Eyes stared at the microscope, holding a golden ring in the left hand, and gently twisting a tiny diamond into the hole in the ring with a pair of tweezers. After 15 minutes, more than 40 diamonds were embedded in the ring, waiting for the largest ruby ​​to appear. Every day, Xiao Liu’s rings, necklaces and earrings are about thirty or forty pieces, and every piece of jewelry is cleaned and cleaned, and the customer’s private custom jewelry is carefully crafted. In the past 10 years, he has changed from an apprenticeship that he does not understand to a skilled craftsman. His income has risen from 300 yuan per month to 5,000 yuan to 6,000 yuan per month.
Wage is rising with craftsmanship
“The biggest headache at the beginning was welding.†Xiao Liu, 26, is from Zhoukou, Henan Province. At the age of 17, he left home to study at the jewelry factory in Jinan, Shandong Province. At the age of 22, he came to Beijing to sculpt his dream in this big city. Recalling his apprentice time, Xiao Liu said that he did not understand anything when he first entered the factory. "The light welding technique has been studied for more than half a year."
A bamboo-shaped gold necklace about 45 cm long is connected by 80 small rings in Xiao Liu's eyes. "If you want to tie these bamboo knots together, you need to weld these small rings." Xiao Liu pointed to a necklace that was just finished. These small rings are only about 0.5 mm in diameter. The most important thing is to grasp the heat. "The fire is not welded together, and the small ring will be burned when the fire is heavy."
300 yuan, 500 yuan, 900 yuan... As the craftsmanship is known, Xiao Liu’s salary has also risen. When the basics are good, his salary has risen to 2,000 yuan per month. Four years ago, Xiao Liu was transferred to the Beijing branch by the Jinan General Factory. In his Beijing Sun Gold Store, he became the main force in the processing and maintenance of jewelry in the store, and his salary also rose to five or six thousand yuan per month.
"The monthly salary for the probation period is 2,000 yuan. After the change, the salary will depend on your craft." A person in charge of the jewelry company who is hiring a jewelry processing company in the city said. In the recruitment information on “jewelry processing†on the recruitment websites such as 58 cities, most of the companies that indicate the salary status give wages between 3,000 yuan and 6,000 yuan.
Wedding ring making by yourself
"There is a red gem in the middle, surrounded by 99 small diamonds." The two customers said, while handing Xiao Liu a design. Xiao Liu introduced that in the past two years, private custom wedding rings have become popular, and many newcomers have brought their own design drawings to the store.
Every month, Xiao Liu can receive more than 100 orders for private custom jewelry. These orders can also help Xiao Liu increase his income. He introduced that every single, he can draw from the profits. “The most orders are two months at the end of the year. When you have a lot of work, you can earn 10,000 yuan in income and you can live a good year.â€
Last year, Xiao Liu was just married. However, unlike other newcomers, the ring that Xiao Liu gave to his wife was entirely made by himself. The drawings are well designed, material selection, modeling, stone inlay, polishing, electroplating. After more than 20 days of fine carving, my wedding ring is finally done. When asked if his wife liked the ring he made, Xiao Liu said with a smile: "She certainly likes it!"
"There are two or three thousand, many can reach two or three thousand." A person in charge of the jewelry industry for many years revealed that the wage gap of Chinese jewelry processors is large, and the newly-introduced newcomers often pay only two or three thousand yuan. The monthly salary of the master who has entered the line for a long time and has a high skill can reach 20,000 yuan. “Technical masters often set up their own teams and work with some management functions.
Technology "master" is the gap
The reporter's investigation found that many small jewelry studios often cannot provide any insurance to the processor. "Most of the wages in Beijing are five or six thousand yuan. We are better than them to give 'five insurance and one gold'." Xiao Liu said that there are a large number of jewelry processors working in small studios. These workers often don't have any social insurance. "Everyone often changes jobs, and which ones give more money."
However, what corresponds to this is that some jewelry processing companies are attracting reliable and skilled craftsmen with various benefits.
“Jewelry processors have to be reassured.†Yu Guiying, general manager of Beijing Sunjindian, said that jewelry processors are different from other skilled workers, and the materials in the hands of the processors are small, and they are likely to be worth tens of thousands. Therefore, special care is also taken during recruitment, often from the factory to Beijing, or introduced by acquaintances. At the same time, in order to retain the skilled jewellery processor, the company not only provides “five insurance and one gold†to the jewelry processing staff, but also provides some living allowances in housing and other aspects.
In the interview, a person in charge of a jewelry processing company told reporters that usually recruiting a lot of apprentices during the recruitment process, the mobility of the staff is very large. There are too few processors with real technical skills. "If you can find a master, I will be willing to pay even 50,000 yuan a month. But this kind of talent is very difficult to find."
Industry observation
A precious ring may represent love for ordinary people, and may also represent family ties; for jewellery processors, it is a skill to see the craftsmanship. And their wages are also entirely based on their own craftsmanship.
However, the reporter found in the interview that although there are a large number of jewellery processors on the market, there are not many technical levels, and many employers also indicated that there is a big gap in the skilled processors. Not only that, but the existence of a large number of small jewellery studios, while providing job opportunities, does not provide any insurance, and the work environment is poor, but these workers have to move frequently and change jobs with high salary.
On the one hand, the employer lacks the "master", while the ordinary workers are everywhere and have no time to take care of them. From this point of view, how to give these workers a "reassuring" to continue to cultivate skills, should be the focus of the employer and industry.
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