Our employees are the key to our success
| The skills, motivation and dedication of our employees are one of our
company’s most important routes to success. Besides our products and
processes, this gives us a decisive competitive advantage, which is reflected
in our success in an international environment with a variety of markets and
customers. This is why the recruitment and promotion of qualified employees
is at the fore of our personnel work, and simultaneously the obligation of each
and every executive. The selection of applicants and their initial skill adaptation training functions systematically to ensure they settle in quickly and efficiently. Entry into the world of Tetra is made easier for all newcomers, thanks to structured initial skill adaptation training, feedback interviews and the supervision of new employees during the probation period by a mentor. New jobs have been created in the run up to the launch of the new brand 8in1 in Europe, and the associated investments. These new jobs give many employees the opportunity to develop their own individual careers. Human resource development at Tetra is subdivided into three areas: individual development, team development and organisational development. Individual development: Thanks to individual human resource development plans, job rotation, external seminars, inhouse training and coaching services, our employees are given the opportunity to strengthen their personal skills and broaden their specialist knowledge. The intensive professional training of our employees is key to our success Solid vocational training, continual professional training and personal advancement ensure highly motivated, qualified and dedicated employees Team development: For us, teamwork is the key to successfully solving the tasks of the future in a modern world, based on the division of labour, which necessitates the smooth collaboration of varied, complementary functions. For this reason, operational procedures are examined in team-building workshops for individual departments and teams. Communication channels within the group are checked, and binding rules on working together in a stress-free environment are drawn up. |
Organisational development: This kind of human resource development
relates to the structural makeup of the company and to the targeted promotion
of trainees, which is reflected in a multitude of measures. For instance, we
train our young managers at our inhouse Tetra Management College. Every
vacancy is initially advertised internally, giving all employees the opportunity
to advance within the company – including in our overseas distribution
companies. In annual appraisal interviews with their superiors, all employees
– from production assistants to the management level – are given feedback
on their performance and their development opportunities, and professional
training plans are drawn up. Apprentices play an important role in personnel work at Tetra, because they are the qualified Tetra employees of tomorrow. In the past, we have continually increased the number of apprentices we employ in numerous commercial and technological vocations. In all jobs we convey a broad range of knowledge and skills. By taking on responsibility at an early stage and by being involved in real projects, our apprentices learn operational procedures in a practical manner, preparing them excellently for their future career, which usually begins at Tetra. Furthermore, Tetra supervises trainees, who are given the opportunity to become acquainted with various careers and at the same time gain an insight into the processes of an internationally operating consumer goods company. In addition, in collaboration with universities and universities of applied sciences, we give students the opportunity to make practical use of their theoretical knowledge in the form of Diplom theses. Tetra rises to the challenges of demographic change: We stay abreast of the effects of demographic change by promoting health, having ergonomic work places and by retaining qualified employees. With the help of flexible working hours, part-time working or piecework during maternity leave, many employees are given the chance to combine work with having a family. There are also specialist training and professional training programmes oriented towards older employees, taking their special requirements into consideration and making use of their immense wealth of knowledge. Tetra employees are in continual dialogue. This is the only way to ensure quality on a long-term basis. |
