Training as a Process Mechanic

• Planning the production of moulded parts based on order data or special customer requirements
• Selection of suitable processing methods as well as auxiliary materials and auxiliary tools
• Coordination of processing parameters, setting up production machinery and monitoring the entire production process
• Maintaining and cleaning tools, machinery and devices and putting them into operation
• Quality assurance

A good high school leaving certificate or_ Mittlere Reife_ are an important foundation for your vocational training. In addition, team spirit, a willingness to learn, reliability and good technical and manual skills are essential requirements for successful training.

The vocational training period of 3 years is split into various different learning areas to optimise the college-based and company-based learning content.

• Structure and organisation of the company providing the training
• Occupational safety and health
• Environmental protection
• Maintaining production equipment
• Reading, applying and producing technical documentation, data protection
• Planning and controlling work and motion sequences, checking and assessing results
• Processing metallic materials and semi-finished plastics
• Distinguishing and allocating plastics and auxiliary materials
• Joining and forming
• Appropriate allocation and preparation of moulding materials or semi-finished products and preparation for process implementation
• Building and testing pneumatic and hydraulic circuits
• Instrumentation and control
• Maintenance of tools, machinery and equipment
• Quality assurance and quality management
• Setting up machinery, equipment and systems
• Production planning, production control, production monitoring
• Safeguarding manufacturing facilities
• Handling and processing procedures for polymer materials