More than just a job

We have run a large day care centre at our holding company for many years. We care for children from the age of six months until they enter kindergarten here every day. From 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., qualified educators take care of our team members’ little ones while the parents go about their business at BÜFA with peace of mind.
 

We have established various information and communication approaches, such as the work-life club and regular meetings for those on parental leave and pregnant women. The shop floor board has accompanied us in our everyday work for several years. This regular form of communication stemming from the practices of Lean Management ensures a positive error culture at BÜFA and the constant optimisation of our processes.
All BÜFA employees also receive current information from the BÜFA Group on their smartphones via the new BÜFA2GO app.

BÜFA offers you mobile working in many areas. In addition, there are flex desks in coworking spaces

The mentoring program welcomes new employees to BÜFA and integrates them into the team right away. An organized induction phase makes it easier for our new colleagues to get started. Through company-wide annual reviews with each individual, we maintain contact and can develop individual development and qualification plans with our employees.

Should it happen that our employees need to care for close relatives and all legal options have been exhausted, employees can apply for BÜFA care leave. Through a company agreement, we have created a regulation that allows for paid leave of up to two months.

A secure workplace is a high priority in our corporate philosophy. Just like the transition to secure retirement. BÜFA offers all employees their own company pension scheme, which enables them to supplement their statutory pension insurance with attractive add-on modules through tax- and social insurance-free salary conversions.

However, it sometimes happens that an employee fails to reach regular retirement age and becomes incapacitated in the middle of his or her working life. Here, too, we want to ensure security and offer occupational disability insurance to all employees!

We systematically promote the holistic health and fitness of our employees. On the one hand, we provide further training for managers on this topic and continuously optimize our workplaces and processes. These offerings are supplemented by smoking cessation courses, colorectal cancer screening, and supplementary nursing care insurance. Cycling to work is made even more attractive with a business bike from BÜFA.

Another important building block for the health of our employees is the topic of nutrition. Here, we regularly offer seminars and courses in which employees receive tips and suggestions on a healthy and balanced diet. In addition, simple recipes are tried out here in the team so that, in addition to the health of the individuals, the process of exchange within our team is also promoted.

A successful work-life balance and your health are very important to BÜFA—all sports enthusiasts have the opportunity to use many gyms, swimming pools, and much more in the region.

BÜFA will cover the entry fees for various races in Oldenburg (including the Oldenburg Marathon) and the surrounding region. In addition, all runners will receive a long-sleeved or short-sleeved shirt of their choice and an exclusive running goodie if they participate in at least three races.

After a day of getting to know each other, the start at BÜFA is made very easy: our career starters get to know their fellow trainees and the company in advance. One highlight of this training is a ten-day workshop on the North Sea island of Juist, where the young people even learn how to fly in addition to other important key skills. BÜFA also covers the costs of school books, extra tuition and supports those entering the profession with a voluntary stay abroad or individual additional qualifications. 

Traineeships at BÜFA