Apprenticeship as an industrial mechanic for track-laying machines
From A for axle to Z for Z-axis – during your 3.5-year apprenticeship as an industrial mechanic (m/f/nb), you’ll work with our track laying machinery, tackle tricky tasks, and develop and monitor technical systems. You’ll gain comprehensive expertise and learn all the skills needed to maintain and service our technical equipment. To prepare you perfectly for your future job with us, you’ll work with our track laying machinery across the country during your apprenticeship.
As a trained industrial mechanic (m/f/nb), you’ll be responsible for professionally assembling, disassembling, maintaining, servicing and commissioning rail vehicles at SPITZKE. You’ll be responsible for manual and mechanical material processing as well as repairing and replacing assemblies. You’ll work in our workshop and on our Germany–wide construction sites, so the tasks you work on will be very varied.
Degree
Secondary school leaving certificate
Duration
3,5 years
Working Hours
weekdays/ depending on the construction project
Start Date
15.08.2025
Income
1.080€ / 1.300€ / 1.550€ / 1.650€
Company
SPITZKE SE
Available Locations
What you will learn during your apprenticeship
- Machinery: during your 3.5-year apprenticeship as an industrial mechanic (m/f/nb), we’ll teach you how to maintain, repair and service our machinery, equipment and technical systems. Our modern technical equipment has a lot to offer and includes track-laying trains, ballast cleaning machinery and trackhttps://www.spitzke.com/maschinen/fahrweg/bettungsreinigung/rm900s/ and turnout tamping machinery. In the first two years of your apprenticeship, the focus will be on working in our workshop. Over the next two years, you’ll learn to operate track laying machinery and support teams with their projects on the construction sites.
- Getting started: you’ll learn metalwork using tools and machinery, produce individual device and machine components, install them in complex assemblies and check whether everything works as it should. You’ll be able to put your theoretical knowledge to use on our construction projects.
- Teamwork: our experienced SPITZKE training team will be by your side to support you with your various tasks.
You should become an industrial mechanic if you...
- have completed secondary school or higher education, or are about to do so.
- enjoyed technology and physics at school.
- like to build things in your free time, are fascinated by big machinery and can see yourself working with metal.
- have technical skills and an interest in technology.
- like to work in a team.
- would rather work in the fresh air than in an office.
- like to travel, love variety and can see yourself working in different places.
Advantages with SPITZKE
- Teamwork:
- Employment after apprenticeship:
- Promoting health:
- SPITZKE FONDS e. V.:
- Apprentice introduction week:
- Sense of purpose:
