LANGUAGE Customer portal SEGMENTS PRODUCTS & SERVICES HOW WE WORK Holtab ABOUT HOLTAB YOUR CAREER NEWS CONTACTS News Holtab Michael is passionate about development and leadership MICHAEL IS PASSIONATE ABOUT DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP 2021-10-05 Holtab HR workingatholtab #WorkingAtHoltab: Michael Fohlin enjoys being a manager. It allows him to support and engage his employees - the essence of the Holtab spirit. What do you do at Holtab? ”We have divided the company into two divisions, I am responsible for the one called Projects. That means I’m in charge of the entire flow, from the time we’ve sold a project up to delivery to the customer. As we are constantly growing, we’re constantly facing new challenges, and it’s important to simultaneously relate to the whole picture and work with details at an individual level.” You’ve mentioned that you work with operational management within in the company, what does that entail? ”It’s a method of managing and leading the business through a daily routine. We hold status meetings each morning, at which we discuss current issues and/or any problems and come up with ways to solve them. It’s provided an effective and direct forum instead of having questions popping up at different points in time, and bouncing around amongst different people for several days. The aim is to ensure that all our efforts are directed to where they will achieve maximum effect at that particular moment. Nowadays, a lot of the operational management is digitised, which allows us to communicate quickly and effectively within the organisation.” What’s the most fun thing you usually get to do during a working day? ”I like when there’s a lot to do and I’m very happy in my role as a manager. It’s fun to see my colleagues grow in their roles, gain more experience and mature as individuals. As a divisional manager, you are responsible for the results, not just for delivering a product. You have a budget and an overall business plan with long-term and short-term goals to stick to, and in the end everything must come together. I enjoy that responsibility and like my colleagues a lot. By colleagues, I mean everyone at Holtab, not just those in the management team or in my department. We have something called the Holtab spirit and I think it’s fantastic.” How would you describe the Holtab spirit to someone who doesn’t work there? ”It’s a genuine feeling of respecting each other and wanting to be helpful. Many people talk about coming from impersonal, large companies, where they work in clearly-defined roles and don’t communicate with each other. Holtab is very open-minded and we help each other out. It’s quite simply a familial and genuine feeling.” FACTS: Name: Michael Fohlin, 40 Lives in: Växjö Professional Role: Manager of the Project Division Before Holtab: Michael has worked at Holtab for 20 years. Among other things, he has been a fitter in the low and high voltage departments, designer, salesperson, project manager as well as the manager for Holtab’s business support and projects department. This article is part of the #WorkingAtHoltab series – read more articles here. MORE HOLTAB, HR 2021-10-05 Electricity is exciting To become an electrician, Jalil Faqiri studied at Montico Adult Education in Växjö, for a year and a half. He then started looking for an internship, found Holtab, and stayed. On 12 January 2021, he was given a permanent position as a electrical fitter. Congratulations!→ Holtab HR 2021-10-05 The desire to develop is apparent at Holtab At Holtab, there is a spirit of being open to trying new ways of doing things. This raised HR Manager Pernilla Sundén’s eyebrows. “It’s unique,” she says.→ Holtab HR workingatholtab 2021-10-05 Electricity is an industry of the future Felix Gunnarsson and Karl Jansson went straight from upper secondary school to working as electricians at Holtab. During their time at the company, they have learned more and more with the help of experienced colleagues.→ Holtab HR workingatholtab 2021-10-05 Electric vehicles get power from Carl-Fredrik #WorkingAtHoltab: Carl-Fredrik Gyllenhammar wanted to work more with the products. In his opinion, the combination of sales, technology and finance is the best thing about being a sales engineer at Holtab.→ Holtab HR workingatholtab 2021-10-05 “Efficient doesn't mean faster” Annica Arneving’s mission is to get the job done while using less energy. “It has a positive impact on the company’s results, but it also makes things easier for the individual,” says Annica, new Procurement and Logistics Manager at Holtab. → Holtab HR workingatholtab 2021-10-05 “Holtab’s engagement in CSR surprised me” #WorkingAtHoltab. Linus Olofsson manages the growing Business Support department at Holtab. The department’s role is to receive potential jobs from the sales team, and convert them into feasible tenders. This all has to be presented in a way that the customer can understand and base a decision on. → Holtab HR workingatholtab