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We’re so excited to bring to you our latest Life at TXO interview, where you’ll get to know more about Jonathan Schmid – or as we all like to call him – Jon, Jo or Jojo.

He’s one of our talented administrative officers, and an absolute superstar here at TXO (and it’s not because of how good his Scooby-Doo impression is!) 😂

Get to know more about Jon below 👇

 

When did you join TXO and can you describe your typical week?

I joined TXO in July 2018 where I worked at the HQ in Chepstow. Then nearly a year later I moved to TXO SAS based in Taverny, France. I usually start my days with a good coffee, checking my mail, dealing with customer deadlines, checking most of the orders, organising shipments, and helping out my colleagues on different issues.

 

How has your career progressed since working at TXO?

My career at TXO has evolved so fast. I started as a sales support at TXO’s HQ based in Chepstow. After a year, TXO gave me the opportunity to work for TXO SAS and be part of the management team. Since then, I haven’t stopped learning and gaining experience, I’m very lucky!

 

What do you like about working at TXO?
  1. The contact with people from different departments and countries
  2. No one day is the same, there’s always something exciting to do
  3. Learning something new every day – TXO France’s growth has brought some new challenges but so many more opportunities to learn

 

What is it that you love about what we do?

Our circular economy ethos. It’s important that we give a second life to equipment. We are already seeing some shortages in raw materials so using refurbished equipment will be an asset in the future. Also, we are making a good impact on the environment and those good points makes me feel great about my job.

 

If you were our CEO for the day, what one change would you bring about?

A better coffee machine in TXO SAS! (Jon, for you, we’re straight on it)

 

What’s one thing most people don’t know about you?

I can do the same cry as Chewbacca.

 

What’s your favourite flavour crisps?

Salt and vinegar. I miss them as they are hard to find in Europe 🙁

 

What would we most likely find you doing on the weekend?

On Saturday mornings, I take my 2 kids shopping so that my wife can have a break. In the afternoon we usually go to the park, take them for a walk or catch up with some friends. On Sundays, I usually do the cooking, (we love a roast!) and then do a bit of sport to keep fit.

 

Which of our brand values resonates with you the most? And why?

Dynamic. More specifically, working dynamically as a team. Without a good team, we wouldn’t be able to as much as we are able to do today! For example, to prepare one order so many of us are involved in the process. It starts with our warehouse team picking the units, testing them if needed, and then packing them. From here, the finance team checks the order. Then over to the logistics department to check how best to ship the order and finally back to finance to raise the final invoice. It’s amazing the team effort that it takes to send just one order!

What’s your funniest TXO memory?

I remember during one of TXO’s parties I watched our Group Sales Director sing ‘Let it Go’ from Frozen. It was a very fun night and one which I won’t forget!

 

Thanks Jon for getting involved, you are definitely a huge part of all of our lives here at TXO. Keep your eyes peeled for more interviews with the rest of our team coming soon.