In January, a field day was held for emplo­yees wor­king in parts manu­fac­tu­ring and assembly at Ponsse’s fac­tory. During the day, the emplo­yees visi­ted the Iisalmi logis­tics centre, the Reman works­hop and a log­ging site. At the local log­ging site, they were able to ride in forest trac­tors and har­ves­ters and see forest mac­hi­nes in action.

The event was part of per­son­nel trai­ning and induc­tion, as well as a get-toget­her around a camp­fire enjo­ying freshly brewed cof­fee. Con­ver­sa­tions around the camp­fire focused on occu­pa­tio­nal safety and health, the gene­ral out­look in the industry and R&D. The com­mon deno­mi­na­tor for all discus­sions was safe and sus­tai­nable ope­ra­tion.

“Often at the fac­tory, a single emplo­yee can only see their own piece of the puzzle and the big pic­ture may remain unclear. One of the goals of the day is to discuss sha­red safety goals and rea­lise how everyone’s work is lin­ked toget­her,” says Pro­duc­tion Direc­tor Esa Pent­ti­nen.

“When wor­king as a team, the most conc­rete result is the forest mac­hine, to which eve­ry­one has cont­ri­bu­ted through their own input.”

“Often at the fac­tory, a single emplo­yee can only see their own piece of the puzzle and the big pic­ture may remain unclear. One of the goals of the day is to discuss sha­red safety goals and rea­lise how everyone’s work is lin­ked toget­her.”

- Esa Pent­ti­nen, Pro­duc­tion Direc­tor

“A more infor­mal gat­he­ring builds team spi­rit, and con­ver­sa­tions come natu­ral. Many who par­tici­pa­ted in the event were able to ride in a forest mac­hine and visit the logis­tics centre for the first time. The day was a won­der­ful expe­rience in many ways,”
Pent­ti­nen sums up.