Trabalho e ocupações: uma análise do sistema de gestão de pessoas na área agrícola da Usina Laranjeiras no Estado de Pernambuco

Abstract

Work and occupations in the sugarcane industry have been changing with the introduction of technological innovations in the agricultural unit of the plants. In Pernambuco, the adoption of a technological innovation brought changes in the functions of operating positions in the fields of cane. The questions that this thesis set out to answer is based on the importance of people management in the management of production processes and Human Resources that support the inclusion of technological innovations in the plants as strategy-generating productivity gains. The Case Study of Usina Laranjeiras presents itself as a privileged space lookup to be a business sector that has adopted a technological innovation in agriculture area - the Cana Limpa Project, becoming necessary the upgrading of the labor force in its implementation. In this direction, some results are presented: i. There was a significant improvement in the performance of the agricultural area of the plant, with a real increase in productivity; ii. The gains for workers have not yet reached the targets proposed in the strategic management of people, outlined by current studies on Human Resources management and presented on the theoretical foundation of this work; iii. The profile of the labor force in the agricultural area shows that the low level and skills of education are reflected in lower wages that are received by employees in operational roles. The suggestions listed propose to review the Usina Laranjeira‟s current Human Resources practices, to fit them into a model of people management directed to new patterns of production and work in the plant.