MESSOYAKHANEFTEGAZ and Sibur-Kstovo specialists are CASE-IN finalists

Young employees of MESSOYAKHANEFTEGAZ JSC and Sibur-Kstovo LLC will perform in the finals The International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN", which passes with the support of the presidential platform "Russia – the land of opportunities".

The League of Young Professionals is aimed at assessing and developing professional knowledge and leadership skills, as well as personal competencies of young specialists of companies, identifying leaders among industry workers, involving them in solving urgent production tasks facing companies and the entire industry, and helping to transfer the experience gained by management to young employees.

At the next qualifying stage, 12 youth teams solved tasks on the main theme of the season, "Lean Manufacturing," related to the introduction of principles of lean and efficient production.

To the young specialists of Surgutskaya GRES-2, PJSC Unipro, LLC Stavrolen, JSC NIPIGAZ, HMF PJSC NK RussNeft, LLC Gazpromneft-Technological Partnerships, JSC MESSOYAKHANEFTEGAZ, LLC Sibur-Kstovo, PF Vostokgazgeofizika, LLC Gazprom Nedra, LLCGazprom Dobycha Noyabrsk, SMUS, JSC SUEK-Krasnoyarsk, LLC RN-Uvatneftegaz and LLC Gazpromneft-Noyabrskneftegazgeofizika needed to solve a case on the specifics of competitive production systems of the 21st century. The assignment for the participants reflected the criteria for selecting production sites and equipment during the modernization and technical re-equipment period as a guideline for the subsequent introduction of lean manufacturing technologies and tools. The young engineers needed to select and subsequently reorganize the production facility.

The contestants remotely presented their solutions to an expert commission, which included specialists from ASPETTO, St. Petersburg State University of Economics, Penza State University, Tula State University, ROSBIOTECH, Dinex Rus LLC, Karelskoye RDU, a branch of the Unified Energy System System Operator JSC, and GCE-energy".

The ZaMess team was recognized as the winner of the qualifying competition (JSC MESSOYAKHANEFTEGAZ). Participants: Anna Lapchenko (team captain), Mikhail Sedyakin, Konstantin Betekhtin and Nikita Gurov.

Vice-champions are employees Sibur-Kstovo LLC Ekaterina Shiryaeva (team captain), Ilya Belyashkin, Alexander Khvalin and Anastasia Shanulina, united in the New Challenge team.

"The solution presented by us is an important step towards a closed-loop economy. Energy and resources will no longer be wasted., - the captain told about the team development Ekaterina Shiryaeva. – A close–knit team, a cool idea, detailed study, fierce motivation, faith in yourself and your project - this is our formula for success. We expect a cool atmosphere, interesting projects, healthy competition, and fair judging from the finals. And a place among the winners, of course. The goals are the most ambitious!"

The New Challenge team has become a recognizable brand of the CASE-IN championship, and employees from the Nizhny Novgorod region have repeatedly participated in the engineering competition and achieved high results.

"Every championship is a new challenge for us. Decisions are always difficult, but we always try to approach things with special enthusiasm. Thanks to the championship, we are honing our skills in solving non-standard tasks and performing", - The young specialists noted it.

Now these teams are preparing for the final of the CASE-IN championship, which will be held in Moscow at the end of May 2024.

In the final, the best young specialists of industrial companies will present their final solutions to the industry community, as well as share their experiences with colleagues and receive valuable advice from established experts.

The winners and prize-winners of the League of Young Professionals will find new opportunities for career and professional growth and entry into the managerial personnel reserve of companies. In addition, the winners will be able to attend industry youth educational forums and travel around Russia as part of the "More than a Journey" program.

The organizers of the "CASE-IN" Championship are Reliable Change Foundation, Non-profit Partnership "Youth Forum of Mining Leaders" and AstraLogica LLC.

Championship included in the Science to Win initiative and the plan The Decade of Science and Technology, which takes place in Russia in 2022-2031.

The project is being implemented within the framework of the federal project "Social Elevators for everyone" of the national project "Education".