As a specialist in metal technology, you assemble parts to make components, or components to make machines or complete products, or you manufacture workpieces using machining operations such as milling, grinding or turning.

 

Field of activity

 

Machining:

• Manufacture workpieces from various materials using machining operations to technical documents and in consideration of economic factors
• reading and using technical drawings and bills of materials
• fitting machining tools (milling cutters, drills, turning tools) and safety devices
• using control technology, monitoring regulating and control components
• monitoring production processes, identifying faults in the production sequence and establishing, rectifying and documenting the cause
• using testing plans and regulations, monitoring the quality of the products, e.g. checking

Assembly technology:

• analysing production and assembly orders, planning the work sequences using documents such as
• checking and preparing parts and components for assembly in consideration of their functions in accordance with technical documents
• process components by hand or mechanically, e.g. process sheets using various methods
• manufacture parts, components and machines from individual components using various different
• adjusting and checking functions on components, checking finished products

Career prospects after successful training:

• CNC specialist
• Industry foreman
• State-accredited technician
• Technical business administrator
• Engineer

Requirements

School-leaving qualification:
school-leaving qualification from a secondary school ("Hauptschulabschluss") as a minimum

Level of education:
An in-depth knowledge of the following school subjects provides the requirements for successful training:

• Mathematics
• Metalwork/technical matters

Inclinations and interests:

• A leaning towards manual technical work (turning, cutting and planning workpieces and tapping threads)
• A leaning towards practical, hands-on work (e.g. manually beating out, hammering and stretching metal parts)
• A leaning towards actual physical work (e.g. carrying heavy components)
• A leaning towards handling technical equipment, machinery and systems
• Preference for dealing with metal (non-cutting processing of metal and working on it)