There’s a future in technology

Technical training in the Mapal Group

Two young, industrial and technical trainees check a component with a caliper.

MAPAL provides training in ten technical professions at a total of seven sites within Germany. In these training sessions, we teach you the basics of your apprenticeship inside our mod-ern training centres. You’ll then broaden your knowledge in the company and in various projects. After you graduate and are subsequently employed at the company, you’ll work in the areas of production, development or service.

Overview of technical apprenticeships

Cutting machine operator (m/f/d)

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 toolmaker (m/f/d)

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 mechanic (m/f/d)

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
Metal technology specialist (m/f/d), specialising in machining technology

Als Fachkraft für Metalltechnik (m/w/d) mit Fachrichtung Zerspanungstechnik arbeitest du an konventionellen Maschinen oder CNC-Bearbeitungszentren. Du lernst, technische Zeichnungen und Stücklisten zu lesen und erstellst gemäß detaillierter Arbeitsanweisung Dreh-, Fräs- oder Schleifteile. Dabei überwachst du den Fertigungsprozess und die Qualität deiner Erzeugnisse. Die eingesetzten Maschinen werden von dir gewartet und gepflegt.

Voraussetzungen:

  • Guter Haupt- oder Realschulabschluss
  • Technisches Verständnis, räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen, handwerkliches Geschick
  • Zuverlässigkeit, Motivation, Teamfähigkeit

Ausbildungsinhalte:

  • Grundausbildung Metallbearbeitung
  • Fertigen von Einzelteilen auf konventionellen Dreh-, Fräs- oder Schleifmaschinen
  • Ausbildung auf CNC-gesteuerten Werkzeugmaschinen
  • Planung und Kontrolle der Fertigungsschritte
  • Handhabung von technischen Unterlagen
  • Ausbildung in betrieblichen Fachabteilungen

Ausbildungsdauer:

  • 2 Jahre
  • Bei guten schulischen und betrieblichen Leistungen ist eine Verkürzung um ein halbes Jahr möglich

Einsatzmöglichkeiten:

  • Überwachung und Steuerung von Fertigungsprozessen
  • Bedienung von CNC-gesteuerten Werkzeugmaschinen

Ausbildungsstandorte:

  • Winterlingen
Maschinen- und Anlagenführer (m/w/d), Fachrichtung Metalltechnik

作为机器和设备操作员,您对机床进行投入运行、安装配置、维护和修理。除此之外,您的任务还包括控制和监控工艺流程、仓储货物以及进行制造控制。

必备条件

  • 普通中学或初级中学毕业证书 
  • 具备技术理解能力、空间想象力和手工技能
  • 具备可靠性、积极性、团队合作能力


培训内容

  • 金属加工基础培训
  • 在传统车床、铣床或磨床上制造单个零件
  • CNC数控机床培训
  • 制造步骤的规划和控制
  • 处理技术资料
  • 在企业的各个专业部门的培训


职业培训持续时间

  • 两年
  • 若在学校和企业取得了优良的成绩,则可以延长一年半的培训时间,成为切屑加工技师。


应用领域

  • 制造过程的监测和控制
  • 操作CNC数控机床


职业培训所在地

  • Altenstadt
Mechatronics engineer (m/f/d)

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 engineer (m/f/d)

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 designer (m/f/d), specialising in machine and system design

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