Technical apprenticeship
Are you enthusiastic about technology? Then a technical apprenticeship at Vetter can open the door to a successful career. Because with us, you are at the centre of the automation technologies of the future - and can develop freely in a modern environment. With lots of high-tech, lots of support, lots of potential. On this page you can find out all about the various technical professions in our company, the benefits of training with us and how you can apply for a job with us. We look forward to shaping the future with you. Ours - and yours.
Made for high-tech?
You will love the technology at Vetter if
- you are fascinated by complex systems and machines
- you like practical work and you want to see the results
- you are enthusiastic about technical or logistical contexts
- your favourite subjects are or were technology, mathematics, physics, chemistry or IT
Our technical apprenticeships
Find exactly the technical apprenticeship that suits you 100 %:
Machine and systems operator with IHK additional qualification in cleanroom technology (m/f/d)
What makes the job
- As a machine and system operator with an additional IHK qualification in cleanroom technology, you will prepare systems for pharmaceutical production. You will rectify any faults that occur during operation and carry out maintenance tasks. You control and monitor production processes and document measured values.
- With your commitment to our automated high-tech systems, you will make an important contribution to the care of patients all over the world.
What you learn with us
- In the first year of your apprenticeship, you will learn the basics of metalworking in our state-of-the-art training centre and get a taste of the specialist area for three weeks.
- The second year of your apprenticeship will take you to the Pharmaceutical Production department, where you will familiarise yourself with our processes and gain an additional qualification in cleanroom technology.
- Accordingly, cleanliness and quality are the top priorities during your training as a machine and systems operator with an additional IHK qualification in cleanroom technology.
- You will also meet up with other trainees right from the start for regular dialogue and exciting trainee projects.
What you can do with it
- You will gain experience in pharmaceutical processes and in dealing with modern technologies - a strong foundation for your professional career as a Pharmaceutical Production Mechanic (m/f/d). With in-service training opportunities to become a technician/master craftsman or a degree programme.
Your remuneration
- 1st year of training: €1,161
- 2nd year of training: €1,233
Your working hours
- Flextime
- 40 h per week
Your holiday entitlement
- 30 days per year
Your requirements
- Good secondary school graduation certificate
- Good knowledge of German (at least level B2)
Training start and period
- Start of training: September
- Duration of apprenticeship: 2 years
Location and vocational school
- Location of your apprenticeship at Vetter: Ravensburg
- Vocational school lessons: You attend the Industrial college in Ravensburg
Electronics technician for automation technology (m/f/d)
First things first
The training programme for electronics technicians (m/f/d) has two special features:
- You will spend most of your first year of training at the vocational college for electrical engineering - you will only be on site at Vetter on individual work internship placement days.
- You apply for this vocational school yourself. The prerequisite for this is that you also have a position at a work internship. We are happy to offer this to you at Vetter.
So there are two options for you:
Option 1: You apply for a work internship at Vetter (and at the vocational college at the same time, of course). This internship automatically gives you a contract for the subsequent apprenticeship with us - a great advantage and a great planning security.
Option 2: You have already attended the one-year vocational school for electrical engineering or a similar advanced vocational school or vocational college and completed your work internship at another company. You will start your 2nd year of the apprenticeship at Vetter. In this case, please apply for the apprenticeship positions as an electronics technician (m/f/d).
What makes the job
- As an electronics technician for automation technology (m/f/d), you will set up highly complex, computer-controlled industrial systems.
- You ensure that the individual components form an automatically functioning overall system. To do this, you programme and test the systems, commission them and ensure that they always run smoothly.
What you learn with us
As mentioned above, there are two variants of this apprenticeship - depending on whether you have already completed your work internship with us or have done it in another company.
- In any case, you will learn the theoretical and practical basics at the one-year vocational school for electrical engineering.
- In the second and third year of your apprenticeship, you will work in day-to-day operations at Vetter - and immerse yourself in the world of sensor technology, programming and automation in our state-of-the-art training centre.
