It is my job to...
Carry out the maintenance of the drying ovens here at our factory in Tønder. I have to ensure that the ovens are clean and running the way they are supposed to.
All the different moulded-fibre products reach one of the 10 ovens where they are dried at 188 degrees Celsius before they are afterpressed. Afterwards the products are ready to be printed or labelled and packed.
We experience continuous changes to improve working conditions and optimise the production, like for example the different arrangements to diminish the amount of waste and the recent implementation of our heat recovery system and low energy motor.
In my team we...
Work as a so-called empowered team, which means that we work quite independently within a time frame.
From a start the team consisted of three departments that have been merged into one unit with the responsibility of all maintenance of the production lines.
To me working for Hartmann is...
First of all giving me the opportunity for self-determination. When you make a suggestion for some kind of improvement the usually reaction will be "let's give it a try". So you better be prepared to carry out what you suggested, as you can be quite sure it will be taken seriously.