People

Being one of the largest wood-based solutions players in the world, Sonae Arauco is working to improve people’s lives.

Wood is at the core of our business, a natural and recyclable raw material that combines technical performance and ecological credentials, like few others.

We are passionate about it and we believe in the value of wood in people’s lives. Thus, since our inception, we have been focused on developing sustainable solutions for furniture, interior design and the construction sectors. We know that, while putting wood solutions on the market, we are contributing to our Planet’s sustainability.

Working at Sonae Arauco

Sonae Arauco has an industrial soul.

 

We seek excellence and long-term profitability along with our business partners. Our everyday dream is to take our clients’ ambitions further by offering an attractive combination of industrial expertise, functionality, quality, design, price and environmental credentials.

 


To accomplish it, we rely on a multicultural team of approximately 2,600 people united by a culture of ethics and transparency, care and inclusiveness. We believe in teamwork, safe workplaces, cooperation and long-lasting partnerships.

Since its creation, our company’s essence is sustained by a diverse force of work.


We are a group of about 2,600 people, from 37 different nationalities, working in 9 countries and 2 different continents. Because of this geographical diversity, we encourage our people to develop an international career.
We believe in the value of diversity and we are aware that this is one of the factors that is actually taking our company further.

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Sustainability is fully integrated into our essence and business strategy as we aim to be part of the paradigm shift to a more sustainable economic model.


The company’s commitment to sustainable development is borne out in its forest certification, the implementation of a circular bioeconomic model and the permanent integration of recycled wood into the industrial process. On top of that, having wood as its core raw material, our products have a notable capacity to retain CO2, an effective ally in addressing the climate change challenge.

Our Commitment
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In the context of industry 4.0., Sonae Arauco pioneered the introduction of an innovative model of the factory of the future.

 

Currently, we are embracing a major transformation, one that puts technology, big data and artificial intelligence at the center of our industrial operation. Our aim is to leverage the full potential of the factories in each industrial domain to make Sonae Arauco an industrial benchmark, thus contributing to our company’s long-term sustainability.

Wood Made Stories
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We believe that our people take us further every day and support personal and professional development, through constant training, helping them to achieve their goals.

 

In fact, learning is in our DNA. We strive to continuously attract exceptional people and we expect all our teams to remain strongly committed to our company’s development.

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International scope and diversity

Since its creation, our company’s essence is sustained by a diverse force of work.


We are a group of about 2,600 people, from 37 different nationalities, working in 9 countries and 2 different continents. Because of this geographical diversity, we encourage our people to develop an international career.
We believe in the value of diversity and we are aware that this is one of the factors that is actually taking our company further.

International Scope 650X354

Sustainability

Sustainability is fully integrated into our essence and business strategy as we aim to be part of the paradigm shift to a more sustainable economic model.


The company’s commitment to sustainable development is borne out in its forest certification, the implementation of a circular bioeconomic model and the permanent integration of recycled wood into the industrial process. On top of that, having wood as its core raw material, our products have a notable capacity to retain CO2, an effective ally in addressing the climate change challenge.

Our Commitment
H1199 006 (1)

Cutting edge technology

In the context of industry 4.0., Sonae Arauco pioneered the introduction of an innovative model of the factory of the future.

 

Currently, we are embracing a major transformation, one that puts technology, big data and artificial intelligence at the center of our industrial operation. Our aim is to leverage the full potential of the factories in each industrial domain to make Sonae Arauco an industrial benchmark, thus contributing to our company’s long-term sustainability.

Wood Made Stories
Cutting Edge Technology 650X354

Career development

We believe that our people take us further every day and support personal and professional development, through constant training, helping them to achieve their goals.

 

In fact, learning is in our DNA. We strive to continuously attract exceptional people and we expect all our teams to remain strongly committed to our company’s development.

careers
Career Development 650X354

Our people

Sonae Arauco has characteristics that derive from its history, but above all from its people, which allow us to work simultaneously in a company loaded with history, knowledge, and habits, and in a company that is still in the process of building its processes, global culture and routines.
Isabel Moutinho, Product Development Manager, Maia
Sonae Arauco is teamwork. I love the local and international teamwork spirit at Sonae Arauco, where everyone can contribute. Together we create more and each wheel makes us go a little faster every day.
Simon Drath, NEE Marketing Manager, Detmold
It has been an amazing experience working at Sonae Arauco. Everyone is so welcoming and openly willing to integrate us, from the Contacto Program, to the Sonae Arauco team. Never in a million years, I'd imagine having such an amazing environment at my first job, and I’m just so grateful for being part of the Sonae Arauco family for the past and future months!
Leonardo Freitas, IT Trainee, Maia
I started working at Sonae Arauco 17 years ago, and the feeling that characterises these years is that of belonging to a big family. The company is already a part of you, its evolution, its changes, always with the aim of becoming better.
Enrique Quirós, SWE Specification Manager, Madrid
Our great human team, the support of belonging to a multinational group, the great diversity between some days and others are a challenge to optimise processes, minimise losses and always improve. These are the real reasons for my passion for this work.
Emma Garcia, Production Manager, Cuéllar
Sonae Arauco has characteristics that derive from its history, but above all from its people, which allow us to work simultaneously in a company loaded with history, knowledge, and habits, and in a company that is still in the process of building its processes, global culture and routines. Isabel Moutinho, Product Development Manager, Maia
Sonae Arauco is teamwork. I love the local and international teamwork spirit at Sonae Arauco, where everyone can contribute. Together we create more and each wheel makes us go a little faster every day. Simon Drath, NEE Marketing Manager, Detmold
It has been an amazing experience working at Sonae Arauco. Everyone is so welcoming and openly willing to integrate us, from the Contacto Program, to the Sonae Arauco team. Never in a million years, I'd imagine having such an amazing environment at my first job, and I’m just so grateful for being part of the Sonae Arauco family for the past and future months! Leonardo Freitas, IT Trainee, Maia
I started working at Sonae Arauco 17 years ago, and the feeling that characterises these years is that of belonging to a big family. The company is already a part of you, its evolution, its changes, always with the aim of becoming better. Enrique Quirós, SWE Specification Manager, Madrid
Our great human team, the support of belonging to a multinational group, the great diversity between some days and others are a challenge to optimise processes, minimise losses and always improve. These are the real reasons for my passion for this work. Emma Garcia, Production Manager, Cuéllar

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