ALLIANCE OF TECHNOLOGIES: WIESAUPLAST BECOMES PART OF THE SCHERDEL GROUP
WIESAUPLAST will becomes part of the globally active SCHERDELGroup from January 1st, 2022.
With this takeover, SCHERDEL is intensifying its activities in in the field of plastics/plastics-metal, which it started in 2006. WIESAUPLAST will benefit from the international positioning, the existing market access and the innovative strength of the SCHERDEL Group.
Information about the SCHERDEL Group:
The SCHERDELGruppe is a family company with more than 130 years of tradition in the fourth generation. Since its foundation, the company has been headquartered in Marktredwitz in Upper Franconia. With more than 6,000 employees and 42 manufacturing plants at 32 locations in 12 countries, SCHERDEL generates a turnover of around €700 million. In the business areas automotive, pharmaceuticals and industry, the Upper Franconian company is active in the fields of metal forming, joining technology, component assembly, machine and tool construction, as well as surface technology, research and product development.
In addition to the technological complementarity, the regional proximity between the SCHERDEL headquarters in Marktredwitz and the WIESAUPLAST plant in Wiesau, as well as in Mexico, where the WIESAUPLAST plant is only 2.5 hours away from the SCHERDEL site in Silao, was also a favourable factor.
The new alliance of technologies is consciously expressed both by the change of name from WIESAUPLAST to SCHERDELWiesauplast and by the new logo of the company, which includes both SCHERDEL and WIESAUPLAST.
Within the SCHERDEL Group, SCHERDELWiesauplast will act as a plastics technology center and lead plant.
The existing customers and the current parts portfolio of WIESAUPLAST will be further consolidated and expanded with the new possibilities through belonging to the SCHERDEL Group.
The management of SCHERDELWiesauplast will in future be taken over by Wolfgang Beer as Managing Director. Mr. Beer was previously in charge of the strategy project Plastics-Metal in the SCHERDELGroup and had previously worked for 30 years at WIESAUPLAST and the Dr. Schneider Group in Kronach in various management positions.
Mr. Ammer, the previous managing director of WIESAUPLAST, will retire at the end of the year with the transition to SCHERDEL.
We are convinced that both our mutual customers, SCHERDEL's own customers and WIESAUPLAST's own customers will benefit from this alliance of technologies and that we will thus create the best conditions for both companies to meet the challenges in the course of the transformation.
In the future, we will be able to offer our customers an even better service worldwide in the field of plastics / plastics - metal, both in series production, but also already in the prototype phase in terms of expertise, technologies and speed.
Due to the proximity, the plants in Wiesau and Marktredwitz, as well as San Iturbide and Silao in Mexico, can complement each other excellently and develop synergies. The new alliance of technologies creates highly interesting and future-oriented jobs. Training is an important part of the philosophy.
Your Career: Working at Wiesauplast
Wiesauplast has represented peak performance and precision in plastics technology for 60 years. We accomplish this thanks to a highly motivated team of experienced employees with access to the latest technical equipment. More than 600 employees worldwide generate total sales of around 60 million euros in the automotive, industry, and medical sectors.
In this context, it is essential to note that have pursued continuous further development over the past years and plan to continue expanding the range and expertise in the field of plastics technology going forward. Well educated and trained employees are therefore always welcome. Training, internship, initial work experience after education or a course of studies, or a new position for the professionally experienced – Wiesauplast offers numerous opportunities for taking part in attractive tasks and projects.
Chief executive Hans R. Ammer emphasizes: “We are very proud of our long-term employees, many of whom spend their entire career with us and therefore have a lasting, positive, and ongoing influence on the success of our company. But qualified and interested new employees are also becoming increasingly important to ensure the site in Wiesau can continue operating successfully in the future. Just like a company is nothing without customers, a company is nothing without dedicated employees.”
We have incorporated this basic concept into our Wiesauplast guiding principles.
Employees Benefits - What we offer our employees
HEALTH PROMOTION
Health bonus (prepaid credit card)
Health days (flu vaccine, skin cancer prevention, osteoporosis check)
In-house company physician
Free water dispenser
Fresh, healthy cuisine from the in-house cafeteria
Participation in sports events (NOFI marathon)
SECURITY AND RETIREMENT PLANNING
Long-term job security
Performance-linked remuneration and additional social benefits
Employer-financed company pension plan/accident insurance
Company pension plan and deferred compensation
Capital-forming payments subsidy, meals in the cafeteria, work clothing
PLEASANT WORKDAY
Highly motivated team, good working atmosphere
Regular employee/career consultations
Joint company events (Christmas party, BBQ, family day)
Company regulars’ table
Flexible working hours through flexitime models
Special leave on certain personal occasions
Good transport connections and parking directly on site
VERSATILE DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS
Individual training with the support of a mentor
Technical further qualification, language courses, leadership seminars
Support for external continuing education measures
Promotion of employees to fill vacant positions
What our employees say about us
“After my industrial management assistant course of studies, it was clear to me that this would merely be the starting point for my career at Wiesauplast. The many, varied tasks, personal responsibility, and efficient communication encouraged my further development in our company. Aside from my work in scheduling/customer service, where I am among other things responsible for planning and processing the series business for two of our largest key accounts, I therefore took the industrial business administration course of studies offered by the chamber of industry and commerce (ihk). I am now in the process of getting my business administration degree in addition to my job, so I can assume more functional and management responsibilities in our company.”
