Employee story: From production to the office
When Soile Peltola started at Mäkelä Alu 27 years ago, she was the first woman to be hired as a white-collar employee in production. At the time, she worked in the horizontal paint shop, in an era when production volumes were still …
The work of a press operator carries great responsibility
Markus Latvala first joined Mäkelä Alu at the end of 2006. At that time, he was studying mechanical and production technology at a vocational college. “In the evenings I worked in the horizontal coating unit doing ‘napsu’ profiles, window profiles with different …
From foundry to profile design: finding the right path takes time
Ville Luoma-aho first started working at Mäkelä Alu when he was just 15 years old. He says he has worked in almost all production departments, except extrusion and logistics. “A lot can happen in 18 years, including temporary contracts and agency work …
