Borisov is a city of machine builders. There are many enterprises here producing components and assemblies for automotive equipment. At one of them — OJSC Borisov Plant Avtogidrousilitel — Nikolai Vogor, a fifth-grade turner, has been working for fifteen years. His father previously worked here; now he is retired. And his mother, although she has reached retirement age, continues to work at OJSC BATE, the management company of the Avtokomponenty holding. We introduce a hereditary machine builder who, this year, when the results of the socio-economic development of the Borisov district were summed up, was recognized as the best in his profession.

We met our hero after the end of the third shift at the entrance to the Avtogidrousilitel plant. Lately, he has been working nights so that he can take his eldest daughter to kindergarten in the morning.

"My wife is on parental leave. Our son is only a year old. It's hard for her alone with two children. Since the first shift at the plant starts at 7:15 a.m., I didn't have time to take my daughter to kindergarten, so now I work night shifts," Nikolai Vogor explained. "Of course, I'm tired, so in the near future I plan to take a little break from this schedule and switch to day shifts."

A turner's work is not easy: every day, more than sixty power steering housings for KamAZ trucks pass through his hands. "I came to the plant in 2012 and have been working in the third mechanical assembly shop ever since, on the same part," the machine builder clarified. "I started on old equipment, and in 2020 new modern CNC machines were installed, so work became easier. The quality of parts processing improved, and the machine settings help avoid mistakes and defects. The main things in my work are responsibility and attentiveness."

Nikolai Vogor is valued at the enterprise as a highly qualified specialist. A year after he was hired, he was awarded the fourth grade as a turner, and later the fifth. He additionally mastered the professions of CNC machine operator and stamper. In 2022, Nikolai Vogor received a Letter of Commendation from the Minister of Industry of the Republic of Belarus, and he has also been repeatedly rewarded with certificates and cash bonuses from the enterprise.

Although my father was a lathe operator, I chose the same trade by chance," Nikolai remarked. "We used to live near School No. 17, where I studied. When I finished the 9th grade, we moved to a new apartment on Trusova Street. I decided not to go to the 10th grade and instead submitted documents to the college closest to home — BGK. After graduating, I worked for a year on assignment at the BATE plant, and another 8 months at the aggregate plant, until I moved to Avtogidrousilitel. Here I stayed for a long time. We have a good, well-coordinated team, skilled adjusters, and supportive management. In principle, machine builders across the city earn similar salaries. Maybe somewhere they pay more, but I'm used to stability and I'm not looking for another place.

While working at the plant, the man bought, using credit funds, his own house in the area of the Berezina railway halt. He now lives there with his wife and children.

"There is plenty of work in a private house, so there is practically no free time," shared Nikolai Vogor. "When it does appear, I like to make things with my own hands. I can weld metal and carve wood. Recently I made a swing for the children."

The family also has its own car, which our hero fine-tunes himself: his experience working part-time at a car service center helps. In the workshop, he is respected by colleagues, with whom he maintains friendly relations.

"We have wonderful people at our enterprise," emphasized Nikolai Nikolaevich. "On the eve of our professional holiday, I want to wish them success, well-being, and, of course, health, and the plant — development and financial stability!"