In an environment where professionalism is key, Haden Freeman Limited staff members have many years’ experience as engineers, consultants and contractors with a wide range of roles in all manner of industries and on various project types
HFL has made a concerted effort to ensure they employ a mixed age range of staff to ensure a blend of experience and the latest ideas are available within project teams with competent management fully understanding the needs and objectives of the projects to ensure that clear, concise and incisive decision-making is made in the early stages of projects.
Staff are encouraged to identify new business areas that can be started off within the company but may eventually become a new business with them in a leading position. Innovation and entrepreneurship are part of the HFL culture.
HFL employ many disciplines of engineers including:
- Process
- Mechanical
- Electrical
- Instrument & Control Systems
- Civil/Structural
- Layout/Draughting
- Project Management/Engineering
- Validation/IQ/OQ/PQ
- Facilities/Architectural
- Construction
- Procurement/Purchasing
- Health & Safety/CDM Planning Supervision
Training schemes
Young engineers are encouraged to gain professional status by becoming Incorporated or Chartered and schemes to support individuals through these procedures exist within the HFL organisation.
Training is an ongoing aspect of employment at HFL and it is a matter of course in ensuring that training is provided to ensure individuals are up to date and adequately trained within the sphere of expertise required for particular projects. We aim to develop developing and train our staff to a level that enables them to be in a position to offer optimum benefit to our clients.
We are always interested in hearing from individuals who may be interested in joining the team here at HFL, both experienced engineers and those looking to forward their career in a demanding and exciting environment. The close knit team ethos that is inherent at HFL ensures that people want to stay at HFL and ensures that there is a low turnover of staff with people progressing through the company to reach senior positions.
Student placements
Manchester Metropolitan University Business School have a programme that offers companies a student for a 12-month work placement. These students have already completed 2 years of business-related study. As part of their four year degree course they spend the third year of study within a commercial organisation
Haden Freeman has taken Asha Koria, a BA Business Studies student, for the 2007-08 academic year as a Business Development Assistant.
Apprenticeships
For over fifteen years, The TTE Technical Training Group has trained students for careers in Engineering, Manufacturing, Petrochemical, Chemical Process, and the Oil & Gas industries with over 98% of Advanced Apprentices trained having gained full-time employment.
Over this period, the Group has nurtured close partnership links with a number of SMEs and multinational organisations who have the same vision to enhance the skill base and achieve economic growth.
Haden Freeman Limited intend to join this apprenticeship scheme in 2008.
