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Cutting machine operators produce precision tools or chucks on CNC machine tools – precision down to the accuracy of µ is required. In a maximum of 3.5 years, you’ll familiarise yourself with metal processing and handling machine tools in detail. You’ll become familiar with the manufacture of precision tools or chucks according to design drawings, work plans and process instructions.

Requirements:

• Good secondary school leaving certificate
• Technical understanding, spatial imagination and craftsmanship skills
• Reliability, motivation and ability to work in a team

Training content:

• Basic training in metalworking
• Training on CNC milling, turning or grinding machines
• Manufacturing individual parts for custom tools, fixtures or setting fixtures
• Training in specialist company departments

Duration of training:

• 3.5 years
• If you perform well at school and in the workplace, you can shorten your course by half a year

Possible applications:

• In manufacturing at state-of-the-art CNC machining centres

Training sites:

• Aalen
• Altenstadt
• Ehrenfriedersdorf
• Eppingen
• Meiningen

Precision tool makers produce precision tools of all kinds for manual and machine use. You’ll also grind indexable inserts and maintain a wide variety of cutting and grinding machines. During your apprenticeship, you’ll learn to read technical drawings and to work systematically according to detailed work instructions. Here you’ll check and record the quality of your finished products.

Requirements:

• Good secondary school leaving certificate
• Technical understanding and craftsmanship skills
• Highest level of quality awareness
• Reliability, motivation and ability to work in a team

Training content:

• Basic training in metalworking
• Manufacturing custom tools according to drawings
• Programming CNC grinding machines
• Measuring and testing workpieces
• Inspecting and logging the manufactured tools

Duration of training:

• 3.5 years

Possible applications:

• On conventional surface, cylindrical and tool grinding machines ​​​​​​​or
• On CNC tool grinding machines

Training sites:

• Meiningen
• Winterlingen

Industrial mechanics are mainly tasked with the maintenance and control of machine tools up to complex manufacturing systems. In this role, you’ll contribute to the smooth manufacturing process and quality assurance. Over a maximum of 3.5 years, you’ll learn the basics of metalworking, how to control machining machines as well as the manufacturing and assembly of components and tools. Measuring, testing and maintaining components is just as much a part of your training as creating and applying technical documentation.

Requirements:

• Very good secondary school leaving certificate
• Technical understanding, spatial imagination and craftsmanship skills
• Reliability, motivation, ability to work in a team

Training content:

• Basic training in metalworking
• Training on CNC milling, turning, grinding or eroding machines
• Manufacturing individual parts for custom tools, fixtures or setting fixtures
• Assembling parts and assemblies
• Pneumatic and PLC circuits
• Training in specialist company departments

Duration of training:

• 3.5 years
• If you perform well at school and in the workplace, you can shorten your course by half a year

Possible applications:

• In the manufacturing or assembly area
• In the maintenance and repair of machine tools and systems
• In equipment manufacturing

Training sites:

• Aalen
• Pforzheim
• Winterlingen

As a metal technology specialist (m/f/d) specialising in machining technology, you’ll work on conventional machines or CNC machining centres. You’ll learn to read technical drawings and parts lists and create turned, milled or ground parts according to detailed work instructions. You’ll monitor the manufacturing process here as well as the quality of your products. You’ll maintain and care for the machines used.

Requirements:

• Good secondary school leaving certificate
• Technical understanding, spatial imagination, craftsmanship skills
• Reliability, motivation, ability to work in a team

Training content:

• Basic training in metalworking
• Manufacturing individual parts on conventional turning, milling or grinding machines
• Training on CNC-controlled machine tools
• Planning and inspection of the manufacturing steps
• Handling technical documentation
• Training in specialist company departments

Duration of training:

• 2 years
• If you perform well at school and in the workplace, you can shorten your course by half a year

Possible applications:

• Monitoring and control of manufacturing processes
• Operating CNC-controlled machine tools

Training sites:

• Winterlingen

As a machine and system operator, you’ll commission, set up, maintain and repair production machines. In addition, your tasks also include controlling and monitoring the process flows, storing the goods and carrying out manufacturing checks.

Requirements:

• Secondary school leaving certificate
• Technical understanding, spatial imagination and craftsmanship skills
• Reliability, motivation, ability to work in a team

Training content:

• Basic training in metalworking
• Manufacturing individual parts on conventional turning, milling or grinding machines
• Training on CNC-controlled machine tools
• Planning and inspection of the manufacturing steps
• Handling technical documentation
• Training in specialist company departments

Duration of training:

• 2 years
• If you perform well at school and in the workplace, it’s possible to extend your training as a cutting machine operator by 1.5 years

Possible applications:

• Monitoring and control of manufacturing processes
• Operating CNC-controlled machine tools

Training sites:

• Altenstadt

Mechatronics engineers can build complex systems from mechanical, electrical and electronic parts that are controlled by software. During your training, you’ll learn how to read technical drawings and how to assemble subassemblies into machines and systems. You can configure mechatronic systems and learn how they work in detail. You are responsible for ensuring that the finished system fulfils the planned functions.

Requirements:

• Good secondary school certificate, vocational baccalaureate diploma or A-levels
• Interest in technical and electrotechnical matters
• Craftsmanship skills, diligent, willing to learn
• Reliability, motivation and ability to work in a team

Training content:

• Basics of metal and electrical engineering
• Basics of pneumatics, hydraulics and controller technology
• How to program programmable logic controllers (PLC)
• Getting familiar with different IT systems
• Assembling mechanical and electronic components

Duration of training:

• 3.5 years
• If you perform well at school and in the workplace, you can shorten your course by half a year or even a whole year

Possible applications:

• In the manufacturing and assembly area
• In the maintenance and repair of machine tools and systems
• In technical service

Training sites:

• Aalen

Production engineers support the production processes from product development and design to the most important element of the value chain: the customer. It’s your job as a production engineer to coordinate, plan and control the large number of processes at these interfaces. To do this, you’ll work together with product and process developers and designers. But your tasks also include working with partners such as suppliers, manufacturers and customers as well as the production team.

Requirements:

• Good secondary school certificate, vocational baccalaureate diploma or A-levels
• Very good technical understanding
• Good communicator
• Reliability, motivation and ability to work in a team

Training content:

• Setting up production systems and preparing for production start-up
• Commissioning new processes, ensuring production capability of the systems
• Programming and parameterising production systems, carrying out maintenance work
• Organising, simulating and improving processes
• Determining and documenting as well as correcting process and quality deviations

Duration of training:

• 3 years
• If you perform well at school and in the workplace, you can shorten your course by half a year

Possible applications:

• Manufacturing (Shift Manager), Quality Assurance
• Purchasing, Logistics, CS
• Production Planning and Production Management

Training sites:

• Meiningen

Technical product designers design parts, assemblies, tools or complete systems. You’ll use 3D and 2D CAD systems to produce detailed 3D models and drawings with professional dimensioning. You’ll design customer-specific solutions in compliance with current standards. To do this, you’ll create assembly plans and parts lists for manufacturing and take care of product documentation.

Requirements:

• Good secondary school leaving certificate or university entrance qualification
• Technical understanding and good spatial awareness
• Reliability, motivation, diligence and ability to work in a team

Training content:

• Planning and designing parts and products with 2D or 3D software
• Developing and optimising products
• Distinguishing and applying workpiece materials as well as manufacturing and assembly techniques
• Creating and applying technical documents

Duration of training:

• 3.5 years

Possible applications (depending on the site):

• Construction
• Work preparation
• Production planning
• Research and development

Training sites:

• Altenstadt
• Meiningen