People make the difference
Social sustainability is a top priority for us
In addition to our social working environment and the company kindergarten, much value is placed on Team-Spirit and cohesion at Brückner Maschinenbau.
We value and respect togetherness outside of work: whether it is during sports activities such as the joint running group, an after-work beer on the construction site or our "sundowner" after-work events.
This is where the flexible working hours model comes in handy: for example, in the winter months, it makes it possible to move the sports activities to an extended lunch break in order to take advantage of the limited daylight anyway.
The real highlights each year are the Christmas party and the summer festival at the Siegsdorf site. The latter is planned and organized independently by the trainees. Both events are fixed dates in the calendars of all employees.
Social commitment
As a responsible company, we need committed employees
We stand by our social responsibility - whether regionally or internationally. As part of our "Yes, we care" initiative launched in 2017, we support non-profit organisations every year that make a sustainable contribution to recycling and the circular economy around the world. We are currently supporting the ASASE Foundation, which collects waste in the heavily plastic-polluted Ghanaian capital Accra and recycles it into consumer goods, and Buy Food with Plastic. In certain regions of India, Nicaragua and Ghana, it pursues the idea of using collected plastic bottles to pay for hot meals.
Our sustainability efforts can also be verified. For example, our company Kiefel was independently audited in 2021 and awarded the EcoVadis sustainability certification in the form of a silver medal. This puts the company in the top 25% of all companies audited by EcoVadis and even in the top 10% in the industry. In the same year, Kiefel also made it to the 82 finalists for the German Sustainability Award in the "Design" category. Out of an original field of more than 1,000 applicants, making it to the final alone is a further accolade for the multifaceted efforts in the Brückner Group.
The commitment of each and every one of our employees is at least as important. Thus, we appreciate and support every voluntary activity - be it in the volunteer fire brigade or the mountain rescue service. In the event of a mission, for example, they are released from work.
We also support clubs and organisations from the regions of our locations with financial donations and have already been able to help them with new jerseys, sports equipment or a social club party.
Monetary & social benefits
Performance-related remuneration is one of our top priorities as an employer. In addition to a progressive in-house remuneration system, we offer a wide range of voluntary social benefits:
- Company pension scheme
- Capital-forming benefits
- Fun fund (e.g. for marriage or the birth of a child)
- Voluntary Christmas and holiday bonuses
- Loyalty bonus, profit sharing and anniversary bonuses
Working hours
At Brückner, working hours can be flexibly arranged due to generous working time regulations. There are no fixed core working hours; we rely on coordination within the team and with the supervisor.
In order to reconcile work and family life in the best possible way, we also allow our employees to work in home office, provided the job allows it and this has been agreed with their supervisor.
In addition to a flexible time account, Brückner also has an insolvency-protected so-called "KOAZ" account, which can be filled with up to 1,000 hours of overtime (e.g. from construction site assignments) depending on the department. There is also the possibility of setting up a lifetime working time account. Overtime/overtime or salary components can be paid into this account and used for a sabbatical, extended parental and family leave or early retirement. Payment is also possible at any time.
Time for health
The health of our employees is very important to us. That is why we offer numerous measures for workplace health promotion. For example, the company doctor and the occupational safety team take care of all questions, concerns and issues from the workforce. Futhermore there are numerous on-site offers, such as a running club, gymnastics, football and tennis.
With our "Employee Assistance Programe", we also offer comprehensive support in a professional as well as private context. The programme consists of two components: a round-the-clock telephone consultation and individual counselling in personal conversations.
Height-adjustable desks are available to all employees for ergonomic work. The employer also financially subsidises the purchase of VDU glasses.
Days off for certain occasions
In some situations in life, you need a little more time than usual. Here we support our employees with special leave and paid time off. This applies, for example, to one's own marriage or the birth of one's own child as well as deaths in the immediate family. We also give our employees time off for voluntary work (e.g. volunteer fire brigade, THW or mountain rescue).
Training at Brückner Maschinenbau
Training at Brückner Maschinenbau
As the world market leader for film stretching lines, we have a lot to do and a lot to learn. We develop, design and build innovative high-tech lines for customers all over the world. Our trainees can lend a hand directly. Because we want them to become so good that we are happy to keep them with us at the end of their training!
Apprenticeships:
- Wholesale and foreign trade clerks, specialising in foreign trade
- IT specialist, specialising in system integration (m/f/d) - application development
- Technical product designer, specialising in product design and construction (m/f/d)
- Industrial clerks
- Dual study programme
The closing date for applications is 30 September for the start of training in the following year.
Further training at Brückner Maschinenbau
Our further training offer includes a comprehensive catalogue of courses, workshops and lectures on various occasions and for the most diverse target groups. Whether on general topics, such as presentation techniques or stress management, or on leadership and specialist topics, there is something suitable for everyone. We also offer numerous seminars and training courses in the field of health or on topics such as work-life balance. Language courses are also offered. Outside of the wide-ranging training catalogue, we also support the individual, customised training of our colleagues.
With the e-library "Bookboon" as well as Springer Professional, the specialist library with books, journals and online articles on various subject areas, all employees have a wide range of reference material at their disposal - 24/7.
Our company kindergarten
A good example of the "Brückner Spirit"
The Brückner company kindergarten at the Siegsdorf site has been in existence for almost 30 years. It originated from the basic attitude of the owner to offer his employees the best possible social environment: Family and work should be seen as equal.
The kindergarten enables the employees, especially the mothers among them, to return to work quickly and carefree without having to cut back on the care of their offspring. Parents employed at Brückner thus also have the opportunity to see their children more often.
