13 Years as An Operator, Interpreting “Female Power” with Actions

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When it comes to women, what do you think of?

Gentle, elegant, intellectual, capable, careful, tough…

When these fusions come together,

it's her,

it's the glittering "female power".

 

WHO IS SHE?

She is a wheel loader operator who has been in the industry for 13 years, is the owner of two SEM wheel loaders, is a contestant in the SEM Operator Campus Season III, and was the proprietress of a gravel factory. Apart from these identities, she is still a woman and the mother of two children.

She is Zhang Zhuying. From the kitchen to the gravel factory, she has always been shining, interpreting for us in a unique way, what is the responsibility of women in the new era, and what is the rising "female power".

FROM A BRAVE DECISION

Thirteen years ago, Zhang Zhuying’s husband brought a thick pile of cash in front of her and her children. It was the 100,000 Yuan down payment for the purchase of SEM ZL30F wheel loader. In 2008. 100,000 Yuan was undoubtedly a huge sum of money for many families. Although Zhang Zhuying ran a gravel plant by herself, the benefits of the operation at that time were not appreciable.

“I was not very confident at that time. It’s hard to say whether I could make money after buying such an expensive loader. But at that time, I just got a big job and couldn’t do it without a wheel loader”, said Zhang Zhuying.

In the end, after repeated consideration, Zhang Zhuying and her husband decided to give it a try. They took the 100,000 Yuan and went to SEM Dealer, Shexian Weiyuan Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. the next day to pick up the machine. Then they become the only self-employed owner with a wheel loader in the southern half of Shexian County.

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WITH A GENTLE SMILE ON LIFE SETBACKS

After buying the loader, the pressure of repayment also followed. The family didn’t dare to let the loader be idle, but the husband had limited energy after all. Zhang Zhuying made a brave decision to learn wheel loader operation and actively share the workload. At that time, the entire Shexian County might not be able to find a female operator, no one was optimistic about her, and event didn’t dare to let her do the work. But in her opinion, what men can do, women must be able to do.

After working on shifts with her husband for a year, they made money back for buying the wheel loader. As the operating conditions of the gravel plant improved, the family bought another wheel loader – SEM ZL50F.

Zhang Zhuying hasn’t been idle since she started driving wheel loader in 2008. Whether it’s the high temperature of more than 30 degrees Celsius in summer or the biting cold of more than 10 degrees Celsius below zero in winter, she has never complained. And this has continued for thirteen years.

“As more and more people knew that we have wheel loaders, more and more people find us to work. Although we were tired, the whole family was full of energy at the time and felt that there was hope in life.”

She can do all the work that men do, and she can do all the work that men don’t want to do. For 13 years, she has never thought of giving up. She likes to drive a wheel loader. She felt at ease when steering wheel day and night. SEM wheel loader is her best working partner.

In addition to hard work, Zhang Zhuying always helps others when they need help.

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In 2016, there was a flood in Shexian County, and their gravel factory was in the hardest-hit area of the flood. After confirming that their family members are safe, despite the mess in their home, Zhang Zhuying and her husband took the initiative to drive their two SEM wheel loaders to help neighbors.

“At that time, the most important thing is to save people.  In many places people could no longer pass, but our wheel loaders were still able to pass.”

When they returned home again, the hard work of half a lifetime were all gone. Several rear eight-wheel dump trucks and a recently purchased excavator were gone. After several days of searching and confirming, the wreckage was finally found on the downstream beach. The natural disasters were ruthless, and the blow came so quickly and so violently. The couple wanted to cry without tears, and they had to start all over again at their forties. Zhang Zhuying didn’t give up, and patiently comforted her family, “We still have two loaders, and we are all fine. That is the greatest luck.”

“These two SEM wheel loaders are no longer simple machines for us. They are like our family and our comrades-in-arms. They have silently made a lot of contributions to us for so many years of hard work. They are the heroes of our family and help us out of the predicament.”

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The “Female Power” That Never Stops

At first, the children would feel that this is not a glamorous job, so when classmates asked about their parents’ work, the children just answered that they operated a small factory to prevaricate. But as the children grown up, they understood the greatness of their mother. The daughter now can’t wait to let everyone around her know that she has a mother who can drive a wheel loader.

“I used to have no self-confidence because of the so-called self-esteem, but now I may grow up. I think my parents are doing this very well. After all, they are really good in this industry”, said Zhang Zhuying’s daughter.

Last year, due to the impact of COVID-19 on the entire industry, Zhang Zhuying suddenly became idle. At the beginning, she didn’t adapt to the idle life. The life without driving the loader seemed to be hopeless.

But after returning to the kitchen to take care of the family for a period of time, Zhang Zhuying adapted to the new life. She also took the exam and obtained the chef qualification certificate and the pastry qualification certificate. This year, she met operators from all over the country in SEM Operator Campus. When communicated with these operators, she felt that her Mandarin needs to be improved. So, she started to practice Mandarin with her daughter. Constantly learning makes her feel very fulfilled.

She never stops her footsteps, and she works hard to follow the development of the times. She is a normal person from countryside, but bravely pursues the life she wanted.

In recent years, the term “female power” has been mentioned a lot. We have also witnessed the rise of female power in all walks of life. Zhang Zhuying may have never heard of these words, but she demonstrates the “female power” in all her words and actions.