Menschengruppe
EMPLOYEES

GROWING TOGETHER SUSTAINABLY

We have our employees to thank for our success. They are the “we” in our guiding principle “We deliver” – and they are the key to achieve our company’s goals. With that in mind, we are committed to provide a safe and attractive working environment for everyone who works for Schwarz Produktion.

A STRONG TEAM FOR STRONG PERFORMANCE

With a whole range of opportunities to start or develop their career, fair pay, cutting-edge equipment and much more, we work every day to provide our team of 5,500 employees with the best working conditions going. As a producing company, Schwarz Produktion places special importance on occupational safety and protecting the health of all our employees. For us, responsibility to our employees also means that we stand up for gender equality and take consistent action to prevent discrimination.

Our goals in our “Employees” field of action

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to increase the share of trainees in our overall workforce to 4 percent.
to reduce the rate of accidents that require reporting by an average of 10 percent annually compared to the previous year.
to implement an ambitious set of measures to ensure equal opportunities between the sexes.
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TRAINING

We are investing more and more in initial training. That helps us meet our high demand for skilled workers and provides a wide range of benefits, both for our internal processes and for society. We develop our trainees in eleven different career paths and provide them with the optimum springboard for starting their careers in the food industry.

YOUNG PEOPLE WANTED

To ensure continued sustainable growth in the future, Schwarz Produktion needs well-trained and skilled workers.

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PRACTICE-BASED LEARNING

The ZWÜ (Zukunftswerkstatt Übach-Palenberg, or Übach-Palenberg future workshop) is a vital component in the development of our employee’s competencies. It is the internal training and development centre for all our employees in Übach-Palenberg. During the initial training, our trainees have the chance to build on what they have learnt so far in practical projects.

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CUTTING-EDGE FACILITIES

Another project that is vital to securing skilled workers for Schwarz Produktion is the establishment of our cutting-edge training workshop in Übach-Palenberg, Germany. From summer 2021 onwards, up to 36 trainees will receive thorough training here in technical job profiles including operating technology electronics technician, mechatronics technician or industrial mechanic.

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AFFECTS EVERYONE

To ensure every employee can work without the risk of accidents, some basic conditions, such as a high level of safety at the respective workplace, are required. We want to set new benchmarks and gradually reduce the rate of occupational accidents that require reporting. We have already achieved much: from 2017 to 2022, we managed to reduce the rate of accidents requiring reporting by an average of around 13 percent compared to the previous year. The occupational health and safety management system, which is based on ISO 45001 and implemented at every Schwarz Produktion location in Germany, is crucial to this success.

SAFE AND HEALTHY WORK

Our Environmental, Health and Occupational Safety (EHS) and Corporate Health Management (BGM) teams are there to prevent accidents at work and risks to health.

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PROTECTIVE MEASURES

We can prevent accidents at work by introducing safety measures such as a lockout–tagout program for shutting down energy sources. A multitude of safety equipment and training helps our employees avoid errors and reduce the risk of accidents and injuries.

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A WIDE RANGE OF HEALTHCARE OPTIONS

Our Corporate Health Management team develops comprehensive processes for maintaining and promoting the health of all our employees. We implement a variety of health measures at all our Schwarz production sites. They include free flu vaccinations, establishing company restaurants and providing regular healthcare courses.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AT WORK

Fairness, equality and respect are some of the essential principles of conduct at Schwarz Produktion. Thus, we explicitly support gender equality and aim to promote it further.

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CERTIFIED CHECK

We have implemented the Gender Bias check (GB check) of the German Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency. This check confirms the high degree of gender equality already in place at Schwarz Produktion. The analysis performed also forms the basis of an action plan for further improving job postings, recruitment and promotion processes, family friendliness and more.

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FAIR REMUNERATION

By applying our pay-scale, we ensure the non-discriminatory and market-based remuneration of our employees. We have voluntarily set a minimum wage that is higher than the legal minimum for many years now. For our non-pay-scale employees, we have defined a salary range to regulate gender-neutral and comparable remuneration.

WE ENABLE ACTION

We specifically foster the expertise and development of our employees with a comprehensive range of further qualifications and training courses. We work with experienced internal and external trainers in both our technical and our general training and development courses.

In addition to professional qualifications, we also place a special importance on responsible actions by our employees. With that in mind, we keep them up to date with relevant sustainability issues and their added value on a regular basis. As part of the Schwarz Group, we intend to empower and support our employees even more in the future to behave sustainably in their daily work.

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