Christoph’s working life is all about speed. He works in High Speed Steel and Automotive Components at voestalpine BÖHLER Edelstahl in Kapfenberg. Both rely on high performance materials and experienced professionals to achieve the best solutions.
Christoph is one of the employees who features in the brand campaign. The future is at hand at the new special steel plant in Kapfenberg, and it is here, just a few meters away from where Christoph works every day, that he stood in front of the camera. It’s not just in the video clip that you see him light up with enthusiasm for his job. He also delights in his daily duties as a sales desk employee for voestalpine BÖHLER Edelstahl. Because HIS clients take priority. “His” because Christoph is fully committed to his work. Notable manufacturers of tools such as drills and cutters are among the purchasers of high speed steel. Automotive clients are also a focus for Christoph. He looks after them, helping them put horsepower on the road—although not just on the road, but also on racetracks around the world.
A small core team deals with the niche market of racing clients, ensuring that motorsport engineers can incorporate high-performance, high-speed components and bring home the wins with materials from voestalpine BÖHLER. One example is the prematerial for the high-tech components which is used by Formula 1 racing teams in England and Italy. Christoph has worked with us for eight years. Before focusing on high speed steel, he worked in energy technology. Around three years ago, he was also assigned to product management for automotive components.
Christoph attended the higher technical college in Kapfenberg and then started working in project management at a firm. Once at voestalpine BÖHLER Edelstahl, he completed several internal training courses to expand his metallurgy know-how. He is now able to apply this voestalpine-specific expertise to the full in looking after “his” clients.
Christoph’s priority is working hard to find solutions to problems: clients are looking for the best qualities and material properties, for solutions to their problems and challenges. “Working collaboratively on developments and innovations has to be one of the best parts of my job,” summarizes Christoph, “and we can rely on one another as a team.” Colleagues from different departments are always working together to find the best solution for clients. Achieving this requires a shared understanding of the issue, common values such as transparency, and a constructive, respectful culture of dealing with mistakes. And that’s how enthusiasm and expertise can shape the future.
Would you also like to become part of the #voestalpineteam and, like Christoph, find the best solutions for well-known customers? Then apply directly at jobs.voestalpine.com
Energy, greentec steel, education, sustainability, innovation and, first and foremost, people: all core elements of our latest brand campaign. By moving away from technical data sheets demonstrating our capabilities and turning to real stories, the campaign offers insights into the world of our employees—the people who, as part of the voestalpine team, play a key role in the company’s success. They speak about what excites and moves them—our favorite things, if you will.
Die voestalpine ist ein weltweit führender Stahl- und Technologiekonzern mit kombinierter Werkstoff- und Verarbeitungskompetenz. Die global tätige Unternehmensgruppe verfügt über rund 500 Konzerngesellschaften und -standorte in mehr als 50 Ländern auf allen fünf Kontinenten. Sie notiert seit 1995 an der Wiener Börse. Mit ihren Premium-Produkt- und Systemlösungen zählt sie zu den führenden Partnern der Automobil- und Hausgeräteindustrie sowie der Luftfahrt- und Öl- & Gasindustrie und ist darüber hinaus Weltmarktführer bei Bahninfrastruktursystemen, bei Werkzeugstahl und Spezialprofilen. Die voestalpine bekennt sich zu den globalen Klimazielen und verfolgt mit greentec steel einen klaren Plan zur Dekarbonisierung der Stahlproduktion.