METALWORKING TECHNICIAN IN GERMANY

METALWORKING TECHNICIAN

What is your job in this profession?

Metalworking technician

• Machining of metal workpieces by hand or by machine using machining processes such as turning, milling and grinding
• Assemble components into assemblies, configure and maintain machine tools, operate machines,
• Check the quality of the components manufactured.

What do you learn during your training?

Metalworking technicians produce precision metal components for engineering products of all kinds. This could be hubs, gears, motors and turbines.

They program lathes, mills, and grinders and modify CNC machine programs for this purpose. They then clamp metal parts and tools into the machines, arrange them, and set the workflow in motion. They check whether the dimensions and surface quality of the workpieces meet the specifications. In case of errors, they look for the cause with the help of trial and error methods and eliminate the problem. They also take care of maintenance or functional testing on the machines.

Where will you work?

Vocational training businesses

Metalworking technicians will work in the following industries:

• Mechanical engineering;
• Fabrication of steel or light metal;
• Motor vehicle assembly;
• Metal casting.

Place of study and work:

Metalworking technicians work mostly at:

• Factories

How long is your vocational training?

Vocational training lasts 42 months, usually starting on 01.09. of the academic year. If the course starts earlier, the training period may be extended.

What qualifications do you need to meet?

You must …

• At least 19 years old, but not older than 25 years old,
• Be in good health and well-trained,
• Highly independent and,
• Willing to live and work abroad for many years.

You must have …

Graduated from high school with good results,

Complete a multi-week internship with positive results in the profession to be trained.

Necessary conditions …

A successful vocational training course requires basic knowledge from secondary school in the subjects fundamental to the profession. During the process

Apprenticeships will continue to teach this knowledge in depth and with more depth.

• Tools / Technology:

For example, when making components using hand tools and reading blueprints; technical drawings

• Mathematics:

Example for determining and adjusting machine values during machining

• Physics:

For example, when evaluating manufacturing processes and material properties

How are you paid during your apprenticeship?

Contact SHB, the predecessor of SHD Academy, for details on monthly allowances. Ensure enough expenses for you, if you spend economically, you can still save a large amount of money during 3-3.5 years of vocational training.

What are your prospects after graduating from vocational training?

After graduating with a degree Mechanical technician, you will first work in foundries and metal and steel assembly plants, car assembly. You are one of the technicians who completes all the components from assembly to gear tightening. This means that you are responsible for production and have to be very focused at work, but in the end you are well rewarded. With further training, you can always update and expand your expertise. The range of topics ranges from metal cutting to precision engineering.

How can you continue to learn and improve your skills?

Advanced vocational training can help you advance in your career and potentially move into leadership positions. You can continue your advanced training to become a metalworking industrial technician, a metalworking machine technician. If you qualify for university, you can also study for a degree in product engineering.

What is your starting salary when you graduate?

The total annual salary including payroll tax can be up to 30,000 euros. But if you have a lot of professional experience and have the required qualifications, you will be paid more during your work. If you then decide to continue your studies to get a degree in metalworking engineering, you will receive a higher salary. Therefore, a technician who has less direct production supervision and direct production duties than in process and project management earns around 36,000 euros per year. Metalworking engineers can study further to become economists with a university degree, which can even increase their income to more than

48,000 euros per year. Basically, money should not be in the foreground, but above all, work that gives you fulfillment and gives you a vision for the future. In principle, it is not just about money, but first of all that you are satisfied with your work and that it gives you good prospects for the future.

What is brutto and net?

Your apprenticeship has started and you are eagerly awaiting your first paycheck. But don't be surprised if the amount you receive is different from the amount stated in your contract. Because as an employee you are responsible for transferring a portion of your salary to the State in taxes. In addition, you have to pay various amounts into the social insurance system.

The contributions to the social insurance system include: compulsory pension insurance, health insurance, unemployment insurance and old-age insurance. The amount of your salary after payroll tax is deducted is your net salary.

In short, the gross salary minus taxes and social security contributions leaves you with the net salary. This is the amount that is actually paid into your account.

In addition, your business must also pay an amount identical to yours into your social insurance fund.

These contributions to the social insurance fund are beneficial to you because they are paid into various insurance funds and funds for you. That means: every time you are sick, you do not have to pay for your own doctor's fees and treatment costs, and later in life, you will receive a certain amount of pension.

Have we piqued your interest and would you like to know more?

If so, please contact us!

SHD ACADEMY – GERMAN VOCATIONAL STUDY ABROAD CENTER

• Address: SHD Building – 679 Dien Bien Phu, Ward 25, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City
• Hotline: (+84) 33 676 0276
• Support email: info@shdacademy.vn
• Website: https://shdacademy.vn/