If we name leaders with global reach in Slovakia, PPA CONTROLL is clearly one of them.
Our company has developed from a small branch plant into a major holding company with 11 subsidiaries. We have more than 900 employees and are currently among the best managed companies in our country.
"PPA CONTROLL is not just a company. It is a commitment to progress and responsibility. Each of our projects is an opportunity to contribute to a better world," says HR Director of PPA CONTROLL Martina Fandelová, adding that it is "Meeting technical challenges goes hand in hand with a good and well-developed personnel policy, which today forms one of the most stable pillars of the company".
People are the key to technological growth
PPA CONTROLL's employee policy, motivating innovation, is built on an individual approach, quality education, career development and trust, family-oriented approach and values.
"Stability, partnership, passion for excellence and ingenuity. These are not just nice-sounding slogans, they are principles we live by every day," HR Director Martina Fandelová names the company's strategy.
Partnership promotes openness to dialogue, trust and long-term relationships – internally and externally.
Passion for perfection inspires us to find ways to improve processes, services and technologies.
Stability It guarantees reliability for long-term and fair conditions, resilience even in turbulent times, and certainty.
Ingenuity motivates participation in innovations and ideas at all levels of individual companies of the group.
An employee with 50 years of experience and the voices of a new generation
Seventy-two-year-old Vladimír Kostič has been part of the PPA CONTROLL team for half a century. He started at the company during socialism as a fresh graduate, and his career path illustrates what freedom at work and trust from an employer mean. "I was an IT guy at a time when IT didn't exist yet. The company never stopped me from doing what I wanted to explore and improve. I had the space to create – that was crucial for me," he mentions.
His story is no exception. Long-term working relationships and low turnover are a natural consequence of an open and values-based culture at PPA CONTROLL.
The other part of the team is made up of young professionals. Their motivation is mainly the diversity of projects, the opportunity for personal growth, a clearly set development and educational plan, but also the opportunity to work on foreign projects., for example in Great Britain, Germany, Switzerland, France, Hungary or the Czech Republic.
""The projects and the related opportunity to share previous experiences are a great motivation, as well as a great opportunity for personal and professional advancement, especially in the field of energy," says Maroš Mosný, OHS and OPP manager. He sees PPA CONTROLL as a stable and dynamic company with the potential to continue growing.
This is also confirmed by Peter Škodi, an electrical designer. He accepted the offer to work at PPA CONTROLL also because of a career change: "I was attracted by the professional approach and strong team spirit that prevails in the company. I was looking for an environment where I could collaborate with colleagues on various technical challenges. PPA CONTROLL offers me all of this - high-quality support and space for mutual exchange of experiences and professional opinions, all within a high standard of process organization."
Psychological and retirement counseling and 28 benefits
Freedom to create and an open space for ideas and innovations are some of the key factors for working at PPA CONTROLL. This is confirmed by the group's HR director, Martina Fandelová: "The free hand philosophy is deeply rooted in the company's DNA. Involving employees in professional processes and decision-making within the framework of development topics is an important element in building a feedback culture. It is a consistently refined system of caring for members of its corporate family, in which it is true that motivated, erudite and stable employees are the key to success.""
At the same time, the company has up to 28 benefits in its portfolio covering the needs of various groups of employees. "Internal comparison showed that employee benefits are similar to the top five employers in Slovakia," emphasizes Martina Fandelová.
An exceptional benefit is, for example, the possibility of private use of a company chalet in the Tatras, which supports respect for traditions and the family nature of the company, as well as up-to-date psychological and retirement counseling.
"We are also developing a culture of feedback for each employee, we have created a space where employees can express opinions, suggestions and concerns - anonymously and openly, via the Intranet, engagement surveys or motivational interviews," added HR Director and member of the management of PPA CONTROLL Martina Fandelová.
PPA CONTROLL ready for the future with confidence
Approximately 40 percent of the company's annual turnover comes from foreign activities. We are currently implementing projects in the UK, Germany, France, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Switzerland. This is a unique opportunity for employees.
"Every employee who travels will undergo a comprehensive preparation program. This includes language preparation, technical training, and practical information about the country where they will work," the HR director explains. "We don't want our people to feel lost or unprepared in a foreign environment."
At PPA CONTROLL, we have ambitious plans. We are going to expand our presence on the European market and are preparing innovative solutions in the field of digitalization of industrial processes and intelligent production management. Across our entire range of activities, we show how and where a well-managed company ready for the future should go. Because the world needs companies like ours.
