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PROMOTION

achievement of milestones which have
been underpinned by the attainment of
professional ualiﬁcations
'Baxi is the place to work if you are
career minded and have a strong will to
succeed, says aul ve een helped
every step of the way in order to achieve
my goal, oth y management and engineers
'At times, the new career path has been
far from easy and each milestone has had its
own challenges that need to be overcome,
ut the satisfaction as m nearing the end
of my training outweighs the tough times
'My best advice is not to be afraid to ask
uestions
etter understanding of your
job role is always a good thing and an
e tra string to your ow

'

Ashlea Arnold is a Category
Manager
Ashlea joined Baxi in 2010
as a temporary Production
perative er potential
was quickly noticed and
she progressed to Quality
Assessor after six months,
and was then promoted to
part of the Quality Assurance team
after a further si months
Ashlea has made the
most of a range of learning
opportunities both on and off
the job, including professional
ualiﬁcations and the ﬁrst line
management (FLM) level 3 and an
level in usiness mprovement
echni ues fter three years in uality
Assurance, Ashlea accepted the challenge
of a change in career direction he is
currently part of Baxi's procurement team
and wor ing towards
level as part
of her new development plan
Ashlea is an avid supporter of the
company values, behaviours that underpin
the Baxi culture, and takes an active part
in promoting these among her
colleagues a i is a fantastic
company to work for,
proactive in identifying
hard working young
potential to develop
through business,'
says shlea a i has
supported me in my
career development
by creating an individual
development and training
plan speciﬁcally tailored to
me it s great

BAXI'S VALUES
THE COMPANY HAS A
CULTURE BASED AROUND
FIVE CORE VALUES:

We are positive and
passionate about our
business, our products
and the service we deliver
We provide safe
products, services and
working environments

'

Andrea Price is Head of Marketing
ndrea s progression has
been constant, both with
her previous employer and
in the Baxi organisation,
which she joined in
2007 as Marketing
ommunications anager
er development has een through a
mixture of on the job learning through
job enlargement, and a number of off
the job learning interventions, including an
executive coach and a range of leadership
programmes hese have come out of a
structured individual development plan
that is regularly reviewed
Andrea has also attended all the
company programmes designed and run
for the senior leadership team
'There is a strong culture of pride at Baxi,
both in how we perform as individuals and
as a whole company, says ndrea
s a leader, manage a team of
people and make sure they get the
support, training and coaching they need
The company recognises my strengths and
provides the training and support need
t really does invest in its people
'Working for Baxi provides numerous
openings and the opportunity to put into
practice the strong customer focused
approach that is strongly established
throughout the usiness ach
day is different, and my role is
very varied am fortunate
enough to work across
many different areas of our
usiness wor as part of
a great team and envisage
working here for a long time
to come

Opportunities at Baxi
The company is always
looking for people to

We are reliable and
responsive with easyto-work-with products
and services
We trust each
other and respect
different views
Our innovative
approach means
we support creativity,
embrace change and are
willing to learn
Recruitment and development
activities are based around
these values as they form the
foundation of how the company
behaves to each other and
towards its customers.
join its business in all areas, including
manufacturing operations, customer
service contact centre and ﬁeld engineers ,
sales, engineering and technical and we
offer graduate trainee programmes in
many functions
f you share a i s values and want to
ﬁnd out more a out the company and any
opportunities, visit the we site

MORE INFORMATION
Visit www.baxi.co.uk
http://www.baxi.co.uk
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