The factory: friendly, informal and hands-on
Although the factory is large, employing over 800 people on a 180,000 m2 site, the atmosphere is friendly, informal – and hands-on. "Workers in Preproduction process 24,000 km of welding rod alone each year, enough to go halfway round the world," explains Simon Bohner. Incoming Goods receives around 80 truckloads of material and parts a day, which all have to be checked in Quality Assurance before processing.
"Then it's all hands on deck," says Sylvia Stumpp from Quality Assurance. "I check the incoming goods for deficiencies – and find a solution if necessary," she explains. "It's not unusual for me to make up to 20 calls a day to suppliers to source the right replacement part in the customary high quality," she says with a grin. "Basically, my job is to make sure that no line comes to a standstill," is how Sylvia Stumpp sums up her role. It's all systems go at the paintshop too: "Each year some 800,000 individual parts are painted in the unmistakable CLAAS colours," explains Simon Bohner.
