Hyundai Doosan Infracore's Kim Ju-ho, Head of Technology Department, Selected as 'Master Craftsman of Korea' in Mechanical Maintenance Field

Master Craftsman Kim Ju-ho, Head of Technology of the Republic of Korea (right), is passing on his skills to a junior at the Hyundai Doosan Infracore Incheon plant. (Photo by Hyundai Doosan Infracore)

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Hyunjin] Hyundai Doosan Infracore announced on the 22nd that Kim Juho, Head of Technology (56), has been selected as a Master Craftsman of the Republic of Korea in the field of machinery maintenance.

Head of Technology Kim joined the company in January 1985, building expertise while handling medium machinery maintenance and testing. Starting with acquiring the Master Craftsman certification in machining in 1999, he obtained the Master Craftsman certification in construction machinery maintenance and was recognized as an excellent skilled technician in medium machinery maintenance in 2016. In 2017, he was selected as the Michuhol Master Craftsman of Incheon City in the medium machinery maintenance field. In 2018, he was appointed as an industrial field professor of the Republic of Korea and earned a master's degree from the Graduate School of Construction Machinery Engineering at Inha University.

Head of Technology Kim said, "I am pleased that my continuous efforts to refine my skills so that the products I have worked on satisfy customers have been recognized," adding, "I want to continue providing technical know-how to juniors and contribute to further enhancing Hyundai Doosan Infracore's technological capabilities."

Kim is the second Master Craftsman at Hyundai Doosan Infracore. Previously, in 2014, Chief Technician Hong Gihwan was selected as a Master Craftsman in the field of computer-aided machining. With this, Hyundai Heavy Industries Group has produced a total of 31 Master Craftsmen.

Son Dongyeon, President of Hyundai Doosan Infracore, recently held a congratulatory event for Head of Technology Kim, encouraging him by saying, "Please serve as a role model for nurturing technical experts in the field, and make efforts to pass on the Master Craftsman's fingertip skills to juniors within the company so that the organization can grow professionally."

Meanwhile, the Master Craftsman of the Republic of Korea is the highest honor that skilled technicians can achieve. Candidates who have worked in the relevant occupation for more than 15 years are selected through document screening and interviews. Including the 11 selected this year, a total of 663 people have earned the Master Craftsman title since 1986.

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