THE PRODUCTION ENGINEER IN CIVIL CONSTRUCTION: THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS PROFESSIONAL IN A PRECAST CONCRETE INDUSTRY (Atena Editora)

Abstract

Production engineering is the one that has basic knowledge of other engineering, but with an emphasis on process improvements and quality in order to always maximize productivity with minimum cost and waste. With the growth of the civil construction industry, mainly in the manufacture of precast concrete structures, there was a need to incorporate the knowledge and skills of the production engineer into its production chain. Thus, the present work aims to analyze the importance of the production engineer within a precast concrete industry and identify the activities that this professional can offer to reduce the incidence of industrial waste, improve production processes, ensure quality. products and increase productivity. The method used was action research, which allowed a detailed analysis of the processes and allowed the implementation of improvements to the company. As results of the work, it was possible to clearly evidence the benefits that the production engineering professional contributed to the organization such as process mapping, cost reduction, better visibility of the sectors, organization and cleaning, more efficient production control, analysis and waste reduction, improvement in internal logistics, waste management, assistance in production planning and control (PCP), optimization of physical space, increased productivity and quality assurance.