-: There's a lot of technological things that you could learn
or just techniques or skills, or general book knowledge
you can get out of college in general
but I would say focus on the building blocks
which are time management, stress management,
and just kinda building confidence in yourself
to trust your own decisions.
I would say more than anything,
the number one thing for a quality manager
is not only being able to be flexible
and manage your own stress,
but you have to manage other people's stress
and make sure that you are being a facilitator
to make sure they get the things they need
to have a successful day
and make their job successful.
But then at the same time, prioritization,
organization, and just making sure that you're able to
manage your own time.
So, the three things that I preach
to all of our engineers, all of our managers,
and the process quality/laboratory side of things
is communication,
making sure your direct face-to-face communication first
but always following up with people.
Communication is above all else,
especially in a factory-setting where it's 24/7
and there's a lot of distractions in general.
Communication is number one
and then just working with a sense of urgency,
which to a certain degree,
means prioritization,
making sure you know what's most important
but getting it done in a timely fashion.
And then always attention to detail.
If you can hone those three aspects of your job,
you'll be successful everyday.
I wish I probably would've done a little more statistics.
There are a few courses offered in the chemistry realm,
but I wish I would've done a little bit more
general analysis and statistics,
which is a lot of what you're gonna pick up
on the job anyway in a quality-minded role.