The first «Best in Profession» machine operator in the Rostov Region has been determined

On June 19, the regional stage of the All-Russian competition «Best in Profession» in the nomination «Machine Operator» was held for the first time in the Rostov Region, aimed at raising the level of skill and prestige of the profession, disseminating best practices, and attracting young people to the agro-industrial complex. 10 agricultural workers competed in completing theoretical and practical tasks. The regional stage of the competition was held on the territory of the company «Bizon» with the active participation of its technical specialists.

Machine operators with at least three years of work experience in the profession were admitted to the competition tasks. For 8 hours, an expert commission tested their knowledge and skills, assessed their ability to quickly solve production problems. First, the contestants had to answer 40 questions in writing, after which they orally completed cases on the maintenance of the machine and tractor fleet.

— From the first tasks, you could feel the charge of the competition participants to win, — said Sergey Sukhovenko, General Director of the company «Bizon». — After all, they are all machine operators with impressive experience in the profession — from 10 to 31 years. Moreover, three of them are multiple participants and prize winners of the Bizon Track Show tractor races, which added intrigue and rivalry to the competition.

The practical part of the competition included five tasks on the technical maintenance of a tractor and a baler. It was necessary to find and eliminate faults in the engine, electrical equipment, fuel system and mechanical drive. The sequence of actions, the ability to use tools and measuring devices, the time to solve the problem, compliance with safety precautions and environmental requirements were taken into account.

The culmination of the competition was the figure driving of a tractor with a trailer. Stopping and starting on an incline, aggregation, snaking, turning along a given trajectory, placing a self-propelled machine with a trailer in reverse into a box. Penalty points were awarded for each error. Therefore, all participants tried to show not only the best time, but also the accuracy of equipment control when performing maneuvers.

According to the results of the Rostov regional stage of the machine operators' competition, third place was taken by Evgeny Semencha (LLC Kolkhoz farm 50 years of Oktyabrya, Neklinovsky district), second place — Roman Shchus (head of the peasant farm, Chertkovskiy district). The winner and the best specialist in the field of agricultural mechanization was Andranik Khatlamadzhiyan (SPC farm name Shaumyan, Myasnikovskiy district). He will represent the Rostov Region in the final of the All-Russian competition of professional skills «Best in Profession», which will be held on September 24–26, 2025 in the Tambov Region and will bring together machine operators from all subjects of the Russian Federation.

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