Episode #10

• Bachelor in Chemical Engineering from RMIT. 
• Former Production Superintendent at Cristal Pigments in Kemerton WA.  Was in charge of the base pigment manufacturing plant, with about 50 people reporting to her. 
• Has diverse experience around Australia in various manufacturing plants. 
• Currently on maternity leave looking after her 2 young children.

• Aluminium and titanium dioxide is very expensive to produce, Australia finds it hard to compete on a global scale. 
• It’s an on-going challenge to remain competitive. 
• A point of differentiation for Australian companies has to be product quality – an example is a smelter Jess worked at that was the only smelter in the world able to make super purity aluminium on the first pass. 
• A solution should be that Australia niches into being providers of great quality product.. And to learn how to market them well. 
• Also need to be able to very clearly and concisely explain what we need from overseas producers. 
• Production in Australia should be encouraged to be on the cutting edge of technology, the leaders in innovation.

• Worst part about being an engineer is the paperwork and the processes – Maintenace planning, incident planning… they’re all there for a really good reason and are very important, but sometimes they just feel like they’re going to suck the life out of you. 
• So satisfied by the problem solving with engineering, and the subsequent fixing of things. 
• Shutdown management very stressful, but very satisfying in the end. 
• Think engineers will be a lot more in the design sphere. 
• The 2 types of engineers – the technical guys (super smart and produce high quality), and the production engineers (good with production and people). 
• How important it is to assess your manager at job interviews.

An engineering item for discussion. Jess likes looking at the ancient temples… , The Angkor Wat, the Machu Picchu, the Pyramids… the structures they built back then with absolutely nothing… it’s just amazing. 

An engineer to admire. Rosalind Hobson – A previous boss of Jess’… Technically brilliant, great communication skills.

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