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Meet Matthieu Baelen

Meet Matthieu Baelen
Automation Manager – Handling & Robotics Engineering

Matthieu is Engineer and Manager of the Handling & Robotics team, and has been with Ceratec for 18 years.

His role at Ceratec
“My role at Ceratec is to make the schedules, I take care of training people, I also prepare projects with the programmers, I develop new standards and I check the electrical plans,” explains Matthieu. “There are lots of open doors and opportunities. We’re supported in developing the skills needed for a task, a job or a career move.”

His career at Ceratec
“I started out as a draughtsman. After a few years, I started programming machines abroad. My first project was US Tile Ione. For 13 years, I always went abroad for commissioning at customer sites.
Since 2020, I’ve been Automation Manager. A completely different job, it’s as if I’ve changed companies, with new challenges and responsibilities that come with it.”

What he likes about his work
“When the machine starts turning, it’s a real achievement. We’ve been working for several months and the machine works, that’s the culmination. We’re a big company, but it’s still a family business. Everyone knows everyone, so we have very good collaboration within the team, but also with the other teams.”