Christoph started with us in 2000 as one of the first mechatronics apprentices in our group and immediately went on to attend the foreman school. Professionally, he was responsible for plant conversions, revisions, and plant approvals for the power supply at the Linz site before moving to the training center in 2018. There, he supports the apprentices with his broad expertise in the fields of metal technology, electrical engineering, and control technology for almost the entire first year of their apprenticeship and provides them with technical knowledge in various specialist modules.
The goal of our apprenticeship program is clear: we want to produce skilled workers who understand our operating facilities and are able to tackle challenges in an insightful, structured, and solution-oriented manner.
Whether in the classroom, in the workshop, or during practical repairs, his goal is to enable his “protégés” to work independently and precisely. He gives them incentives for how to solve a task, but at the same time attaches great importance to the apprentices developing their own solutions. Christoph also trains them in precise, almost perfect manual work by having them not just practice, but work specifically on a concrete assignment. At the same time, he promotes teamwork among them—an interaction that is of central importance in professional life. His #FavoriteMoments are when “his” apprentices return to the training center after their final apprenticeship exam and cheer, “We did it!”
He develops teamwork together with his apprentices at numerous personality-building events and sporting events. Last year, his running team for the Linz Three Bridges Run already included 150 apprentices. And the good team spirit even helped the voestalpine team win the “Upper Austrian Apprentice Cup 2025.”
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.