Personnel policy survey: ixetic is a top employer

Bad Homburg / Hückeswagen 25 April 2012. Bad Homburg-based automotive supplier ixetic GmbH is one of Germany’s top employers according to the latest “Germany’s Top Employers 2012” (“Top Arbeitgeber Deutschland 2012”) survey.

ixetic is among the companies to make it into the list of certified top employers published by the independent CRF Institute, which examined working conditions in the company and rated them very highly. “This is a great result and vindicates our personnel policy”, says Georg Wolf, Management Board Chairman of ixetic GmbH, Bad Homburg. “If we want to provide premium quality service to the automotive industry in the long term, we naturally need to improve our ‘employer qualities’ on an ongoing basis.”

Besides typical motivating factors such as salary, career opportunities within the company and retirement benefits, the study also examined other factors, such as working hours’ flexibility, recognition of personal achievement, the management of innovations and support of families.

Childcare makes careers possible

“We have created individually-controllable part-time models that go down well with families”, explains Daniel Baier, Personnel Officer at ixetic. And the personnel policy naturally also includes supporting fathers who go on maternity leave or wish to work part-time. “Childcare is important, and should not be a career killer”, emphasizes Georg Wolf. For this reason, ixetic has established a partnership with several companies in Bad Homburg. Together they offer all-day care in the “Krabbelkäfer” nursery.

Churning out ideas

Besides family friendliness, the CRF study also examined the promotion of innovation and ingenuity in the company. To support creative staff and inventors, ixetic has set up its own incentive programme. Each submitted proposal for a new product or application area is examined in detail, and everything that is implementable is rewarded with bonuses. “We have already received some highly intriguing proposals”, says Willi Parsch, Head of Development at ixetic. “They have opened up whole new areas of applications for our pumps and compressors.”

Qualified staff needed

A study commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in 2007 confirmed that satisfaction levels at ixetic’s two German plants are above average. Motivated employees are always in demand at ixetic, and last year the demand increased significantly. Currently the plants in Bad Homburg and Hückeswagen are running at almost full capacity. “Each individual employee is crucial when it comes to ensuring production runs smoothly”, says Georg Wolf.

“We need employees with a passion for technology, high social and cultural skills, and who are loyal and willing to take on responsibility”, explains Personnel Officer Daniel Baier. “A knowledge of English is important too, because ixetic has grown into an international company with German roots.”

The “Germany’s Top Employers 2012” survey
CRF is an independent company that initiates, coordinates and publishes international research projects for business. The Düsseldorf consulting firm’s annual Top Employers survey identifies companies throughout Germany with outstanding personnel policies. The survey, which comprises rankings, comprehensive company profiles and a detailed benchmark report, is compiled on the basis of a large set of criteria and extensive interviews. It allows highly-skilled engineers to obtain a nationwide and cross-sectoral overview of the companies that offer the best professional development and career opportunities.

For more information on the survey, visit: http://de.toparbeitgeber.com

About ixetic GmbH
ixetic GmbH, which is based in Bad Homburg (Hesse/Germany), is a leading global manufacturer of hydraulic and vacuum pumps for the automotive industry.
The company's turnover in 2011 totalled around €300 million. ixetic has been an independent company since March 2006. Previously ixetic was called LuK Fahrzeug-Hydraulik and LuK Automobiltechnik and belonged to INA Holding Schaeffler KG. At its sites in Bad Homburg and Hückeswagen (Bergisches Land), Germany, and its plants in Plovdiv (Bulgaria) and Shanghai (China) the company employs a total of approximately 1400 employees. It also has subsidiaries in Brunswick (USA) and Yokohama (Japan), a joint venture with DSI, Bangalore (India), a partnership with DHB in Porto Alegre (Brazil) and a representative office in Korea. The Managing Directors are Georg Wolf (Chairman) and Dr. Harald Nippel. Ixetic’s product range includes hydraulic pumps for steering, chassis and transmission applications, vacuum pumps for brake systems, lubricating oil pumps, and innovative thermal management concepts for electric vehicles. Its customers include renowned vehicle manufacturers such as Audi, BMW, Daimler, Ford, Porsche, Renault, Toyota, Volkswagen and all the leading manufacturers of heavy and medium duty trucks such as Daimler, Navistar, Scania and Volvo.

For more information about ixetic visit: http://www.ixetic.com

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