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CAREERS 142 OPEN ROLES · 9 SITES

Build the machines that build the world.

Real work on real machines. We publish the salary range and the shift model on every role, and we answer every application within 5 working days.

Find your role Apprenticeships
PHOTO · apprentice Amira at the VX5, first solo job
PHOTO · assembly team, late shift
PHOTO · service tech in the van
ST 010 SHIFT MODELS & BENEFITS

Know your week before you sign.

Day
  1. MD
  2. TD
  3. WD
  4. TD
  5. FD
  6. S
  7. S
Mon–Fri, 07:00–15:30. Office, engineering, parts of service.
2-shift
  1. ME
  2. TE
  3. WE
  4. TE
  5. FE
  6. S
  7. S
Alternating early / late weekly. No nights, no weekends. +12 % shift premium.
3-shift
  1. ME
  2. TL
  3. WL
  4. TN
  5. FN
  6. S
  7. S
4 night shifts per month max. +25 % night premium, 5 extra days off per year.
  • 35-hour week
    Collective agreement IG Metall
  • 13th salary
    Paid in November
  • Training budget
    € 2,500 / year, your choice
  • 30 days off
    + 5 for night shifts
  • Company pension
    4 % matched
  • Job bike or ticket
    Deutschlandticket paid
ST 020 APPRENTICESHIPS & DUAL STUDY

Start at 16. Or at 30.

38 apprentices start every September. 94 % stay after they qualify (2021–2025 cohorts, illustrative).

  • Cutting machine operator
    Zerspanungsmechaniker/in · CNC, 5-axis    € 1,120–1,310 / mo
    3.5 years
  • Mechatronics technician
    Mechatroniker/in · assembly and service    € 1,120–1,310 / mo
    3.5 years
  • Dual study, mechanical eng.
    B.Eng. with TH Köln · 50 / 50    € 1,450 / mo
    4 years
  • Industrial clerk
    Industriekaufmann/-frau · purchasing, sales    € 1,080–1,250 / mo
    3 years
A DAY IN THE LIFE
Amira, 19
Apprentice, cutting machine operator · year 3

"The first time the VX5 ran my program without a single correction, I stayed until the part was finished."

  1. 05:50Shift handover at the line board
  2. 06:00Set up VX5-02 for housings, measure first part
  3. 10:30CAM session with my trainer
  4. 14:00Done. Vocational school tomorrow.
ST 030 OPEN ROLES
7 ROLES SHOWN · ALL WITH SALARY RANGE
  • 2026-0419 · PRODUCTION
    CNC machinist, 5-axis
    € 52,000–61,000 / yr
    2-shift, no nights · Brühl, DE
  • 2026-0422 · SERVICE
    Service technician, field
    € 54,000–63,000 / yr
    Day, on-call 1 wk/6 · Hamburg, DE
  • 2026-0431 · ENGINEERING
    Application engineer, drives
    € 68,000–82,000 / yr
    Flexitime, 2 days remote · Brühl, DE
  • 2026-0435 · PRODUCTION
    Assembly technician, gearboxes
    € 44,000–51,000 / yr
    3-shift, 4 nights/mo · Brühl, DE
  • 2026-0440 · LOGISTICS
    Warehouse lead, spare parts
    € 48,000–55,000 / yr
    2-shift · Brühl, DE
  • 2026-0447 · SERVICE
    Service technician, field
    $ 68,000–82,000 / yr
    Day, on-call 1 wk/5 · Columbus, OH
  • 2026-0452 · ENGINEERING
    Firmware engineer, Connect
    € 72,000–90,000 / yr
    Flexitime, 3 days remote · Aachen, DE