Category: College students

A Manager with Heart and Mind

It may be unusual for an education major to emerge as an expert in industrial automation engineering and marketing for some of the most complicated manufacturing environments in the country. But Kristen Barbour, Marketing Manager Americas at Pepperl+Fuchs in Twinsburg, USA, is anything but typical.

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Eighteen months in Singapore as a trainee

Clara landed in Singapore, 12,565 kilometers away from home, at the start of this year for her 18-month trainee program. She is gaining international experience at the Pepperl+Fuchs location there and getting to know various departments. We caught up with her to talk about her time there so far, how she has been received by colleagues, and what she especially likes about this location.

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Full speed ahead!

CURE Mannheim, a student club at Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) in Mannheim, is dedicated to building an electric race car every year and then putting it to the test in international race events. Maren Klotz, currently Continuation Manager at Pepperl+Fuchs, was an active part of the team as a student during the 2021/2022 season. In this interview, she offers insights into the project which is about technical know-how and a lot more.

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A long, successful journey

It has been nearly two decades since Fabio Ikeda first embarked on his career at Pepperl+Fuchs as an intern. These days, he holds the position of Regional Sales Director PA (RSD) for South America – it’s been a long journey, but a highly successful one.

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Health challenge – staying fit through the pandemic, together

“An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Okay, it takes a little more than that to be truly healthy and fit. That’s why a team at Pepperl+Fuchs in Twinsburg, Ohio, is responsible for health-related matters concerning employees at the Pepperl+Fuchs locations in the United States and Canada. As one initiative, an eight-week health challenge was launched in the summer of 2020, despite the changed working conditions due to the pandemic. We caught up with Laretha, Project Manager and Human Resources Generalist in Twinsburg, to talk about how it went.

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Shaping the future in a new city

A year and a half ago, Alex moved from the Pepperl+Fuchs location in Twinsburg, Ohio, to Katy, Texas. In his role as a new member of the growing Solution Engineering Centers (SECs) team, Alex, an engineer, now works in the role of Order Unit Manager. He is responsible for making sure orders are developed and executed on time. Alex talks about his move and change of jobs in the career blog.

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What does a … Social Media Manager do, anyway?

Matthias holds the position of Social Media Manager at the head office of Pepperl+Fuchs in Mannheim. He is responsible for corporate communication in the social networks for Pepperl+Fuchs. In the interview, Matthias Weyrauther tells us why he never stops learning in his job and which qualities are the most important for it.

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