Our diverse and inclusive workforce values openness, passion, customer focus, ownership, and leadership. We strive to create a culture where everyone can thrive and feel fulfilled, supported by our leadership team who provide opportunities for growth and development. Our commitment to excellence and customer satisfaction drives us, making our company more than just a workplace, but a community.
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Total Employees
Female Employees
Different Nationalities
People Stories
Discover what our Management says about us
Dynamic and future-oriented
“Working in a dynamic and international environment is what drives me at Schaffner. Together with passionate colleagues, we develop solutions for our customers that matter. This is our contribution to make our society more electrified and sustainable.”
Marc Aeschlimann
CEO
Global and personal
“Working globally in a flat organizational structure for a mid-sized company makes Schaffner an attractive employer for me. For people who want to get involved and create something new this is the ideal environment.
Personally, I love contact with people from all backgrounds and appreciate the diversity of our employees very much.”
Nicole Hurni
Head of Global Human Resources
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“Schaffner is an innovative company and gives me the opportunity to develop myself. I am happy to work here.”
Christian, from Switzerland,
Head of Product Design
“Living with Schaffner values, I am able to be a good leader, have a better sense of ownership, be open for new ideas, deliver products that exceed customer satisfaction, and be more passionate about my work.”
Areeya, from Thailand,
Product Quality Assistant Manager
“I have been happy throughout the entire 22 years of working with Schaffner, especially when I received the opportunity to be a supervisor and have seen the continuous improvement of the company.”
Bancha, from Thailand,
Senior Supervisor
“If I were to describe the company in three words, they would be: Entrepreneurial. Open. Human.”
Marc, from Switzerland,
Business Controller
“I enjoy my workplace in a nice modern building.”
Bernadette, from Switzerland,
Sales Administrator
“Schaffner is the dynamic, innovative and responsible presence in the EMC industry with great products and technology. Guided by our core values, the future of our company is promising.
In the past year, R&D teams based locally in China and globally have achieved great business success together. A culture for globalization, cultural exchange and spirit of strong teamwork continues to inspire and attract me.”
Bryan, from China,
Head of Sales
“I like the international working environment. It’s a mix of English, Italian, Spanish and a little bit of German. We are all like a small family.”
Clara, from Spain,
Senior Electronic Engineer
“Invention has been my passion since I was a child. I especially like this aspect of innovation. We are working on the next generation of EMI filters.”
Alejandro, from Spain & Japan,
Senior R&D Mechanical Engineer
“Schaffner is a professional and creative company, and we are passionate about what we do. The philosophy of Schaffner is customer-focused, dedicated to delivering best-in-class customer satisfaction.
In delivering an urgently needed solution for a local automotive customer in 2020, local and global teams in Switzerland worked tirelessly in the lab through the night, to resolve long-standing problems the client had been experiencing.”
Jhony, from China,
AM Sales Manager
“Be strong and grow together with the Schaffner team. You will always receive a hearty welcome from everyone to support and share good ideas which lead to the best working outcomes.”
Danu, from Thailand,
Production Cost Controller
“My highlight during my time working for Schaffner has been the achievement of my PhD.”
Enrico, from Italy,
Lead R&D Engineer
“As a team we face challenges. We solve a problem and find results. It makes me feel that I am important to the company.”
Hans, from Brazil,
R&D Engineer
“I had a serious accident and had to relearn a lot of things. Schaffner always supported me well. After a long absence I was happy to come back to work.”
Fränzi, from Switzerland,
Facility Manager
“I like to look forward. As a Sales driven person, I believe the best is yet to come.”
Alexandre, from France,
Head of Global Key Account Management
“The sustainable learning program at Schaffner helped drive my professional development, improve my leadership skills while widening my knowledge of Schaffner.
Schaffner provided me wide-ranging opportunities to broaden my horizons and experience global product development and knowledge transfer which created both challenges as well as opportunities. I have always thought of challenges as an opportunity to develop new skills with renewed determination to succeed.”
Li Shenhua, from China,
Quality Manager
“Schaffner is a “big” family in my eyes and I feel right at home with a company that values people. Without doubt, the sense of fairness in how the company operates inspires us all and encourages our loyalty.
In the lockdown in Shanghai during April last year, many employees faced difficulties with shortages of food. Schaffner took ownership, securing resources to take care of every employee.”
Zhou Ying, from China,
Order Processing Specialist
“Schaffner has a ‘people-first’ philosophy that drives the company forward. Whether managers or colleagues, everyone takes care of each other whatever their position, and there are always opportunities for everyone to develop professionally.
On one occasion, I had an accident injuring my finger at work, and my colleagues rushed to my aid. It’s a small example that made a big impression on me.”
Liu Lingling, from China,
Operator
“Schaffner is a dynamic company. In Schaffner, we focus on collaboration since teamwork is so essential and vital for us to succeed.
In the process of transitioning product samples, we faced various challenges related to materials, product size, etc. We worked together to overcome difficulties and successfully transition samples.”
Sun Shuai, from China,
Line Leader
“I’m very impressed by Schaffner’s core values of openness, passion, customer focus, ownership, and leadership, and I am convinced these values influence employee behavior and enhances their engagement.
In July 2022, when Shanghai re-opened after lockdown, the whole Chinese production team worked closely on the backlog of orders delayed 4 months, to deliver within 2 months.”
Vallen Yuan, from China,
HR Manager
“One big success can have a huge impact on the business, which is great. But every small success is easier to achieve and within your control, and if repeated 100s of times and every day, can result in an impact equivalent to 1 big success. Don’t underestimate small successes. Everybody can contribute and make a difference.”
Thana, from Thailand,
Managing Director
“Thanks go to Schaffner for giving the opportunity for LGBTQ employees to work with others without discrimination.”
Surachayanan, from Thailand,
Planning Officer
“Growing together by living the values”
Rattaphom, from Thailand,
Head of Industrial Engineering
“An enjoyable challenge – this is the definition of working at Schaffner. We create new inventions which is very challenging. Thanks to great teams collaborating professionally, we make working together easy and happy. Together we will succeed.”
Pirawan, from Thailand,
Senior Sourcing Engineer
“I started at zero due to my lack of professional experience, but Schaffner gives young people like myself the opportunity to grow. I was able to learn and build my knowledge and skills to take charge and manage tasks for our company and grow my professional career.”
Peerapong, from Thailand,
Senior HRIS Officer
I am happy to work at Schaffner. I have great colleagues.
I am ready to learn new things and grow as Schaffner grows.
"THANK YOU SCHAFFNER TEAM!"
Kwanchewa, from Thailand,
Production Supporting Staff
“Having great TEAMWORK is the reason why Schaffner means FAMILY to us. We always feel like HOME when we can trust the TEAM. No matter how difficult the challenges we face, we can always face and solve them together.”
Kanokwan, from Thailand,
Senior Production Manager
“Schaffner is an international company with a robust, reliable, and sustainable supply chain.
Here I experience an open and richly diverse atmosphere that drives me to grow fast. Here we embrace different cultures - sharing our knowledge, resources and global vision to solve problems together.
Close collaboration -
This is how we deliver…
MORE POWER TO YOU.”
Mandy, from China,
Sourcing Engineer
