Living and Growing at Tenova

Well that’s just over 14 year counting down to the 15th year. Since then I have never looked back and I have managed to learn so much and develop new set of skills in a dynamic world culture and environment.  

My work got me exposed to a vast and exciting global work environment and values.

I have had an exciting privilege to interact with colleagues, customers and suppliers in various parts of the world during manufacturing and execution of furnace smelting technology projects.

After so many years, I guess Tevova feels like my second home after my family! 

Coming from a small engineering firm, I saw a huge difference from where I started at LOI. I really like the working atmosphere among colleagues: dear colleagues who trained me well, and most importantly very family-friendly.

In 2015, I was transferred to the spare parts department. This has broadened my horizon and strengthened my knowledge of furnace construction. I have a lot of research to do and work my way through ancient drawings and documents, which gives me an insight into the history. It is good to know how the development of today's technology came about.

Some colleagues are 20 years older than I am, and have taught me a lot. I hope that we, as young employees, can build upon their legacy.

I am very grateful for all the support I have received over these years, for my professional development and the opportunity to work in an international environment. I had the chance to experience a couple of very interesting projects and coped with people from the entire world. I

n the first four years I was part of the LOI Group Controlling and Consolidation Team, where I was in charge of the controlling of few companies in Asia and in Europe. In addition, I had the opportunity to implement the reporting and controlling procedures in a Company Group acquired by LOI in 2013.

Later, I changed to the local LOI Controlling Team, where I intensively learned cost accounting, budgeting and dealing with the ERP system. Recently, I was part of an important and challenging project of the ERP roll-out, which further enriched my knowledge.

Tenova has a very good working environment because it allows everyone to share his/her ideas and opinions. As a young fresh graduate, I started with no experience but was full of ideas. Not only was I able to express myself, but I was able to act upon my ideas allowing me to help create new and better products, contribute to re-organizing and improving our production process, and participate in bigger changes to our organization and our culture. Being encouraged and enabled to contribute really makes me feel valued as an employee and a team member.

In addition, Tenova has offered more diverse career opportunities. At the age of 27, I was given the opportunity to be a team lead. Through the years, I have had access to leadership coaching, training and courses.

Additionally, through the years, my whole family has made the most of the benefit program on a regular basis allowing us peace of mind that our health and wellbeing is Tenova’s first priority.

During project execution, I learned a lot not only for a technical perspective but also with regards to project management. Thanks to this, in 2015 I became project manager, executing projects from beginning to end, entailing timing, quality, human resources, internal coordination, cost control, payments collection, and customer relation. 

In my career path, the High Tech program has played a crucial role, opening up my eyes and mind. I joined the trainings held in Tenova Headquarters and graduated in 2017.  

In March 2020, I took on more responsibility, as coordinator of Italimpianti & I2S in China. It is a great opportunity for me, posing new challenges. An exciting step in my career at Tenova!