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Gurutz Txopeitia, director of Human Resources at Fagor Ederlan, is committed to making the recruitment of talent compatible with the development of the organisation’s staff, a mix that “produces a talent multiplier effect.”

Fagor Ederlan is looking for people who have ideas, willing to continue learning and developing in a highly demanding, constantly innovating, cutting-edge industrial sector

The Gipuzkoan cooperative mainly needs professionals with higher degrees in Engineering and Vocational Training workers who speak languages such as English, German or Chinese

The Gipuzkoan cooperative is committed to generating stable, value-added employment; consequently, it requires qualified professionals committed to both their work and society

At Fagor Ederlan innovation is fundamental. In addition to being highly competitive, the automotive sector is very exacting with innovation, given that it demands increasingly lighter components in order to reduce emissions and is focused on new mobility models, such as electric vehicles and the digitalisation of the industry.

These factors make Fagor Ederlan concentrate on differentiation through innovation. Adapting to new times entails immersion in an ongoing process of change where, in addition to investing in changing infrastructure, transformation of all human resources is necessary. “For this reason, we at Fagor Ederlan work purposefully to ensure that these changes are consistent with the demands of the new times,” states Gurutz Txopeitia, director of Human Resources at Fagor Ederlan. 

In order to face all these changes, it is always best to have young people who bring new vitality, up-to-date knowledge, fresh ideas and a different view of the world. Gurutz Txopeitia explains that “it is necessary to be firmly committed to the new generations because, despite lacking experience, they are people with a capacity to assimilate rapidly. Youth is the future of companies, as well as a key factor in the development of talent within our company”.

Fagor Ederlan combines different lines of action in order to manage talent. On the one hand, it works to attract talent and, on the other, it promotes and develops that possessed by personnel already within the organisation. The director of Human Resources for the Guipuzcoan cooperative asserts that “we can jointly influence both these factors with a lot of teamwork and participation. And there is the key to developing talent: by combining. A mix that also produces a talent multiplier effect”. 

This line of action, in addition to rejuvenating the staff, allows knowledge to be transferred in an orderly fashion. Txopeitia recognises that “it is a big mistake to lose knowledge, so we have established mechanisms to transfer it efficiently”. 
 

Committed to stable, value-added employment

Because the automotive sector is a very demanding, cutting-edge industry, constantly innovating and evolving, it is quite appealing to people with talent who have ideas and wish to continue learning and developing. 

Fagor Ederlan is firmly committed to generating stable, value-added employment, so in following with this it requires qualified professionals equally committed to both their work and society. Because Fagor Ederlan is not a merely an employer, it is a cooperative.

Gurutz Txopeitia explains that “being a cooperative makes us take on and apply cooperative values, which I consider to be a very distinguishing feature. Fagor Ederlan believes strongly in the cooperative model and wants to continue along that line with the addition of new members. It is a tough path, where people have to prove themselves and give their very best to attain the status of member, which allows them to be both a worker and owner. That is when work becomes for and on behalf of yourself, and the satisfaction of making decisions when combining these two realities is enormous”. 
 

The professional profiles that Fagor Ederlan seeks

The Gipuzkoan cooperative primarily needs people with professional degrees focused on different engineering specialities, as well as workers with Vocational Training in industrial courses. Due to the global nature of the company, knowledge of languages is essential. The company particularly values those with a high level of English or German and also those who speak Chinese or other languages.

Apart from that, on a personal level, Fagor Ederlan requires those with professional drive, self-demanding in their work. Given that cooperativism is a highly participatory system that enables contribution and growth, it requires workers with effective, open-ended skills who are neither conformist or accommodating.