Stefan H. has been at home in Kapfenberg in Hall 7 at the press forge since 2004. As a trained mechanical engineer, he started his career with us in the finishing department, where components are precision-ground between forging steps. He then moved to the world’s largest screw press. A short time later, he wanted to “know it” and continued his education privately: master craftsman school, A-levels. With his qualifications in his pocket, he switched to quality management and was immediately directly responsible for quality at production level. Three years ago, he was offered the current position of deputy plant manager, which he accepted immediately, gladly and “as a heartfelt decision”. He manages 200 employees and the entire production of voestalpine BÖHLER Aerospace together with the plant manager and three foremen.
His focus is on quality, technology and cost savings. So if an irregularity occurs on the screw press, his internal alarm bells start ringing. A system or process malfunction can lead to extremely valuable scrap, as around 70% of the components processed for aviation are made of titanium. 95% of the components are destined for the aerospace sector and around 5% for the energy sector.
When Stefan gets on an airplane, he knows exactly which important structural parts of the aircraft were forged by him and his colleagues: for example
Quite a few structurally critical components of most aircraft worldwide come from Kapfenberg. And this is exactly what Stefan proudly presents to his family when they take to the skies together. Incidentally, Stefan can hardly wait for the next generation of aircraft, with which flying with potentially CO2-reduced e-fuels should be possible in the future.
The light and extremely strong metal titanium is purchased on the world market, but is first mined as a component of minerals and extracted in complex processes. The processing of the transition metal at voestalpine BÖHLER Aerospace is similar to that for nickel and steel alloys; the forging processes are also comparable, but the forging temperatures differ.
In our new brand and image campaign #FavoriteMoments, we show our contribution to a modern, sustainable life from the perspective of people. We focus on their individual favorite moments and the commitment of our employees that makes such moments possible. The specially composed song “All these moments” accompanies the campaign and musically conveys our values, courage, community and our joy for the future and is authentically accompanied by pictures of our employees.
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.
Pleasure with knowledge and social skills
Stefan knows the production steps from his own experience and is aware of the special features of each station. With his knowledge, his willingness to change and his inner drive to help drive the company forward in a responsible and positive way, he wants to give his “best” every day. Decisions and actions are what count for him, his team “ticks” like him and that’s why he enjoys his job every day. Of course, he also pays attention to the qualifications of new employees, but even more important are the social skills that the applicants bring with them, because the team always works together at the group workstations.