Vol. 1 - Ch. 21 - Officially put into production

On May 1, Labor Day, the bread workshop of Hongyuan Food Factory officially went into production, which was very appropriate. It was not popular for factories in the town to take holidays, and the food factory did not take holidays either, but Shu Ping gave the workers holiday benefits, 50 yuan in cash and extra meals in the cafeteria for each person, and the whole factory was very happy.

After the production started, the maximum capacity of the entire production line in a single operation was 1,200 loaves of bread, which was 600 bags and 10 boxes after packaging.

Calculated based on the 75-minute operation of the assembly line, it can be cycled eight times in ten working hours a day, which means 80 boxes, and the total number of customers waiting to pick up the goods has reached 680.

"Customers will come to pick up the goods starting tomorrow. Do you think we can deliver the goods in time given our current production situation?"

Zhu Yunlong nodded affirmatively after carefully reading the supply list. "There is no problem at the moment. What I'm worried about is that customers will place additional orders later. If the orders pile up, the delivery cycle will have to be extended appropriately."

"I'm looking forward to the orders piling up like a mountain, which shows that our products are popular and have withstood the test of the market."

"That's right. With such a large investment, our short-term goal is to recover the costs first. I plan to free up time for meat floss production once things stabilize here. In this way, with a two-pronged approach, our product types can also be increased."

"Okay, I'm very relieved to leave the production to you. The current bread varieties are still too single. The next work direction will be to develop new flavors. But take your time, one does not get fat after one bite."

After the brief conversation, Zhu Yunlong left the office and returned to the workshop. Shu Ping found Li Yueling and Ding Jiaqin to arrange the subsequent supply issues.

"Delivery will start tomorrow. You guys should work hard today to separate the customers who pick up the goods themselves and those who deliver the goods. Furthermore, the customers who need delivery can be divided by region. This will facilitate unified management and reduce unnecessary consumption of resources."

The two supervisors nodded in agreement. Recently, due to the preparations for new products, their work has more than doubled, and it will only be busier in the future. The two have discussed privately about adding more people, and today's timing is just right.

Li Yueling spoke first, "Director, the business volume has increased a lot recently. There are only three people in the sales department, and it's a bit too busy. In addition, Ye Wei is busy learning to drive recently. It takes two hours to go to the city. I want to find someone to help, preferably a young guy who can be arranged to travel for business."

Shu Ping had already considered this situation in advance. Even if Li Yueling didn't mention it, she would have asked the HR department to publish recruitment information in a while. After all, her future development plan for the food factory is not limited to the bread workshop.

"As long as it is a reasonable job demand, I will try my best to meet everyone. At present, our factory is not only short of staff. Many positions have this phenomenon. I will ask the HR department to issue a notice in the afternoon. Those who really need it should fill out an application form first, including increasing the number of people, positions, and requirements. This will also facilitate the recruitment work of the HR department."

In this way, Ding Jiaqin only needs to go to the HR department to fill out an application form, and she doesn't need to report to Shu Ping.

As soon as the news of the food factory's recruitment was released, many applicants came soon, among which the number of salesmen and warehouse workers was much higher than that of production workers.

Hu Huiying really didn't know how to pick the most suitable one from so many people, so she quickly came to Shu Ping for advice.

"Well, you should first conduct a preliminary screening according to the basic requirements. For sales, you need to have good eloquence and at least a high school degree. Those who can drink and drive are preferred. For warehousing, try to keep young and strong people with good physical strength. As for workshop workers, those over 50 years old will be eliminated first. In addition, we are in the food industry, and health requirements must be met. For the rest, keep those who have worked in machinery. After this screening, I will conduct the next round of interviews with you."

After making the decision, Hu Huiying felt relieved and conducted the first round of interviews directly according to Shu Ping's instructions. In the end, only less than one-fifth of the interviewees were left. Shu Ping and Hu Huiying interviewed them in the conference room together.

"Your name is Wu Shengjie, you graduated from a technical secondary school, you are 23 years old, and you have worked as a piece-rate clerk in an electronics factory."

