Christian Tazoll and Matthias Ghetta took up their new jobs as production manager of WILD GmbH and operations manager of WILD Electronics in the midst of the Lockdown.

Under normal circumstances, the personal contact with colleagues is essential in facilitating one‘s smooth adjustment to a new workplace. In early April, when Christian Tazoll took up his duties as Head of Mechanical Production & Surface Technology at WILD GmbH, the overall situation was quite unusual. ”Especially the first phase of getting to know your colleagues and gathering most impressions through face-toface contacts simply did not happen. Due to the shift operation, I only got to see many of my colleagues on a screen“, he recalls of his unconventional start. ”Thanks to the anticipatory introduction of digital communication possibilities, it was an absolutely smooth start“, Tazoll adds. As a ”returnee“ having had already worked in mechanical manufacturing at WILD from 2005 to 2012, he was very familiar with the processes.

”It feels right to be part of the WILD Group again, and I am looking forward to my new duties“, says the 33-year old, who gathered leadership experience in a mechanical engineering company in the meantime. Tazoll, who is in charge of the management and coordination of the manufacturing process, intends to preserve his outsider‘s perspective and to never accept existing processes as being the best possible ones. ”Since WILD is known for its clearly defined processes and the wide range of innovative manufacturing technologies, I believe we are on a very good path.”

Matthias Ghetta, who is now responsible for product manufacturing as Head of Operations at WILD Electronics, is also keen on promoting innovations in the assembly process. He acquired part of the necessary know-how required for this task while working for a luxury watch manufacturer, where he was a member of the management in charge of manufacturing and the complete supply chain. ”I am therefore quite familiar with very high standards being applied to the product and to process stability“, says the 41-year old, who also knows how to advance the process of digitalisation and manage strong growth through change management.

The next items on Ghetta‘s to-do list include the establishment of the digital twin and the implementation of an order centre that will act as a hub for capacity planning and procurement. ”I am looking forward to exciting products, diverse applications and a style of implementation in which people come first, despite the enormous technical challenges.“