A "typical" week on the job

Hi there!

To begin with I just want to say that there isn’t any such thing as a "typical week" - almost every week differs from the previous one. Which I think is a good thing. It's very stimulating and fun to come to work on Mondays when you know that you're facing other challenges than last week!

For me, as a management trainee, my week is mostly controlled of where I am. Mostly I'm on one of the factories in Stranda, where I work at the moment, but pretty often I either start or end my week in Oslo (as often as 2-4 times per month). Mostly depending on the activity in the projects I'm working with. But quite often also trainee gatherings, courses and other work related activities make sure that the week’s stands out from each other.

However, how could a "typical" week look like? Let's start with Monday.

Monday: The week usually starts at one of the factories in Stranda. Here I check the status on on-going projects and usually I get some serious work done.

Tuesday: Meeting with the factory management team. The last week’s production is followed up and actions are decided upon. The status of on-going projects is discussed. And since I'm the youngest member of the team I often get to write the referendum (...) and distribute this within the organization.

Wednesday: Working with the production managers or supervisors. Typically different lean-activities are on the agenda (a. o. 5S, stable processes). I leave the factory quite early to catch the flight down to Oslo.

Thursday: Trainee gathering at the HQ. The trainees in Stabburet works at the different factories, the HQ or at the Orkla CDO (Corporate Development Operations) and the gatherings are good opportunity to exchange experiences and to get to know each other better.

Friday: Working with different projects related to HQ, i.e. projects linked to product development, marketing or logistics.

As a trainee in Stabburet you need to be quite flexible since you'll be working on different factories and or the HQ. The positions also means a lot of travelling between the different sites. But when you're fresh from the university, as I am, this isn't a problem.

Now it's back to work :)