People

Westermo has a strong value-based culture. We pride ourselves in having a respectful, fair and friendly company culture. For us, Diversity and Inclusion is an area closely linked to our values. We consider Diversity and Inclusion as a business-critical area, not just for show. Our belief is that increased awareness regarding Unconscious Bias, Discrimination & Harassment and Diversity & Inclusion is the foundation for becoming the fully diverse and inclusive company we intend to be. 

Read more about Diversity and Inclusion

From a business perspective, our focus is on ensuring that our employees have a safe workplace. 

Creating a safe, productive work environment for our employees

Global OHS targets and activities

People are at the center of everything we do. Westermo is committed to safety and has a Zero Accident Vision for people using our products and those who work in our operations.

LTI - Lost Time Incident

 

Health and safety metrics - Own workforce

We have two main focus areas for our activities based on our core business, competencies and values where we see we can best create value for our own employees as well as society: Education and Health & Wellness.

We see sustainability, diversity and inclusion, equality as well as our company values as fundamental elements of the two focus areas and related activities. 

Education as a key for the transition to a sustainable society
Ensuring that education is accessible to everyone is essential for our collective future and the success of our company. We want to promote an increased interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) among especially young people and help provide the tools that enable addressing challenges, risks and opportunities for increased sustainability – socially, environmentally and financially. We see Climate change as one of the biggest challenges facing the world today. We believe engineering plays a crucial role in addressing environmental challenges, making our efforts in this area a natural extension of our work

We can contribute through support and sharing of our knowledge in many different areas: digitalization, operations, data communication and infrastructure, cyber security and sustainability etc. Providing internship and thesis work also support in giving students practical experience in real industrial environments which can help develop their professional skills and enhance their employability. 

Here are some of our initiatives within Education:

- Sponsor to Engineers Without Borders Sweden
- Collaboration and Partnership with Mälardalens University
- IGE day

 
Health & Wellness
Setting health and wellness as a focus area enables our company to create value for both employees, our company and society. We see wellness as part of our inclusive culture, and the activities and supported initiatives should have a broad spectrum so everyone should be able to find something they feel encouraged to participate in.

 

We stand against corruption. All forms of corruption. including bribery, are strictly prohibited. Our Whistle-blower policy protects people raising concerns in good faith.

To our Code of Conduct

"Working at Westermo is often described as open and friendly, with a culture of sharing both our knowledge and time. Teamwork and fair play are important to us - we play together to win, and we play fair."

 - Elin Sandell, HR specialist

 

Our values are reflected in everything we do, guiding us in our daily work and help us reach our full potential, individually and as an organization.

Teamwork & Trust
- We respect each other
- We recognize everyone's contribution
- We build strong and honest relationships with colleagues, customers and suppliers

Integrity & Ownership
- We do business in a fair way
- We overcome obstacles and deliver on our promises
- We take responsibility for ourselves, our colleagues and our company

Innovation & Learning
- We openly share knowledge and are curious to learn from others
- We encourage and explore new ideas
- We continuously raise our standards

Customer Focus & Quality
- We understand how we can create value for our customers
- We think reliability and robustness in everything we do
- We communicate with customers in a professional and timely manner

At Westermo, we value health and wellness, and to us it is not only about exercising. To us it is about curiosity, collaboration and joy, and to practice focus, balance, and strength.

No matter who you are or what your passion is, we strive to offer something for everyone. At Westermo you will find a mix of wellness activities.

1. Health care allowance for all employees. What is health and wellness to you? There are many things you can do with your health care allowance. One thing our employees appreciate is the possibility to use the allowance for massages at work.

2. Our Wellness group arranges many appreciated activities each year. How about padle tournaments, tying Christmas wreaths, board games and canoe paddling? We have something for everyone!

3. We offer Company Health Service, including advise via phone, for both you and your family.

We care about each other and show that in different ways.

1. We believe that magic happens when people meet. Our lovely office works as a meeting point and foundation for innovation. With that said, we understand that working from home is practical sometimes. Depending on your tasks and conditions, you can work from home or at the office.

2. What to you want to explore in your career? With us, you can develop in different ways. One of our tools is the Performance and Development Review, a kind of personal development plan that we regularly follow up.

3. The importance of checking in! Besides talking to your manager and colleagues, you have the opportunity to say exactly what’s on your mind through our simple and anonymous employee survey. We follow the survey closely and learn from it, continuously.

We reward cooperation and performance.

1. At Westermo, we offer you an attractive salary based on your experience, responsibility and performance.

2. Do you think about the future sometimes? So do we. With us, you are insured and get a great pension, as well as access to personal pension advisors.

3. Collective agreement, insurance, and parental pay - Perhaps not the most exciting area, but very valuable!
At www.avtalat.se you can read more about things like extra pay when you are on parental leave, get sick or injured.

Time is so much more than just money.

It is said that “time is money”. But isn’t time so much more than that?

1. Besides your paid vacation, you get up to 63 additional hours per year through our “work time shortening”.

2. Depending on your role and tasks, you will have different schedules. But regardless of your schedule, we offer you flexibility to make sure you can make time for both work and private life.

3. Life happens all the time . If it’s time to take parental leave, we offer an additional compensation when your family grows. If you want to slow down before retirement - we’ll solve that too.

In business, we play to win. But at work, we sometimes play just to play. Table tennis, table hockey and advent Hackatons, for example. We like to celebrate, both the simple things and greater achievements.

1. Coffee ( Like, really good coffee!) and fruit is always available.

2. Celebrating is something we enjoy: cake for a big order or award. Sometimes we celebrate just to celebrate, such as the National Cinnamon Bun Day.

3. It doesn’t have to officially be “Casual Friday” in order for us to walk around in our Westermo Hoodies.