Stories

Discover the stories of our colleagues. Our Aurubis Olen team counts over 600 unique colleagues. Each month, one of them gives an insight in his or her job at Aurubis. On this page, you will find an overview of the personal stories of our Aurubis Olen colleagues. Enjoy reading!


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Teun Stessens (33), Process Specialist ROD

Meet Teun! He started in Contirod production in 2017 and two years later he progressed to Process Specialist ROD. He keeps a close eye on the process and directs where necessary.

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Ivo Briers (60), Procurement Coordinator

Meet Ivo! As Procurement Coordinator at Aurubis Olen, he plays a crucial role in the procurement process.

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Dirk Simon (57), Mechanieker FOG FSD

Dirk is in charge of mechanical maintenance in our electrolysis (FSD) department.

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Gil Macours (37), Bewakingsagent

Say hi to Gil! Als bewakingsagent bij Aurubis Olen staat hij in voor de beveiliging van onze Olense productievestiging.

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Melissa Gijssels (32), PSP Assistant - CSS - External Logistics

Meet Melissa! As a PSP Assistant at Aurubis Olen, she plays a crucial role in connecting customer inquiries with our products.

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Ben Kenis (30), Process Engineer R&D

Meet Ben! As a Process Engineer R&D, he supports our production processes and elevates them to a higher level.

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Joyce Darimont (33), Application Engineer

Meet our colleague Joyce from IT! She celebrated her first work anniversary as an Application Engineer at Aurubis Olen in May 2023.

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Laurens Van Hemelen (31), operator Interne Logistiek

Laurens werkt sinds 2019 als operator bij interne logistiek: een job die hem naar eigen zeggen “op het lijf geschreven is”.

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Thijs Raeymaekers (34), Elektromechanieker

Thijs werkt sinds 2011 op onze Contirod productieafdeling. Na enkele jaren als productieoperator ging hij aan de slag binnen de onderhoudsafdeling.

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Laurens Verstraelen (29), Junior Manager IT Infrastructure

Laurens will be working for our IT department for 8 years next month, first as an external consultant and then as a permanent Aurubis Olen employee.

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Theo Van Santvoort (51), Technical Operator Contirod

Theo has been working at Aurubis Olen since 2013. After twenty years in construction, he started as a production operator in our Contirod department.

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Kevin Vranken (38), Purchaser

Kevin has been working as a Purchaser at Aurubis Olen since January 2019. He cycles 60 kilometres to and from work every day.

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Els Wils (41), Warehouse Worker

Els works for Aurubis Olen since 2012. She is part of the internal warehouse team. Find out Els' story here!

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Paul Verwimp (64), Teamleader Contirod

Paul, team leader at Contirod, has worked at our company for no less than 45 years. Paul proudly takes a look back at his career in production with us.

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Sarah Bakelants (31), Payroll Coördinator

Sarah works as Payroll Coordinator at Aurubis Olen. Discover here what appeals to her about an HR career at Aurubis!

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Daan Goossens (19), Electromechanic

Say Hi to Daan, the youngest electromechanic in our team! He started working for Aurubis Olen in 2020 after his graduation.

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Michiel Coolkens (23), Technical Operator

Find out here why operator Michiel feels so at home in his team at Aurubis Olen.

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