Behind the scene

Today, on 16 February 2026, IOI Oleo GmbH turns 10 years old. It is hard to believe how quickly this time has passed. And what we have achieved together in these 10 years is even more unbelievable:

From the development of a company strategy and the start of its implementation on to the setting up of our business units and marketing of numerous innovations, the expansion of our portfolio with a variety of award-winning products up to our corporate identity… The results are impressive!

Substantial investments in our production plants enable us to not only fulfil the requirements of the market, but also to meet sustainability and efficiency standards. In addition, we have further strengthened and extended our GMP Standard in order to guarantee consistently high product quality.

We could not be prouder of our achievements of the past 10 years and look forward to the future, with the next major milestones already in the starting blocks: For example, the creation of our Lipid Excellence Centre in Witten – an innovation hub for future customer solutions.

With this in mind, we would like to say THANK YOU to our colleagues for their daily commitment and passion, and to our customers and partners for their loyalty.

We want our employees to feel good – physically, mentally and emotionally. Although our sites are different, our goal is the same all over: to create opportunities, while integrating health and well-being into the everyday working environment.

Our offer is varied: be it yoga or breathing exercises in the morning for a relaxed and focused start to the day or an active break at lunchtime to recharge energy and regain concentration – physical activity always plays a central role. In addition, everyone has the opportunity to cycle to work on a “JobRad”. Hence, we provide options to promote both health and sustainable mobility – good for the body, soul and climate.

We are aware that daily working life can be challenging. That’s why we support our employees with targeted training on coping with stress, mindfulness, autogenic training and ergonomics, which help to maintain balance and promote resilience.

Prevention is particularly important to us. Our employees can take advantage of the precautionary health checks provided by our company doctors. Our monthly BGM newsletters include regular tips and ideas for a healthy life, and our Health Days offer screenings, lectures and advice for all employees. However, we also think beyond everyday work: we create security for the future with our company pension scheme.

At IOI Oleo, caring for each other is part of our corporate culture. It means being there for one another, remaining attentive and healthily growing together in a healthy way.

For some time now, the term “Human Resources” hasn’t felt quite right to us.
After all, many people associate it mainly with personnel management and administrative tasks. But we see our role as something much more holistic.
To us, people are not just resources with economic value – they are the very foundation of our success.

So, we used the momentum of a larger organisational adjustment at IOI Oleo and renamed our department:

People & Culture wasn’t chosen randomly. There are good reasons for it:

Our focus is on the people behind IOI Oleo and the culture that we cultivate – because neither should ever be taken for granted. Together, we create a work culture in which everyone feels appreciated, respected and empowered to play their part in shaping a future-oriented and even more successful company.

We want to build an organization where personalities can flourish and strengths as well as  potentials are fully realized.

We foster a positive corporate culture that supports employees’ commitment, collaboration and personal development.

We are convinced that fully achieving this goal will set us apart from our competitors and lead to greater success and deeper satisfaction for everyone.

That’s why we put people at the heart of everything we do – and why we live our values every day:

GROWING TOGETHER.

WORKING TOGETHER.

CARING FOR EACH OTHER.

Welcome to People & Culture – Because Our Colleagues Deserve More Than Just Administration