After the first interviewee came in, Shu Ping looked at his personal information and asked the first question, "You are applying for a salesperson, so first tell me what you think the scope of a salesperson's job is?"

Wu Shengjie, who has a fair face and a trendy Aaron Kwok hairstyle, paused for only a second after hearing the question and answered confidently, "Sales, as the name suggests, is selling things. No matter what method is used to sell the factory's goods, that is the kingly way, and it is inevitable to treat people to meals and give gifts."

Not to mention Shu Ping, Hu Huiying's eyes widened in shock after hearing this answer. Since the factory director set up the sales department, there has been no precedent of treating people to meals or giving gifts. It has always been about products.

Besides, the products produced by the factory are all sold at a low profit margin, so the profit is not high to begin with. She didn't know how many products she would have to sell to make back the money she spent on a meal and a drink.

She crossed out Wu Shengjie's list with a headache, worrying that if the three people who applied for the sales position later performed as well as he did, today's interview would probably end in failure. She regretted eliminating so many people in the first round.

In comparison, Shu Ping was relatively calm, which was really trained by her wide experience in her previous life.

"Your answer makes sense, but it does not conform to the sales philosophy of our factory, so I regret to inform you that you did not pass."

The second person who came in was named Ji Yang, 27 years old, tall, thin, and had the highest academic qualifications among all the interviewees today, a college degree from a northern city.

"You have three years of sales experience, and you came back from another province due to family reasons. Then I will ask you a more professional question. Taking the food factory as an example, how can you, as a salesperson, help the factory increase sales?"

This question sounds very macro, but it actually tests Ji Yang's work experience. As long as he can combine it with reality and express some practical methods from a micro perspective, it will be fine.

Among the four candidates for sales positions who entered the second round of interviews, Shu Ping was most optimistic about Ji Yang based only on their profiles.

Fortunately, Ji Yang did not disappoint her, and spoke in a calm and restrained tone, "I never think that sales can be increased blindly, otherwise there wouldn't be so many bankrupt companies. However, compared with other industries, the food industry has a stronger ability to resist risks. 'Food is the first necessity of the people.' People can choose not to watch TV or listen to music, but no one can choose not to eat."

At this point, Shu Ping already knew that he was a man with something in his brain, who could far surpass the previous man named Wu Shengjie.

Ji Yang did not stop, and continued to express his own views. "I have carefully learned about your company before coming here. If your father is a pioneer who founded Hongyuan from scratch, then you are an innovator. From the series of measures you have taken after taking over, it can be seen that you are not a person who sticks to the rules. If I can eventually join the sales department of your company, I will increase sales in several aspects, expand the sales scope, increase sales customers and improve visibility. There are many ways to operate. I have always believed that as long as we seriously start from the interests of customers, there is nothing that cannot be sold."

If Wu Shengjie is a shocking person, then Ji Yang is a surprise that makes people applaud. Although he did not say any feasible plan, the general direction is good. In addition, he is calm and fluent in answering questions. Shu Ping is very optimistic about his ability.

"Congratulations, you passed the interview. Is there any problem with the official report tomorrow?"

Ji Yang showed his first smile after the interview, a somewhat shy smile.

"No problem. Thank you for giving me this precious job opportunity. I will work hard."

After graduating from university, he found a job with a good starting point in a northern provincial capital. The second year after graduation, he returned to his hometown for a blind date and met his current wife Xu Ting. Then he got married and had a child step by step. He lived apart from them. This year, the child is three years old and will go to kindergarten. His wife originally planned to take the child to the north so that the family of three could reunite. However, his mother-in-law was ill, and his wife was worried. His parents did not support her. After repeated consideration, he simply resigned and came back. He thought he could only find a job to earn a little salary every month. Unexpectedly, he happened to come across Hongyuan Food Factory recruiting salesmen, so he quickly came to sign up.

The subsequent recruitment work was also smooth. Satisfied employees were found for several positions. The production of each workshop was carried out step by step, and the goods ordered by customers were delivered on time. Three days passed in a blink of an eye, and Shu Ping finally waited for the expected call.

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