“Human GPS” Xu Juan: Remembering Zhejiang Daming’s Female Hero

Outside the workshop where machines roar, behind the busy production line, there is a world that maintains the “blood” of manufacturing operations – the hardware warehouse. In this seemingly ordinary but crucial position, administrator Xu Juan has interpreted the “screw” spirit with years of concentration and enthusiasm, and finally won the honor of “Female Contributor” of the group.

Xu Juan, as her name suggests. Juan means plain silk, with a soft and flexible texture and inherent luster. The poem “Ode to Silk” says: “Bright as frost and snow, square as chess cloth”. This is exactly the portrayal of her work: in an ordinary position, with a rigorous and upright attitude, she weaves the purity and order of warehouse management work. She does not set limits for gender, and refuses to be a greenhouse flower. For three years, she worked quietly in the warehouse with responsibilities in the precise material flow and interpreting craftsmanship in the neat rows of shelves. Her excellence is the light of pearls and jade that has accumulated over the years.

Responsibility Is on the Shoulders, and the Truth Is Revealed in Every Millimeter

For Xu Juan, the thousands of screws, washers, and bearings in the warehouse are far from cold materials. They are her “children” who take good care of them, and they are also the key “joints” to ensure smooth production.

Responsibility has long been integrated into every detail of her work:

Accurate to the last millimeter: She must check every in and out warehouse document repeatedly to ensure that the model, quantity, and location are foolproof. She said: “There is no trivial matter in the warehouse. A specification error may stop the entire line.” It is this awe that has created her excellent record of almost zero errors in the materials she handles.

Preparing for a rainy day: She never waits passively. Arriving at work early every day, she inspects the warehouse area without fail, keenly observes the consumption patterns of commonly used parts, and proactively warns of replenishment needs. Many times, it was the key parts she prepared in advance that solved the urgent needs of the production site.

Efficiency Comes from Wisdom

Xu Juan’s excellence comes not only from her attitude, but also from her outstanding professional ability:

“Human GPS” warehouse control: In the huge hardware warehouse, more than 2,000 materials are classified and well organized. Xu Juan is like having the “strongest brain”. She knows the exact location, inventory balance, and alternative models of any material, and her query response speed is far beyond the standard.

A process expert who simplifies the complex: She actively embraces digital management tools to promote the standardization of material identification and the refinement of cargo location management. The material collection process optimized by her has significantly shortened the waiting time of production personnel, and the warehouse operation efficiency has been significantly improved, becoming a solid backing for lean production.

A “good housekeeper” who is careful with money: She is well versed in cost. Strictly control inventory turnover, actively promote the rational use and treatment of stagnant materials, effectively reduce inventory capital occupation, and put cost reduction and efficiency increase into practice.

Collaboration Is Like Light, and a Helping Hand Shines.

Xu Juan knows that the warehouse is a service department. She always has a warm smile and the greatest patience:

She is a patient and meticulous “helping hand”: facing technicians or new employees who are unfamiliar with materials, she always patiently explains and guides, and even teaches them to identify them step by step. She is the most reliable “warehouse know-it-all” in everyone’s mind.

She always makes smoother communication: actively communicates with the planning, procurement, and production departments, understands demand changes in advance, and provides feedback on material abnormalities. Her active coordination effectively avoids multiple potential risks of material shortages.

She is the shining “morning star” of the team: willing to share experience and enthusiastically help colleagues. Her rigorous and meticulous work style and positive and optimistic attitude deeply infect everyone around her.

“Doing simple things well is not simple, and doing ordinary work well is extraordinary.” Xu Juan said. This “star” in the hardware warehouse continues to shine with its tenacity, professionalism and warmth, illuminating the path to excellence in more ordinary jobs – forging extraordinary things between millimeters, playing the strong note of responsibility in silence, and making every job that is persisted in a star worthy of looking up to.