Production / Industrial Engineering

"We have a great team of talented young individuals and experienced experts who treat each other as equals. Our mantra at the laser system is: ‘For us, there’s no such thing as can’t.’ We produce whatever our customers need, even in small quantities."

"Like the conductors of an orchestra, our job as process engineers is to ensure that everything comes together in perfect harmony – to produce flawless products. It’s fascinating to see how the different elements of the production process interweave – just like a symphony orchestra."

When Halim Bukva arrived in Germany in 1989, his professional life was initially "adventurous," as he describes it. It was not until 2010, when he joined LKH, that his tasks and responsibilities grew steadily, until he finally became Team Leader for Process Mechanics. “Obtaining further qualifications then gave me the opportunity to obtain written certification of all my experience,” he reports. That also gave Bukva the chance of a promotion. He is now Shift Leader Injection Moulding Production.

Initially taken on as a temporary worker, Igor Schneigelberger was quickly hired by LKH and worked, among other things, as an assistant fitter. “When that went well, I became a conventional fitter, took on more responsibility and was able to work more independently,” he explains. Finally, he became team leader for process mechanics, trained as a machine and system operator and is now deputy shift manager for injection moulding production.

At the age of just 23, Jakob Schönauer hasn’t just qualified as a trainer, but is also gearing up for the future at the new “Robots, cobots and AI” competence centre. “Talk of shaping the future is more than just empty words here. We really can play our part. The training workshop is like a hotbed of innovation for me." According to him, success is having a meaningful job that ensures young people, the company and he himself can move on up.

Having joined the LKH quality control team in 2019, Kristina Shits is now a team leader. How does this work? “I came to a point where I wanted more and asked my bosses whether I could attend the Loh Academy to qualify as a machine and system operator. I received a great deal of support and encouragement,” she says. But that’s not all. “I’m considering further training to qualify as an engineer in the near future. The basic training I’ve done now makes that possible, and I could even do a master’s degree,” she adds.

Many things are possible when you work for Rittal: Nina Schelberg’s career path took her from pieceworker to Head of Production at the Ewersbach plant. She finds daily inspiration in the excellent support she receives from her team. Part of the Rittal family for more than 20 years, she has proven a reliable support to the company and its 135 employees from day one. In Nina’s eyes, that’s what a family does.

India, Europe, the United States and then back again – Sathya Prakash has been on quite a journey. The manager was transferred from the Rittal headquarters in Herborn to Urbana/Ohio to complete a mission codenamed “Building Blocks”. What sounds like a child’s toy is in fact far more complex.

Keeping the ball rolling at countless football pitches throughout Germany. Football matches in the youth and amateur divisions are familiar sight, but they rely on an army of dedicated volunteers. Rittal employee Simon Schwehn is one of them. He spends around 40 hours a month volunteering. An internal factory logistics employee, Simon Schwehn has  the backing of several people, including his factory manager in Rittershausen, who releases him from the late shift wherever possible so he can lead the evening training sessions and coach his team to success.