- In the fourth year or last six months of your apprenticeship, you will work in the department in which you will potentially work after being taken on. You will familiarise yourself with the intricacies and tasks involved and can complete your company assignment as part of the IHK final examination.
- From the start of your training, you will also meet up with other trainees for regular dialogue and exciting apprenticeship projects.
What else you can do with it
- Master electrician
- Technician (m/f/d)
- Part-time/dual Bachelor's degree programme
Your remuneration
- If you have already completed your compulsory work internship with us alongside your vocational school, you will receive the internship allowance in the first year of training
- 2nd year of training: €1,233
- 3rd year of training: €1,325
- 4th year of training: €1,409
Your working hours
- Flextime
- 40 h per week
Your holiday entitlement
- 30 days per year
Your requirements for training as an electronics technician (m/f/d)
- Very good secondary school graduation certificate
- Good knowledge of German (at least level B2)
- In the case of variant 2: one-year vocational school for electrical engineering or similar further vocational school/vocational college including work internship
Training start and period
- Start of training: September
- Duration of training: 3.5 years including one-year vocational school for electrical engineering or similar further vocational school/vocational college
Location and vocational school
- Location of your apprenticeship at Vetter: Ravensburg
- Vocational school lessons from the 2nd year of training: You attend the electronics school in Tettnang
Environmental technologist for water supply (m/f/d)
What makes the job
- As an environmental technologist for water supply, you will operate and monitor modern machines and systems that pump, treat or transport water.
- To ensure water quality, you will take water samples, look after filter systems, repair pumps or maintain smaller electronic systems.
- You therefore take on a great deal of responsibility and help to ensure that processes run smoothly.
What you learn with us
- Throughout your apprenticeship, you will familiarise yourself with a wide range of specialist areas, such as microbiology and chemical analysis. The apprenticeship programme lasts a total of three years.
- You will also meet up with other trainees right from the start for regular dialogue and exciting trainee projects.
These development paths are then open to you
- Technician or master
- Specialist
Your remuneration
- 1st year of training: €1,161
- 2nd year of training: €1,233
- 3rd year of training: €1,325
Your working hours
- Flextime
- 40 h per week
Your holiday entitlement
- 30 days per year
Your requirements
- Very good secondary school graduation certificate
- Good knowledge of German (at least level B2)
- Open-mindedness, commitment and a quick grasp of things
Training start and period
- Start of training: September
- Duration of apprenticeship: 3 years
Location and vocational school
- Location for your apprenticeship at Vetter: Langenargen
- Vocational school: You attend the Kerschensteiner School in Stuttgart in blocks
Mechatronics technician (m/f/d)
What makes the job
- As a mechatronics technician (m/f/d), you will work at the interface between mechanics, control technology and electrical engineering.
- Your training will take you through the exciting areas of two worlds, electrical engineering and mechanics - against the fascinating backdrop of the pharmaceutical production of medicinal products.
What you learn with us
- During the four-year or 3.5-year apprenticeship, we teach you the basics of material processing with tools and machines (e.g., sawing, drilling, milling) and, above all, electrical engineering expertise.
- Important training content includes electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic control technologies - after all, as a mechatronics technician (m/f/d) you will disconnect systems and drives from energy sources and reconnect them.
- You can apply everything you have learned in practice directly on our high-tech systems in pharmaceutical production.
- In the fourth year or last six months of your apprenticeship, you will work in the department in which you will potentially work after being taken on. This way you will already be familiar with them and can familiarise yourself with the finer details. You will also take your IHK final examination in this department.
These career paths are then open to you
- Master electrician/metal
- Technician
- Part-time/dual Bachelor's degree programme
Your remuneration
- 1st year of training: €1,161
- 2nd year of training: €1,233
- 3rd year of training: €1,325
- 4th year of training: €1,409
Your working hours
- Flextime
- 40 h per week
Your holiday entitlement
- 30 days per year
Requirements
- Very good secondary school graduation certificate
- Good knowledge of German (at least level B2)
Training start and period
- Start of training: September
- Duration of apprenticeship: 3.5 years
Location and vocational school
- Location of your apprenticeship at Vetter: Ravensburg
- Vocational school lessons: You attend the weekly Industrial college in Ravensburg
Warehouse logistics specialist (m/f/d)
What makes the job
- As a warehouse logistics specialist (m/f/d), you will be responsible for receiving goods and checking whether the quantity and quality are correct. You organise the unloading and professional storage of the goods.
