SALZGITTER (dpa-AFX) – The ramp-up of e-mobility brings opportunities for new professional groups at VW (Volkswagen (VW) vz) and other car manufacturers. The development and construction of our own battery cells increases the need for employees with specialist chemical knowledge. To set up its cell production and the group battery center, including research, purchasing and recycling in Salzgitter, the company is recruiting experts in this field – and people who want to become such specialists.
“Salzgitter is developing from the main engine to the main battery cell,” said plant manager Andreas Salewsky of the German Press Agency. “In order to ensure that the technical requirements are met, we are building a chemistry training center with laboratories.” VW had recently announced more qualifications in this area. In addition to the “transformation” of the existing workforce, the group will also train chemical laboratory assistants in the future
-laboratory assistants as apprentices and takes the subjects chemistry and
chemical engineering in its program of dual courses.
Various car manufacturers are planning additional in-house production of battery cells for their electric models in order to reduce the hitherto high level of dependence on suppliers from Asia. VW expects that by 2030 “tens of thousands of employees” will be needed for cell technologies in Europe alone. Initially, six of their own cell factories are to be set up on their home continent. One of them is now being built in Salzgitter, others are set for northern Sweden and Spain, and locations in Eastern Europe should also have good prospects.
Chief Technology Officer Thomas Schmall announced at the beginning of the week: “In the coming years we will make Salzgitter the world’s largest training camp for battery technology.” At large suppliers, chemical jobs are already more common in certain sectors – at the car manufacturers themselves this has so far been less the case compared to engineers, technicians or physicists. More and more IT specialists are also being sought due to vehicle networking. In some traditional areas, however, the VW Group is cutting jobs.
“Competition on the market is intense,” says Christoph Lerche, head of the VW Academy in Braunschweig/Salzgitter. “The in-house training of chemical laboratory assistants enables the development of extensive specialist knowledge and early retention.” The head of the works council at the Salzgitter site, Dirk Windmüller, said: “We’ve made a start – now it’s time to continue on this path.” Human Resources Director Gunnar Kilian spoke of “completely new job profiles” for Volkswagen (Volkswagen (VW) vz)./jap/DP/mis
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