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BIW WELCOMES SIX NEW TRAINEES The competence slogan included in the BIW logo “When it comes to competence”, which all our employees actively represent for customers, and the demographic factor, which is making the search for suitable quali- fied junior staff for the next generation more and more difficult, have prompted the management to create and introduce a systematic staff management system. The project was first initiated some years ago as a process development project resulting from the Kaizen philosophy, which BIW has actually been using actively since 1995 in the form of regular workshops and continuous improve- ment processes (CIPs). Now, staff development has been added to the process development measures. As there are hardly any specialists for silicone extrusion, LSR and HTV injection moulding, processing and refining technical textiles on the job market BIW has set up its own internal training and further develop- ment programme. AGSW (Arbeitgeber Südwestfalen), South Westphalia’s training association for regional em- ployer unions, has supported and moderated the expan- sion of the project and involved the employees in it. Training and handling instructions systematically embedded in the management system, which has been certified several times over (ISO 9001, ISO/TS 16949, ISO 13485, ISO 14001, ISO 50001), have now been added to the process models and describe all the important production steps in clear, simple sentences, which were composed in small groups in con- junction with the employees. Based on the management system documents, training and further development templates were created for all BIW’s employees, which show them where they stand and what the next few steps in their personal develop- ment plan are. One important step in the development of this comprehen- sive staff management system was a certification audit, which was conducted according to the international standard IIP - Investors in People. It also served as external verification of the fact that BIW is on the right path for the future. BIW successfully passed the audit, which in- cluded a large number of individual discussions and group interviews to assess and evaluate the status of staff development, and is now proud to be an official bearer of the “Investors in People” logo. As part of this process, a brochure entitled “Welcome to the Team - Help to Shape the Future” was published for all BIW’s employees. It clearly presents BIW’s requirements and goals the organisation with the process model and organigram the different departments and contacts for them the different customer sectors with product-specific applications and BIW’s internal rules in the form of a company agreement and therefore strengthens employees’ motivation and identi- fication with the company. IIP certification is an important step with regard to sustainability and the further development of BIW as a competent problem solver in the international market and competition environment. IIP – SUCCESSFULLY CERTIFIED STAFF MANAGEMENT BIW Isolierstoffe GmbH Pregelstraße 5, 58256 Ennepetal Tel.: +49 (23 33) 83 08-0 Fax: +49 (23 33) 83 08-10 Responsible persons: Ralf Stoffels, Dr. Markus Wiethoff Editorial office: Ralf Stoffels, Dr. Hanns-Walter Tunger, Sven Braatz, Dr. Markus Wiethoff Layout and setting: lessingtiede.de IMPRINT CONTACT 04 — Ralf Stoffels On 2nd September 2012, six new trainees took the first step towards their future professions. Four are training to be plastic and rubber technology process mechanics and are being managed by Harald Schnellenbach. The other two are being managed by Daniela Lombardi and are training to be industrial clerks. We are delighted to have our new trainees and wish them all the best! The full number of training trainees at BIW is actually 17. From left to right: Ihsan Tokmak, Erdem Özdemir, Laura Schorz, Jan Hirschberg and trainee managers Daniela Lombardi and Harald Schnellenbach. Stefanie Pabst and Jan Steven Bolha are missing from the photo. INNOVATION AT A GLANCE Compact When it comes to competence When it comes to competence All rights reserved. No part may be reproduced, stored in a data system or transferred in any form, neither electronically nor mechanically through photocopy, photography or by any other means without prior written approval.