Interns speak out. Small product, big adventure
More than just executing a task Rozemarijn emphasizes it immediately: interning at Packit is not the same as ticking off a to-do list. “Elsewhere, you have a task and you execute it. Here, you receive an assignment and you can decide for yourself how to approach it. I really appreciate that space and freedom.” Her […]
Doing it the Packit way by Steven Barneveld
“Leen approached me in 2014 via LinkedIn, asking if I knew a good buyer. I know Leen from our shared past at Paardekooper Verpakkingen. At that time, I was working for another company outside the packaging industry, but I soon discovered that I missed the dynamic world of packaging. So that is how it happened: […]
Doing it the Packit way by Mirco Bottarelli
After working in the sales department of an Italian manufacturing company for ten years, Mirco felt the need to broaden his horizons to an international environment in 2018. Mirco explains: “Out of personal interest, but also because I saw that the Italian non-food FMCG market was changing and becoming increasingly open to new suppliers from […]
Doing it the Packit way by Wouter Vugts
Growth opportunities Wouter drives from his hometown of Tilburg to Packit. “I started at Packit as a Marketing Intern, and because of the great graduation project, I didn’t mind commuting back and forth for six months at all. Because of the enjoyment I have at Packit, I am actually still doing it.” According to him, […]
Doing it the Packit way by Sander Barth
No two days are the same “When I first arrived here through a recruitment agency, the focus was on sales. But over the years, my role has grown organically alongside the needs of the company,” Sander explains. This was no coincidence, as his background includes a ‘Logistics Supervisor’ qualification. He is now the primary contact […]
Retirement with a comma, not a period
Surprisingly challenging Peter came ‘on board’ in 2009. He says with a laugh: “I came from an IT background and, to be honest, I thought it was quite a strange transition: from the complex digital world of IT to something as simple as a plastic bag. But appearances can be deceiving. Behind that seemingly simple […]
Doing it the Packit way by Arie Baars
“That says something about Packit,” Arie begins his story. “They do not hesitate to hire older staff. Or perhaps it is because I do not act like an old man at all.” Arie laughs. “I have a positive mindset and I really do not feel 63 yet. I exercise, I am fit, and I love […]
Doing it the Packit way by Wiebe Zweers
Collaborating across borders According to Wiebe, international cooperation requires more than just good agreements; it starts with understanding the context. “Working with multiple countries sometimes feels like one big project, where each market uses its own ‘manual.’ And sometimes there turn out to be multiple versions in circulation,” he says with a smile. “But as […]
Doing it the Packit way by Helen Hien Nguyen
A great opportunity Helen joined Packit in 2019, when she was pregnant with her second child. She says: “I previously worked for over 14 years at a Vietnamese holding company specializing in plastic bags. I couldn’t combine the working hours with motherhood, so I had to look for something else. Packit was one of our […]
Doing it the Packit way by Pieter Zwaard
Traveling in miniature Pieter started in 2013 as an intern at the former ITH Complast in Andelst. He says: “As a graduation assignment, I set up the ISO quality system here. I was able to stay and in 2014 I officially joined the company. Many of my friends went traveling at that time. Looking for […]
