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26apprentices and 9 vocational profiles in Germany

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Komax currently has 47 apprentices in training in Switzerland as well as 26 in Germany. Since the company was founded, 235 appren-tices have completed their vocational training with Komax in Switzerland. The Komax Group regards training appren tices as a ben-efit to the company and to Switzerland as a centre of production. Apprentice positions are offered for multi-skilled mechanics, IT specialists, electronics technicians, design engineers, automation technicians, logist- icians, operational maintenance specialists, and business-related occupations.

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e Komax is the global market leader in wire-processing solutions. To ensure this remains unchanged, the company is actively committed to training the professionals of tomorrow and strengthening the dual education system. The passion, sense of responsibility, and dedication of the company’s workforce play a crucial role in its success. This in turn is supported by the Komax culture, which is characterized by mutual respect, specialist expertise, and a strong quality mindset. Komax offers its apprentices a wide-ranging training experience. The young professionals are right at the heart of the action, actively following every step of a machine’s development from inception through to production readiness. During their training, they get an insight into the vari-ous departments’ activities and thus gain an understanding of the numerous processes that take place in a company. Komax has state-of-the-art workstations as well as well-equipped mechan-ical workshops and assembly areas for the specific apprenticeship subjects. The budding profes-sionals are supervised by a motivated team of trainers who not only possess strong technical and teaching skills, but also sensitivity to the social needs of the young people in their charge.In addition to professional training, Komax also offers apprentices a number of interesting bene-fits such as language courses, cultural events, preventive health measures, and its own team-building events. Once apprentices have completed their training, Komax helps them make the transition into full professional life, either at the site where they trained or at one of the com-pany’s locations abroad. Moreover, the company supports the people it has trained in their pro-fessional development and further vocational training.

An IT apprenticeship at Komax is hugely varied and very interesting.

What I like most is being able to quickly sort out people’s problems and

seeing their satisfaction.

Swiss certificate of competence, third year of apprenticeship

IT specialist

Ivo Wiegenbröker

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Automation technician

Joël Iselin

I’m benefiting from a truly wide-ranging training scheme.

I’m gaining insights into what goes on in the workshop

and the electrical and mechanical aspects of pre-assembly

and final assembly. I really enjoy testing assemblies and

helping to set up systems ready for operation.

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Design engineer

Flavio PalombellaI love the variety of the work at Komax. As a design

engineer, I get to put together the parts I design on a PC,

which means I’m constantly gaining experience.

Swiss certificate of competence, third year of apprenticeship

The work may be wide-ranging and challenging, but there’s

no shortage of fun. Learning is fun when you do it in a relaxed

working atmosphere as part of a friendly team.

Swiss certificate of competence, third year of apprenticeship

Business specialist

Caroline Züsli

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Multi-skilled mechanic

Daniel WymannIn addition to helping to assemble machines,

my main tasks include working as part

of a team and getting to know what various

assemblies do. I enjoy these activities,

which is why I decided to major in assembly

technology.

Major in assembly technology, Swiss certificate of competence, fourth year of apprenticeship

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Multi-skilled mechanic

Pascal LudinI particularly like the friendly atmosphere at work. Working with various

specialists from different departments means you build up a broad professional

knowledge that you can make use of in any situation.

Major in CNC manufacturing, Swiss certificate of competence,third year of apprenticeship

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Electronics technician

Nathanael BirrerI gain a lot of valuable experience when I help the special-

ists to develop a machine which then actually goes into

service. Being able to work alongside experienced profes-

sionals in a hands-on environment is a huge advantage

that other training facilities don’t offer.

Swiss certificate of competence, third year of apprenticeship