Industrial Mechanics
Job description
Industrial mechanics manufacture, set up or modify a wide variety of devices and production systems. They monitor and optimize production processes and take on repair and maintenance tasks.
Industrial mechanics either work in mechanical engineering in the manufacture of complex, mechanical production systems or they are employed in industrial companies in all those sectors that use these systems (e.g. electrical industry, vehicle construction, chemical or food industry).
What do industrial mechanics do?
Basic metal and plastic machining skills, i.e. machining of aluminum, steel, stainless steel, brass and various types of plastics by milling machines, lathes or manual machining. Welding of frames. Surface treatment by sandblasting, painting, grinding or polishing.
All the necessary skills are taught here in the training company, including the correct handling of safety in the workplace, environmental protection and the correct use of machines such as:
- Band saw, cross-cut saw, hacksaw, circular saw
- Sandblasting booths and painting booths
- lathes, milling machines and drills
- Belt sanders, disk sanders
- guillotine shears, folding bench and various other manual processing machines
A report booklet must be kept weekly. Internal university courses are held, e.g. in the fields of electronics, pneumatics, welding and CNC machining.
How is the vocational training structured?
Training focus:
- Basic metalworking skills
- Turning and milling (with CNC machining)
- Joining of components
- Material modification (heat treatment, surface protection)
- Maintenance and repair
- Creating construction and work plans
- Customer support
- Materials management
- Company-specific work techniques
- Electrical Engineering / Electronics
- Control technology
The apprenticeship at the university lasts three and a half years; if you perform particularly well, the apprenticeship period can be shortened by six months.
What requirements do I need to fulfill?
Applicants should have an intermediate school-leaving certificate and show an aptitude for precision technical work and a systematic, methodical approach. Spatial awareness, technical understanding and the ability to work in a team are also important.