Vocational Training as a Construction Mechanic (m/f/d) at WIRTGEN

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With their manual skills, construction mechanics work with sheet metal, metal profiles, and tubes and assemble them according to the specifications in technical drawings and plans to create complete steel structures. This occupation predominantly involves preparatory work for steel construction, the use of various spot and final welding methods, and finishing prior to construction. The production of high-strength welds, which are an indispensable mark of quality, is undertaken manually or with the aid of state-of-the-art welding robots.

Brief overview

Start of training: August
Length of training: 3.5 years
Training category: industrial-technical training
Training location: 53578 Windhagen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Training program

Your trainers will prepare you for your future career in the course of a three-and-a-half-year training program combining attendance of a vocational training college (the David-Röntgen-Schule in Neuwied) and in-house training in Windhagen. In the course of our in-house training schedule, you will acquire new skills and knowledge in around ten of our company’s departments/divisions. Here are several examples of the comprehensive knowledge you will acquire in the various areas of our company:

  • Cutting with lasers and cutting torches: There, you will learn how to work with advanced warehousing systems, laser and cutting technologies. At the same time, you will gain insights into the numerous aspects of job and project planning.
  • Small parts: You will learn how to work from technical drawings and carry out the first small projects on your own.
  • Steel construction: As a member of a team, you will construct the chassis of heavy construction equipment on the basis of technical drawings and plans.
  • Welding robots: You will learn how to monitor complex processes and procedures and how to program advanced welding robots.

In addition, we offer you in-house courses parallel to the learning content offered by the vocational training college to prepare you for examinations and your later working life.

The WIRTGEN GROUP is the right place for you if:

  • You are fascinated by our machines and technologies
  • You can complete the tasks assigned to you reliably, carefully, and diligently
  • You enjoy learning new things and can stand up for yourself and your work
  • You are or want to become a team player
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What we offer you:

  • Exciting hands-on projects: You will build models of our machines as part of a multi-profession team or realize your own ideas
  • In-house training courses to deepen your knowledge of the learning content
  • Participation in international corporate events, at vocational training fairs, and construction industry shows
  • State-of-the-art training workshops and workspaces
  • WIRTGEN GROUP Trainee Technology Days – here, trainees from all brand headquarters work together to complete a real road construction project under their own direction
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Interested?

Please apply online with our application form and attach relevant documents detailing your previous education, qualifications, skills, and interests:

(A cover letter, Your CV, The names of your parents, Place of birth, Your last two school reports)

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Contact

Boris Becker | Industrial Training
Telephone: +49 2645 131 2817

WIRTGEN GmbH, 53578 Windhagen,
Germany

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