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Whether for cutting textiles, pressing paper or manufacturing for packaging food, or cosmetics: nowadays, machines are used in all kinds of industries that carry out complete production processes or at least individual production steps automatically. In order to assemble, maintain and repair these machines and systems, an industrial company naturally needs a lot of experienced technical specialists. More precisely: industrial mechanics.

Industrial mechanics can work in a wide variety of industrial sectors: for example, in the metal and plastics industry, in machine and vehicle construction, in the food industry or in wood and paper processing, where they take care of everything that has to do with industrial equipment. They assemble subassemblies and machines, then professionally set up the finished machines and systems, monitor their operation, rectify faults and carry out the necessary maintenance and repair work.

They interpret circuit and assembly diagrams and check their finished products or assemblies for functionality after completion. Industrial mechanics also work with circuit diagrams, as electronic elements such as cables often have to be incorporated into the components. They therefore also have a basic understanding of electronics.

Training and requirements

You will have a high level of technical expertise, an understanding of physics and, of course, math skills: In everyday working life, for example, you have to calculate angles, determine lengths or analyse diagrams. Since many machines are controlled by computer nowadays, a basic knowledge of computer science is also helpful.

It is a dual training, in which the training time takes place partly in school and partly in your company. The vocational school teaches you the necessary background knowledge.

During your training, you will learn how to correctly read and understand technical documents such as technical drawings and assembly plans and everything about the various machining production processes. You will also learn everything about the manufacture, assembly, disassembly and testing of components and assemblies.

You should have a technical understanding in order to be able to correctly visualize the workpieces that you process. You should also have good manual dexterity and finger dexterity.

What does this training mean at W. MÜLLER?

With us you will put theoretical knowledge into practice. You will be involved in the assembly and commissioning of subassemblies and entire extrusion hose heads in our workshop. You will always work on real orders with us.

You will also be able to assist with repairs to older die heads, including disassembly and the replacement of components or assemblies.

You will be shown how to select and use the appropriate tools, materials and aids. You will also be taught the basics of control technology and hydraulics. You will acquire intensive specialist knowledge and skills in pneumatics, fluid technology in the area of cooling and in metal processing, such as CNC milling or turning.

You will mainly work with metal and in our workshop, where it can sometimes be noisy. But you work very practically and are just right if you don't like to sit at a desk all day.

You have the opportunity to gain an insight into all our production processes and other departments, as we have a very open and logically structured production and assembly network.
After the apprenticeship, you can also occasionally take part in assembly and commissioning at the customer's site. You will also have the opportunity to get a taste of the basics of mechatronics, because these two trades are very closely linked in our company.

You should have at least a secondary school leaving certificate, or at best the Mittlere Reife.

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