Florian Brandstätter, Head of the Service Department at Scheuch LIGNO in Mehrnbach

From apprentice to head of the service area in Mehrnbach – his story is a great example of professional development. In this interview, Florian gives us an insight into his career path, as well as his successes and challenges.

Can you tell us a little about your development at Scheuch?

I started my apprenticeship as a system fitter in 1999 and then completed numerous internal training sessions, including product training, training to become a safety spokesperson and much more.
I rounded off my career by completing an MBA as part of the excellence programme – an internal Scheuch further training programme in cooperation with LIMAK.

What position did you hold before your current role in the company?

After my apprenticeship, I worked in various production departments and worked in control unit construction. After my time in the Austrian Armed Forces, I moved to the customer service department, where I worked until 2008. Between 2008 and 2014, I worked in system engineering in the wood division before I became head of customer service and electrical engineering in 2014.
I have been head of the service area in the Mehrnbach location since 2015.

What were some of your greatest professional successes and challenges?

Successes are difficult to measure but I gained a lot of valuable experience in customer service.
The trips to countries such as Russia, Bulgaria and Romania were particularly exciting, where the prevailing poverty at the time and the associated challenges on the construction sites were formative. The switch from employee to manager was a career step that was very fascinating and exciting for me.

Which tasks do you enjoy most?

Internal projects that have a positive effect for employees are particularly important to me. One example of this is increasing the attractiveness of field work, which we are working on now and have already implemented a few measures.

Do you have any concrete goals for your future career development?

I don't have any concrete goals but standing still means going backwards. Scheuch has always trusted me with new tasks in the past and aided my training. I'm excited to see what possibilities the future still holds.