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Working for Chr. Hansen

The knowledge, experience and presence of the people working in Chr. Hansen build the core competencies of the business.

In relation to employees Chr. Hansen tries to:

  • Build a relationship based on mutual trust and respect on a daily basis as well as for long-term commitments.
  • Offer all employees exciting and challenging jobs with the opportunity to use their qualifications.
  • Give our employees a meaningful job that involves interaction with competent leaders and good colleagues, and fair treatment in all respects.
  • Develop employees individually by giving them appropriate opportunities both professionally and personally.

International job oppportunities

Chr. Hansen is an international company with subsidiaries located all over the world. This gives Chr. Hansen employees an international network and the positive experience of collaborating with employees from other cultures.  

As an employee of Chr. Hansen you also have the opportunity to apply for a job in another country or the possibility of being offered a position abroad.

Training and development

In Chr. Hansen we seek to develop all employees in accordance with both the company’s need for competencies and the employees' professional interests.
Development Interview  

We have a formalized procedure that offers all employees a structured Development Interview with their leader once a year. The Development Interview has a dual purpose:

  • To lead every employee to take responsibility for his/her part of the department's goals and plans
  • To focus on the development needed to meet the goals.  

The development can be carried out in various ways. As an employee you will be offered internal development programs, as well as individual programs.

Policies and positions on:

People, knowledge & organization

Policy - People, Knowledge and Organization
Policy - People, Knowledge and Organizat...Knowledge is our core competence and essential for us to fulfill our vision, create organizational...
Position - Health and Safety
Position - Health and SafetyChr. Hansen is committed to continuously improving both our physical and psychological work...
Position - Employee Commitment
Position - Employee CommitmentChr. Hansen wants employees who share our company vision and values and who work together to...
Position - Leadership
Position - LeadershipWe want leaders who can transform our overall strategy to daily work and reach objectives by...
Position - Competence Development
Position - Competence DevelopmentChr. Hansen believes that development of competences is essential to meet business requirements,...
Position - Global Mobility
Position - Global MobilityWe need employees who have the intercultural skills to work in a global environment
Position - Organizational Excellence
Position - Organizational ExcellenceChr. Hansen aims at reducing organizational barriers to the achievement of business results.
Position - Reward and Remuneration
Position - Reward and RemunerationChr. Hansen is committed to provide terms and conditions of employment which reflect the effort...

Good leadership

Rather than exercising formal authority, a leader’s job is to delegate responsibility, empower individuals and teams in order to increase their performance - and require accountability in return.