Career 4/19/2024 Read 4 min

Honourable anniversary – Zaporizhzhia Refractories long-serving employee celebrates 100th birthday

Colleagues were among those who congratulated Zaporizhzhia Refractories’ long-serving employee Mykola Kuzmin on his centennial anniversary.

In the whirlpool of life’s trials and adventures, we sometimes encounter stories that become examples of hope, resilience, and dedication. The life journey of Mykola Maksymovych is one such story. In 1995, he became a part of Zaporizhzhia Refractories’ team, where he immediately proved himself to be a talented and promising employee. Over the years, Mykola Maksymovych honed his skills and knowledge, moving up in the company from a gasman to a foreman of a gas rescue station.

Working at the gas rescue station, Mykola Maksymovych performed various tasks to ensure safe and effective management of gas equipment. His experience and professional knowledge helped to keep other employees safe. Throughout his career, multiple generations of employees were taught this craft by Mykola Maksymovych.

Today, when he is 100 years old, our senior colleague remains energetic and still remembers his career path at the enterprise. His experience and wisdom serve as a bottomless source of inspiration for his family and employees of Zaporizhzhia Refractories.

In his congratulations to the senior colleague, Serhii Goman, General Director of Zaporizhzhia Refractories, said: “Your contribution to the development of the plant - 36 years of commitment to your vital work in Zaporizhzhia Refractories’ gas rescue station – is an inspiration to all of us. You are a great example of professionalism and mentoring. Thank you, Mykola Maksymovych, for keeping the team safe and protected, for nurturing your successors, and for your inspiring life path.

While you have faced various challenges throughout your life journey, you have overcome them all with dignity. You worked for the benefit of your homeland and defended it during the years of World War II. On this anniversary, I would like to wish you many more happy moments with your family, support and understanding from your loved ones, health, and peaceful skies!”.