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People: Young talent K>MOBIL 31 // FAUN
With Leonardo by Shank’s mare
r Osterholz-Scharmbeck / Valence.
Excerpt from the travel diary in France …
“After much planning here we are – Andi Stölting,
Oleg Rosenthal, Wassiliy Frolow and Jan Tapking
– standing expectantly in front of the vehicle that
will take us to Valence in France. We are planning
to spend three weeks at the FAUN plant located
there. In conjunction with the Leonardo project
“Learning abroad” four trainees from stores logistics,
design mechanics, mechatronics and administration
are going to be taking an active part in the
process of production. On arrival we are welcomed
by Madame Monteillet who will be looking after
us during our stay. The next day we are taken on
a tour of the plant and each one of us is allocated
a place of work and has the chance to get to know
the new colleagues. Andi will be working on steel
construction, Oleg in the stores, Jan in the sales
office and in the dispatch department. Wassiliy
will be working in assembly. The workflows are
similar to those in Germany. FAUN waste collection
vehicles are also produced in Valence. The only difference
is the size of the bodies and the chassis, but
in the end the work is the same. We are, of course,
often asked whether we do things the same in Germany
as they do. After the day’s work is done we
also have a bit of leisure time. The cultural tips of
several colleagues lead us to Marseille and Avignon
or to a grotto near Valence. We even get to see the
Eiffel Tower because we are able to make a short
trip to Paris on the last day of the trip. The Eiffel Tower
is visible from a long way off. Once we got back
home we really began to notice the difference between
the way the Germans and the French work
and their attitudes to work, which was something
we had to adapt to, for instance the lunch break of
up to 90 minutes. But we didn’t need long to get
used to it. ;-) We would like to thank the committees
of the European Union that make it possible
for young people like us to take part in a project of
this kind and also the trade schools in Osterholz-
Scharmbeck, especially Ms. Bodammer. We do, of
course, also wish to thank FAUN ENVIRONNEMENT
for looking after us so well, for making it possible
for us make this experience in the form of an educational
trip and FAUN in Heilshorn, particularly
our trainer Ronald Sonnenburg for the offer and the
implementation of the project.
Andi Stöllting, Oleg Rosental,
Wassiliy Frolow and Jan Tapking
With the support of the European
Union and the Leonardo
project “Learning abroad”, ten
FAUN trainees will be spending
approx. three weeks abroad in
the course of this year. Young
people who have already taken
advantage of this opportunity
report on their experiences in
K>MOBIL.
Main picture l. to r:
Jan Tapking, Andi Stöllting
und Wassiliy Frolow
Small picture: Oleg Rosental,
who we wish to congratulate
on passing his examination as
stores logistics expert.
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