DRÄXLMAIER is once again among the outstanding employers
In 2024, the DRÄXLMAIER Group is once again among the outstanding employers. The automotive supplier was certified as a top employer for the 16th time in a row. The very good results from the previous year were improved even further.
DRÄXLMAIER is particularly impressive in the area of employee development
The Top Employers Institute validates several thousand companies worldwide every year. The institute only honors those who pass a comprehensive certification process. The evaluation is continuously adapted to the latest findings and trends. This year the focus was on employee experience, agile HR and diversity, equity and inclusion. At the end of the certification process, DRÄXLMAIER received the “Top Employer Germany” award. Within the group of companies certified as "Top Employer Germany” this year, the premium automotive supplier was able to further improve, particularly in the domain people development, where the company achieved an above-average rating. The DRÄXLMAIER Group achieved a very good score, especially in the areas learning and performance management. It has been committed to further training for employees for many years and offers them comprehensive opportunities for personal development.
David Plink, CEO of the Top Employers Institute, says: “Exceptional times bring out the best in people and organizations. And we have witnessed this in our Top Employers Certification Programme this year: exceptional performance from the certified Top Employers 2024. These employers have always shown that they care for the development and well-being of their people. By doing so, they collectively enrich the world of work.”
Continuous development
The DRÄXLMAIER Group uses the detailed results of the award to continuously refine its processes. “We are particularly proud to be recognized as a Top Employer for the 16th time in a row. The award not only proves DRÄXLMAIER’s attractiveness as an employer, but also helps us to continuously develop through a detailed comparison with other top employers,” emphasizes Michael Malec, responsible for international human resources management at DRÄXLMAIER.
Jerzy Bittner, responsible for recruiting in Germany, emphasized that the company was able to further improve compared to the previous year. “All in all, we can say that in this year’s certification we not only succeeded in asserting our previous strengths, but also simultaneously made significant gains in various areas. For example, we were able to further improve our results in the domain people development significantly. This shows once again that we are on the right track with our initiatives and are continually evolving.“
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About
DRÄXLMAIER Group
The DRÄXLMAIER Group supplies premium automobile manufacturers worldwide with complex wiring harness systems, central electrical and electronic components, exclusive interiors, and battery systems for electromobility. The combination of core competencies in the interior, electrical, electronic and battery systems areas makes DRÄXLMAIER unique in the industry. The company thereby covers the entire process chain, from the initial idea, through the development and production process, and up to precisely in-sequence delivery of the products to the assembly lines of premium automobile manufacturers. The inventor of the customer-specific wiring harness, the DRÄXLMAIER Group develops pioneering wiring harness technology as well as electrical and electronic components, all directly in-house. These include multi-voltage and high-voltage wiring harness systems, battery management systems and intelligent power distributors. DRÄXLMAIER is working on the future of emission-free mobility with its solution for low-voltage and high-voltage battery systems. As a market leader for interior systems in premium automobiles, the DRÄXLMAIER Group also supplies premium automobile manufacturers with ambient lighting, center consoles, door panels and instrument panels, as well as complete door and cockpit modules.
The DRÄXLMAIER Group is an international automotive supplier with about 65 sites in over 20 countries. Founded in Germany in 1958, the company employs about 74,000 employees throughout the world. For the DRÄXLMAIER Group as an owner-managed business, responsible and long-range thinking has always been the basis for economic success. It is therefore a core element of its strategy to design its business and production processes, as well as its products, in a more sustainable manner and in that way to increase the competitiveness of the company on a long-term basis.
In 2022, the DRÄXLMAIER Group generated sales of 5.1 billion euro. Customers of this member of the Top 100 Automotive Suppliers include Audi, BMW, Jaguar, Land Rover, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, MINI, Porsche and Volkswagen, as well as Californian automotive manufacturers.