paid jobs of the future, for both men and women.”[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
