Kompetencje wykonawcze w procesie produkcyjnym na przykładzie praktycznym

The article is a result of the research studies to give an answer for the following question: What is the nature and importance of the executive competencies in production process, and how do these competencies relate to the quality of the finished product? In the paper there is a consideration of such issues as: the concept of the nature and characteristics of competencies as well as an attempt to clarify the meaning of competencies as determinants in operations and actions provided by the employee. Article presents basic characteristics of the lathe machine operators executive competencies model, which was developed based on the re- search conducted at the manufacturing company from the agricultural machinery sector. This publication was developed in response to the increasing need to systematize the existing knowledge about the professional skills needed in production process.