750 women, one mission: Our women@Rheinmetall network wants to actively help shape the future of Rheinmetall – with project ideas from within the community. The mission of the community is clearly defined for the next few years: To create a space where the femininity and potential of every person is seen as a key contribution to Rheinmetall’s business success. Today you can read why Nicole Täffner sees her role in the core team of women@Rheinmetall as an opportunity for professional advancement. Nicole Täffner, a process manager in Finance, joined the network at the end of 2022. What she especially enjoys about being on the core team is working in a team without hierarchies. “Everyone is welcome to contribute their creativity and to be involved,” she says. “By talking to women from different divisions, hierarchy levels and age groups, I gain a wide range on insights into the company – and that’s a huge inspiration.” At the same time, the close dialogue presents an opportunity for professional advancement: “The network gives us the chance to let others know when management positions open up and thereby to contribute towards getting more women into different management levels. That’s an important element in promoting diversity at Rheinmetall.”
750 women, one mission: Our women@Rheinmetall network wants to actively help shape the future of Rheinmetall – with project ideas from within the community. The mission of the community is clearly defined for the next few years: To create a space where the femininity and potential of every person is seen as a key contribution to Rheinmetall’s business success. Sabine Weber, Director of Global Project Purchasing at the Power Systems division, was one of the community’s first members. Following an interview on women’s empowerment, she was asked if she would like to get involved in the women’s community – “and so I became a founding member,” she says. The more we achieved, the more seriously they took our network. We still have a long way to go, but it’s wonderful to see how a handful of women can get so many balls rolling.” A goal for the next level: Be more international. This is an area where Sabine Weber is actively involved on account of her role at Rheinmetall locations all over the world. “I recently took advantage of a business trip to India to speak to the female personnel at Rheinmetall Automotive’s site in Pune as an ambassador for our network. It is important to me to speak to women at other sites and to encourage them to start up local projects that we in the core team can manage and support remotely.” Find out more about our shapers of change:
LEONARDO AND RHEINMETALL SIGN A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEXT LAND DEFENSE SYSTEMS Leonardo and Rheinmetall have signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a new 50:50 joint venture aimed at developing a European industrial and technological approach in the field of land defense systems. The objective of the agreement is the industrial development and subsequent commercialization of the new Main Battle Tank (MBT) and the new Lynx Platform for the Armoured Infantry Combat System (AICS), within the Italian Army’s ground systems programs. Armin Papperger, CEO of Rheinmetall AG: "With Leonardo and Rheinmetall, two leading European suppliers of defence technology are joining forces to realise ambitious projects. Together we want to set new standards and open the door to a new generation of state-of-the-art combat vehicles in and for Europe. In doing so, we are addressing the Italian market as well as other partner countries that have a need for modernisation in the field of combat systems." Roberto Cingolani, CEO of Leonardo: “Technology and industrial synergies between Leonardo and Rheinmetall are a unique opportunity to develop state-of-the-art Main Battle Tanks and Infantry Vehicles. We consider this agreement a fundamental contribution to the creation of a European defense space”
Focus on our female colleagues - International Women in Engineering Day Rheinmetall is taking responsibility in a changing world. As an integrated technology group, we have excellent conditions to help shape the transformation of the markets and achieve our ambitious medium-term targets for sustainable profitable growth. Our Engineers play a vital role in this process. 21% of our workforce are highly qualified and talented women. They hold key positions such as Head of Configuration & Life Cycle Management or Head Of Hydrogen Program. They are Vice Presidents Project Management or Strategy & Product Management, Heads of Process Management or Process Planning. They are standing their ground as Team Lead System Safety Engineering or Plant Manager. Just to name a few of the challenges that are naturally handled by female engineers within our group. Women certainly don't need special treatment these days. However, to ensure that a balanced ratio of men and women can develop in our company, we create incentives by finding flexible working time models and, in the medium and long term, by increasingly preparing suitable women for future management roles through our internal junior staff development and training programs.
Up-to-date knowledge and learning are just as critical to Rheinmetall's success as the diversity of our company. As we live it, we also increase creativity, innovation and profitability. At Rheinmetall, everyone should be able to give their best. Today, we encourage our employees to support diversity within our company. In line with the motto of German Diversity Day 2024: “Vote for diversity - 365 days a year!”. We therefore invite our people to engage in self-determined learning on the topic of diversity. In our online-training our colleagues will find a short, concise video on each of the three dimensions of diversity: international/intercultural, generations and gender. Further information can be found by them in the complete diversity training courses from skillsoft from our people development department. Key Facts: Rheinmetall will be advertising for voices for diversity at DDT2024 with Approx. 200 posters Approx. 5000 flyers Approx. 30 flags
*** ON THE WAY TO BECOMING A LEARNING ORGANIZATION *** Up-to-date knowledge and learning are crucial to Rheinmetall's success. In addition, the results of our current employee survey have shown that the individual development of employees at Rheinmetall is very important to everyone. E-learning courses are therefore now being offered to complement the Rheinmetall Academy programme. Rheinmetall is thus opening up to a world of self-determined learning. What's new about it? For several weeks now, all Rheinmetall employees worldwide who have a PC workstation have had access to training courses in e-learning format This training programme includes a wide range of videos, audio books, e-books, podcasts, AI simulators, etc. in more than 20 languages and is freely and flexibly available. Rheinmetall is supported by the service provider Skillsoft, an experienced provider of e-learning. Access to the training courses is to be gradually extended to other communication devices so that all Rheinmetall employees can benefit from the training courses. #rheinmetall #peopledevelopment #e-learning #onlineeducation #skillsoft
An overwhelming majority of our employees are convinced that employees from different backgrounds and with different careers can be successful at our locations. We are very pleased about this! This result of our global employee survey "YourVoice" at the end of 2023 is both an incentive and an obligation for us: The strengths and experiences of our employees count at Rheinmetall. We therefore want to optimise our working environment even further so that all employees worldwide can develop their full potential.
Our employees clearly recognize that employees of different ages work very well together at our company. And they very much appreciate the exchange of experiences with colleagues from different age groups. This result of the global employee survey "YourVoice" at the end of 2023 is an indicator that our diversity strategy is working. The strengths and experience of our employees count at Rheinmetall. This is wonderful news. Nevertheless, we will continue to optimize the working environment so that all employees worldwide can develop their full potential.
Rheinmetall's new Diversity Career website is online! Find out how we live Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in our company. Read inspiring stories about our various programs and initiatives to get tangible insights. Together, we take responsibility for a diverse and inclusive workplace culture where all employees feel valued and respected. We firmly believe that diversity connects and fosters innovation, creativity and success at Rheinmetall. Celebrate the new Diversity Career page with us and share the following links with your network:
** Buongiorno candidati ** Volete trasformare il cambiamento in opportunità? Entra in Rheinmetall in Italia e diventa parte di un team con più di cinquant'anni di esperienza che si è guadagnato una reputazione internazionale. Sviluppate nuove soluzioni innovative nell'industria automobilistica e della difesa, contribuendo a un futuro sicuro e vivibile. Cliccate sul link per maggiori informazioni. #Rheinmetall #Carriera #Italia #Passionfortechnology