Matthias Schieder: Industrial business administrator in scheduling/customer service
“I have been working in various departments at Wiesauplast for more than 10 years, starting out as an industrial management assistant trainee and including a stay abroad in Mexico. Now I am department manager customer service and key account manager. The diversity of my tasks continues to challenge me, making my day-to-day work interesting and giving me opportunities for ongoing further development. You can only find that in a midsize company.”
Susanna Lindner: Department manager customer service and key account manager
“Plastics was an interesting field for me even when I was still in school. That is why I decided on process technician plastics and rubber technology training, and was the first trainee to commence training at Wiesauplast in 2007. Three years of training prepared me very well for my day-to-day work. Since human resource development is very important at Wiesauplast, the company supported my continuing education as foreman plastics technology offered by the chamber of industry and commerce (ihk). That laid the foundation for my current position as department manager technical center, which I have held for six years. Here I am fascinated by the highly varied tasks, communication with customers and suppliers, and collaboration with colleagues in other specialist departments.”
Jens Borsdorf: Department manager technical center
Employment at Wiesauplast
Regardless of what your professional interests are or where you are in your career, WIESAUPLAST as an innovative plastics industry company with regional roots offers interesting career opportunities.
From young graduates, to specialists with extensive training, to professionals with many years of experience – you will find numerous career opportunities with us.
STUDENT INTERNSHIP
Wiesauplast offers opportunities for students who want to complete an internship for professional orientation to gain insights into the commercial as well as trade/technical occupations. Simply submit a short application to us if you are interested. We will then contact you as soon as possible.
INTERNSHIP FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
Aside from the possibility of completing a student internship, we offer university students the option of getting to know Wiesauplast in the course of a pre-study/mandatory internship. Both commercial and technical internships are available. There are numerous options from development/design to mold making to injection molding production and quality.
THESIS (BACHELOR/MASTER)
You are looking for a thesis for your bachelor or master course of studies? Seize the opportunity to write your thesis at Wiesauplast. You are provided with competent support by a technical specialist who introduces you to all relevant company departments and topics.
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
Wiesauplast offers outstanding training for a successful start to your career and, given suitability and liking, interesting subsequent employment following your training!
CAREER STARTERS AND EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS
Are you looking for new professional challenges and multifaceted opportunities to launch or shape your career? We offer numerous opportunities for career starters and experienced professionals to participate in attractive tasks and projects. If varied activities in a midsize company are appealing to you and you feel comfortable in a future-oriented enterprise, we look forward to your informative application!
Jobs
Educations
Elektroniker für Betriebstechnik (m/w/d)
Fachkraft Lagerlogistik (m/w/d)
Industriekauffrau / -mann
Technischer Produktdesigner (m/w/d)
Verfahrensmechaniker Kunststoff- und Kautschuktechnik (m/w/d)
Werkzeugmechaniker Formentechnik (m/w/d)
Prospective Application
You would like to join our team but haven’t found an open position? Then apply initiatively. We are always looking for interested and qualified people with interest to join the Wiesauplast family.
EXCELLENT PROSPECTS WITH CONTINUING EDUCATION IN PARALLEL WITH EMPLOYMENT
Supporting our employees is especially important to us and increasingly gaining significance. The transformation of the job market is demanding even greater employer engagement with their employees!
We do not view human resource development as short-term promotions, but as systematic measures of a long-term nature. That is why HR development at Wiesauplast encompasses ongoing support and operational continuing education for our colleagues.
The objectives are to meet the demand for specialists and managers over the long term, to identify and prepare new managers and specialists, to guarantee competitiveness, and to optimize the technical and personal qualifications of our employees. Through the qualification of our employees, we also intend to continuously improve employee satisfaction and performance motivation, and to ensure the long-term loyalty of colleagues to Wiesauplast.
Further training opportunities
QUALIFICATION
The technical qualification of our employees is an essential and important element of our human resource development efforts.
It includes promoting abilities, social skills, creativity, teamwork, and communication.
TECHNICIAN/FOREMAN
Continuing education as a technician or foreman encompasses interdisciplinary and specific technical knowledge.
Ethics and cost-consciousness, collaboration in the company, and a vocational education and training component are also included in continuing education.
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR
There are numerous professional further development opportunities in business management. Economist and business administrator are the best known ones.
Both programs are based on a business education and sometimes several years of work experience to qualify for higher positions in the company through continuing education.
