The 2019 and 2020 apprenticeship started in the fall of that year, under difficult circumstances in the midst of the pandemic. Some offices were empty at the height of the home working period. Reduced points of contact ensured the safety of all employees in Production by avoiding the risk of infection. Despite the pandemic, training remained a priority at Koehler and this meant that 13 apprentices were able to com-plete their training successfully.
Congratulations to the Koehler graduates for training under such difficult circumstances
The trainers and plant managers at Koehler Paper's sites in Oberkirch and Kehl honored the graduates during a small celebration and presented their training diplomas along with a special Koehler certificate. In accordance with tradition, the certificates were printed on handmade paper that was manufactured in-house by the trainees themselves. “Our graduates this year began their training under extraordinary cir-cumstances at the height of the pandemic. We would like to thank them all for their dedication and staying power. Together we found a way to make consistently high-quality training possible for all of them during this challenging time. We are delighted that we are now able to hand over these apprentices as qualified professionals to the respective department managers”, says Stefan Grözinger, Head of Training at the Koehler Group. Hartmut Felsch, Mill Director at Koehler Paper’s Oberkirch site, was also pleased with the graduates: “We are glad that we are able to continue to support all of them as valuable members of the workforce and that interesting tasks and projects lie in store for them in the long term.” Felsch also went into detail about what makes a consistently high level of training quality possible at Koehler: “Special thanks go to the trainers who have, for decades, ensured that training is not only completed, but that it is delivered to a very high standard.”
The graduates at the Oberkirch site receiving their apprenticeship certificates from Hartmut Felsch, Plant Manager at the Oberkirch site; Rolf Schneider and Rolf Janke, Trainers in Industrial Engineering; Bernd Heidenreich, Trainer in Paper Technology; and Stefan Grözinger, Head of Training
The following employees were congratulated on successfully completing their apprenticeship:
For apprenticeships at the Oberkirch site: Jonas Beathalter (mechatronics technician), Lena Fallert (industrial administrator), Chiara Maria Kuppel (industrial administrator, qualified in international business management with foreign languages), Leon Roll (industrial mechanic), Julian Wigant (industrial mechanic), Anil Celebi (paper technologist), Robin Ernst (paper technologist), Nico Kirn (paper technologist), Louis Thelen (paper technologist), Erik Schmidt (paper technologist).
For apprenticeships at Koehler Paper’s Greiz site: Philipp Wolframm (mechatronics technician), Roman Hellwig (industrial mechanic). For apprenticeships at KATZ in Weisenbach: Ahmed-Can Kör (electronics technician specializing in automation technology)