- This means you will be jointly responsible for the entire material flow at Vetter, from the receipt of active ingredients to the delivery of our syringes and injection systems to customers all over the world.
What you learn during your training
- During the three-year training programme, you will learn how to provide the right product - at the right time, in the right place, in the right quantity and in the right quality.
- You will also gain interesting insights into purchasing and customs clearance.
What career opportunities arise afterwards
- Logistics master
- Further training as a logistics manager
Your remuneration
- 1st year of training: €1,161
- 2nd year of training: €1,233
- 3rd year of training: €1,325
Your working hours
- Flextime
- 40 h per week
Your holiday entitlement
- 30 days per year
Your requirements
- Good secondary school graduation certificate
- Good knowledge of German (at least level B2)
- Enjoy "working in a team" as well as commitment, quick comprehension and willingness to learn
- Fascination for ultra-modern transport systems
Training start and period
- Start of training: September
- Duration of apprenticeship: 3 years
Location and vocational school
- Location of your apprenticeship at Vetter: Ravensburg
- Vocational school lessons: You attend the Humpis School in Ravensburg
Your advantages of a technical apprenticeship
That's why technology is exactly your area:
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Training center with high-tech equipment
At our Vetter training center, you will learn the most important techniques for your job, such as drilling, turning and milling, at state-of-the-art workstations.
But that is by no means all. Because here you can already work with innovative production methods such as 3D printing and computer-controlled 3D modelling. The in-house electrical workshop and the lab for pneumatics and robotics take your training to a whole new level.
Your future deserves it
Your advantages of an apprenticeship at Vetter
- Your benefits
Attractive apprenticeship compensation & Training center with high-tech equipment
- Your benefits
Working with purpose and concept & Doing good
- Your benefits
Takeover opportunities & Further development
- Your benefits
For your work life balance
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Your path to an apprenticeship - here's how it works
Applying for your apprenticeship is of course very exciting. Nevertheless, we try to make it as relaxed as possible - and this is how we do it:
How to convince us
Tips for your application
- With your application documents, you show us who you are and what makes you special in a clear and concise way. We are therefore pleased if you think of everything and the documents give a good picture of you.
- The good news is that you don't need a letter of motivation for your application. If you send us one anyway, we can of course find out even more about you. So if you would like to tell us why you would like to work in this profession, we will get to know you better. This can increase your chances...
- ... and maybe we'll invite you to an interview. We look forward to getting to know you and your professional ambitions. If you are well informed about our company and the apprenticeship programme, you will be able to ask us about anything that is on your mind.
- Above all, we want to get to know you and find out more about you as a person. What's the best way to do this? Exactly: completely relaxed and authentic.
Frequently asked questions about apprenticeship & application
How do I apply for an apprenticeship at Vetter?
Simple and uncomplicated online via our job portal. There you will find all the positions for school students and can then start your application by clicking on your desired position.
When does the apprenticeship programme start and until when can I apply for an apprenticeship position?
Apprenticeships at Vetter start every year on 1 September. You can find the new apprenticeships a year before they start at the end of May/beginning of June on our job portal. And as long as the apprenticeship position is advertised, you can also apply for it. As soon as positions are filled, they are no longer displayed in the job portal.
What documents should my application include?
You can upload the following documents to your online applicant profile:
- Curriculum vitae
- Certificates
- Optional cover letter - this is not a must, but it allows us to get to know you better, which can of course increase your chances
Still have questions? You'll find lots of answers here!
Just your thing?
Start your future with purpose - with an apprenticeship at Vetter
Is a technical apprenticeship at Vetter the perfect fit for you? Then we can hardly wait to get to know you.
