Apprentice Toolmaker: Hands-On Precision & Growth

Internship - training - ready - go!

Start your professional future with the Heitkamp & Thumann Group at the Marsberg location.

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Let's go, become a high-flyer:
Secure your apprenticeship!

Choosing your future profession is a big decision in your life. H&T Group offers an interesting selection of apprenticeships and, despite the changes the group of companies is undergoing, is a reliable companion for your first (and many more) professional steps. Because we will continue to train the specialists of tomorrow at the highest level in the future.
And we offer you a secure future after you have successfully completed your training.

Occupation type: Recognized training occupation
Type of training: Dual training in industry, regulated by the training ordinance
Duration of training: 3.5 years (may be shortened to 3 years)
Working hours: 36 working hours per week
Learning locations: Training company and vocational school (dual training)

We are the Heitkamp & Thumann Group: a family-owned company from Germany with production sites in Europe, North America and Asia. As a team, 1,700 employees work together worldwide in 15 medium-sized companies from nine countries. In fact, four companies of the H&T Group are located at the Marsberg site. We develop and produce first-class precision-molded components from metal and plastic ourselves.

For example:
Cups for well-tried household batteries and battery packaging for state-of-the-art electric vehicles. From the very beginning, we support you in developing your talent. During your apprenticeship or internship, you will actively participate in the day-to-day business, take on responsible tasks and be supervised by experienced trainers and colleagues.

As a toolmaker..

• you produce punching tools, bending devices or casting and injection molds for industrial series production.

• You also manufacture metal or plastic parts and surgical instruments.

• You process metals, for example, by drilling, milling and hammering, adhering precisely to the dimensions specified in technical drawings.

• You use measuring and testing equipment to check the dimensional accuracy of work pieces down to a few thousandths of a millimeter.

• In addition to traditional manual machining methods, you will use CNC-controlled machine tools, which you will program yourself if necessary.

• You assemble individual parts into finished tools and check them for correct function.

• You also maintain and repair damaged tool parts, for example, and instruct customers in the operation of equipment.

You will find employment in toolmaking companies, in machine tool manufacturing and in companies that produce medical devices. Your workplaces are primarily workshops and production halls. In addition, you may also work on site at the customer's premises.

• Interest in metalworking, technology and science

• Diligence (e.g. for the precise, true-to-size production of work pieces)

• Dexterity and eye-hand coordination (e.g. for sawing, milling, filing and grinding metal parts)

• Manual dexterity and technical understanding (e.g. when assembling components, performing maintenance work)

• Minimum requirement is a good secondary school leaving certificate

• Good academic performance in math and physics

• fluent German language skills

• Training in a certified training company at a high level
• Development & further training opportunities after the apprenticeship
• At least one year contract offer after the apprenticeship
• Personal support from our trainers
• In-house further training opportunities
• Insight into four H&T Group companies at the Marsberg site
• Employer contribution to VWL
• Trainee events
• Welcome gift and gift for passing final exams
• Subsidy for fitness studios, bouldering halls, swimming pools via a qualitrain membership
• Subsidy for canteen
• Work clothes and work shoes
• 30 days annual leave

What do you earn during your training?

Training allowance per month:

1st year of training: 1.087,64 €
2nd year of training: 1.141,78 €
3rd year of training: 1.222,24 €
4th year of training: 1.327,91 €