The future of factory jobs, Brunch – THE BUSINESS TIMES
“Most would expect someone much younger – they are either supportive or sceptical,” says Mr Azizul, who has worked for more than 20 years in German sensor manufacturing firm Pepperl+Fuchs. But he takes their expectations and assumptions in his stride. As an industry veteran, he has seen first-hand how the manufacturing landscape has transformed over the years.
It is reflected in his job evolution through the two decades; he started out as a technical assistant before being moved to engineering support, followed by calibration coordination, and then finally, robotics.
“Manufacturing used to be labour-intensive, but now it’s tapping resources from machines. It’s about machines interacting with humans,” he says. sentifi.com Market voices on: