Structural change and the global pandemic are currently making things difficult for Saarland’s export-oriented companies in the automotive industry. Time to find other ways to overcome the challenges. The St. Ingbert-based company VOIT Automotive, in close cooperation with the works council and employees, has now negotiated a future collective agreement that will save it a total of 5 million euros, enabling it to make the planned 22 million investments in new electric and hybrid products. “The employees will forego parts of their Christmas and vacation bonuses. This means they will forgo 5% of their annual income in 2021 and another 2.3% in 2022,” says managing partner Hendrik Otterbach. In return, he said, the workforce should also share in future profits. The supplier, which produces parts for drive technology and assistance systems, wants to secure the location and the jobs of its almost 900 employees with this future collective agreement. The Saarland-based company hopes to achieve a product share of 50% in the field of electromobility in the long term.

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VOIT Automotive congratulates its trainee Eugen Spieß as the best foundry mechanic in the country 2019/20. We are very proud of him and would also like to thank our training workshop for the good training work, which trains a total of 28 trainees and 2 FOS interns in future-proof professions and to become strong personalities. For years, we have therefore been able to be happy about the best of the year almost every year.

Training is an investment in the future of young people and the company.

For 9 young people a new stage of life started on August 17, 2020 – their training at VOIT Automotive.

We are pleased to accompany our new trainees on this exciting path.

We wish them all a pleasant start to their professional life and much success in their training in our company.

Guido Vincenzo is learning the profession of industrial mechanic.

Michelle-Sophie Wilhelm is learning the profession of industrial mechanic.

Fabian Stammwitz learns the profession of a cutting machine operator.

Torben Lahm learns the profession of a cutting machine operator.

Marius Alt learns the profession of a tool mechanic.

Pascal Gries learns the profession of toolmaker.

Sadik Khiar learns the profession of electronic technician for automation technology.

Joshua Harig learns the profession of electronic technician for automation technology.

Marco Tuttolomondo learns the profession of industrial clerk.

A sound education is the optimal basis for a professional career. For this reason, the training of young people has a very high priority at VOIT Automotive. Training is an investment in the future of the young people and the company.

With currently 28 trainees and 2 FOS interns, we make an important contribution to the future of the youth in our region.

INNOVATIVE and FUTURE is today’s requirement profile, how VOIT meets it you can read in the current summer issue of OEM & Supplier.

A big thank you to the editorial and film team of France5 / TV5 Monde! In our production (VOIT Automotive) the team interviewed our CTO about industry 4.0 and digitization. The report will be broadcast on these French stations in a few weeks in the renowned magazine “C dans l’air”. Thanks to Kilian-Davy-Baujard, Barbara Stec, David Lemarchand and the CTO of VOIT Automotive Christoph Langehenke.

Un grand merci à l’équipe éditoriale et l’équipe de tournage de France5 / TV5 Monde. Les collègues ont interviewé notre CTO dans notre production (VOIT Automotive) sur l’industrie 4.0 et la numérisation. L’article sera diffusé dans quelques semaines dans le prestigieux magazine “C dans l’air”. Merci beaucoup à Kilian-Davy Baujard (producteur), Barbara Stec (rédactrice), David Lemarchand (caméraman) et notre CTO Christoph Langehenke.

You can read how VOIT is Advancing Topic 4.0 and Winning Awards for it in the current Spring issue of OEM & Supplier.

On 13.3.19, the first cross-industry Energy Efficiency Network E.E.f.I was founded on the initiative and as a network carrier of the VSU Association of Saarland Business Associations. The network participants Homanit, HYDAC International, Saarbrücker Zeitung, VOIT Automotive and ZF Friedrichshafen want to develop and implement measures to increase energy efficiency and save energy for 3 years in a joint exchange of knowledge. In this way, they make a contribution both to securing the location (energy costs represent a considerable cost block) and to climate protection and achieving Germany’s climate policy goals. In doing so, they also underline their claim to act sustainably: an aspect that is increasingly regarded as relevant by citizens, business partners and the young professionals sought-after on the labour market. Christoph Langehenke (CTO VOIT Automotive would like to thank State Secretary Jürgen Barke, Antje Otto (Saarhütten/VSU), the moderator of the project Silvia Goergen, Dr. Hermann Becker (Head of ZF Saarbrücken) and all network participants present for their joint commitment in the future.

We thank you very much for the visit on 17.01.19 of our Saarland Prime Minister Tobias Hans. In a pleasant atmosphere, the topics revolved around the challenges for Saarland companies in the times of Brexit, opportunities in the Greater Region, digitisation and better networking between research and SMEs. A planned Innovation Center is to provide Saarland companies with significantly better access to university knowledge in the future and thus create innovation and economic benefits for both sides. During a concluding tour of the plant, our guest was able to learn about new automotive components for autonomous driving and e-mobility as well as their sophisticated manufacturing processes.

ZF Honors Outstanding Suppliers

VOIT Automotive was Awarded the ZF Supplier Award 2018 – Production Materials by ZF Friedrichshafen on December 7, 2018.

Photo: ZF Press Portal

More Press Releases:

www.foundry-planet.com

German Press Releases

www.alu-news.de
www.automobilwoche.de
www.automobil-industrie.vogel.de
klock-medienpartner.de
www.hanser-automotive.de
www.xing.com
www.giesserei.eu

After having the best trainee on national level in 2017, we managed to achieve unprecedented success in training in 2018.

On Tuesday 13.11.2018, in a celebration to honour the best trainees which was organized by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the E-Werk in Saarbrücken, Yannic Braun was honoured as a tool mechanic and Joshua Dietrich as a foundry mechanic for their excellent performance and as best trainees on regional level.

In addition, VOIT Automotive received a certificate of honour for the training occupation of Tool Mechanic and Foundry Mechanic for 2017/2018.

The attention of the premier of the Saarland region, Tobias Hans, was also drawn to this success and he is visiting the company VOIT in St Ingbert on 17th January. We are very much looking forward to Mr Hans’ visit!

Source: IHK- Saarland