Training at HELLER
On the road to success with a "Made by HELLER" training programme
A HELLER training course puts you right at the front! Around the world, around 200 committed trainees aspire to the acclaimed technician training programme at HELLER. Between 30 and 40 young people begin their training every year at the Nürtingen site. You too can join them.
Are you looking for a training place that promises to be fun, is varied, challenges your strengths and offers you interesting future prospects? And you are also ready for new discoveries? Are you interested in technology and is it easy to imagine yourself learning in an international machine construction company?
Then kick-start your personal Mission Future with a training programme at HELLER! This page provides more information about our training programmes. Find out which occupation is right for you.
We look forward to receiving your application!
"Made by HELLER" training
Technician training at the highest level
The HELLER training workshop was founded in Nürtingen in 1913. Since then, our company has stood for technician training at the highest level and enjoys a good reputation way beyond the region's borders. In recognition of our outstanding commitment to training, we received the Training Certificate from the Federal Agency for Employment in 2016. We are very proud of the quality of our training.
A "Made by HELLER" training programme puts you right at the front!
In addition to extensive practical experience at our modern workstations in our training workshop, your programme will be rounded out by sound theoretical knowledge. Throughout your training period, your trainers are your points of contact. They will provide you with one-to-one technical support and give you useful tips as well.
Joint actions strengthen team spirit.
To give you adequate opportunity to get to know one another, we have planned the following actions for the trainees:
- familiarisation week (1st training year)
- one-week field trip (2nd training year)
- day trip (3rd training year)
And of course there are plenty of other opportunities that will call on your team spirit. As part of the HELLER Apprentice Initiative (HAI), you will plan and devise your voluntary projects together, organise fund raising events and commit to integrating people with disabilities.
HELLER teaching and learning factory
An integrated concept for qualified specialists
In the HELLER teaching and learning factory, the skills required to construct and manufacture a CNC machine tool can be learned and trained under real conditions. All areas of expertise, processes and correlations, from development to production and assembly through to delivery are trained and implemented on the physical object. The HELLER CNC ProfiTrainer is the heart of the HELLER teaching and learning factory. As a small equivalent of a large-scale machine tool, this training machine offers the same functionalities, acting as both the tool and the machine under construction at the same time.
The result is an "intelligent factory" which is characterised by adaptability, efficient use of resources, ergonomic design and the integration of customers and business partners in business and value-creation processes. The HELLER teaching and learning factory offers training at all levels and conveys entrepreneurial, social and technical skills at the same time. This much acclaimed concept is now successfully employed for educational and training purposes and is part and parcel of a "Made by HELLER" training programme.
Vocational training at HELLER
Creating smart solutions with perspective and skill
Not much happens without them. Industrial Mechanics are responsible for the assembly, commissioning, maintenance and repair of complex modules and machines. This calls for perspective and devising a smart solution for the customer on the spot. So if you are a sociable person, like working with your hands and are interested in all things technical, you're in for an exciting time. After a comprehensive basic metal training course, all the specialist departments for assembly will prepare you for your future tasks.
Requirements:
- good secondary school certificate
- technical interest and understanding
- talent for arts and crafts
- ability to think in abstract and logical terms
Training period: 3 ½ years
Vocational college: Philipp-Matthäus-Hahn-Schule, Nürtingen
Absolute precision with milling, grinding and turning
Cutting Machine Operators use CNC-controlled millers, grinders and lathes for manufacturing precision components. This includes planning and monitoring the manufacturing processes, selecting the machining method and setting up the CNC machine tools. Interest in modern technology, good spatial awareness and an eye for detail are a solid platform for this interesting occupation. At the end of a basic metal course, you pass through all relevant departments.
Requirements:
- good secondary school certificate
- technical interest and understanding
- spatial awareness
- talent for arts and crafts
Training period: 3 ½ years
Vocational period: Philipp-Matthäus-Hahn-Schule, Nürtingen
Adaptable deployment around the globe
Through their training, Mechatronics Engineers are skilled metal workers and qualified electricians in one. At HELLER, they are responsible for the assembly, servicing and maintenance of complex plant and machinery containing electronic components. Worldwide: Because our machines and systems are in action at customers around the globe. If this combination of technology, craftsmanship and worldwide deployment as a service mechanic/technician appeals to you, this occupation is a good choice. After the comprehensive metal and electrical training, you learn the practical side in the specialist departments in the company.
Requirements:
- secondary school certificate
- colour vision
- technical interest and understanding
- talent for arts and crafts
- ability to think in abstract and logical terms
Training period: 3 ½ years
Vocational college: Max-Eyth-Schule, Kirchheim unter Teck
Electronic systems call for logic and a sure instinct
The heart of every machine is its electronic system. This system controls the processes, defines the cycle and has to function at all times. Electronics Engineers commission complex machines and systems containing electronic components and control systems, link them together and maintain them – often on the customer's premises. You don't need to have studied medicine to train as a heart specialist of a different kind. At the end of the basic metal and electrical training, you will pass through specialist departments for assembly, test facility, machine acceptance, maintenance and IT, among others.
Requirements:
- secondary school certificate
- colour vision
- technical interest and understanding
- talent for arts and crafts
- ability to think in abstract and logical terms
Training period: 3 ½ years
Vocational college: Max-Eyth-Schule, Kirchheim unter Teck
Drawings and documentation give ideas form
Technical Product Designers manage quite well without any "hocus pocus" or "hey presto". They bring the ideas of the design engineer to life. They use modern CAD systems to transform his specifications into drawings and documentation for individual components and assemblies. This occupation calls for creativity, an eye for technical details and good spatial awareness. At the end of a comprehensive basic metal course, you will pass through specialist departments for assembly and engineering, where you will learn how to use CAD programs to create technical drawings. We train technical product designers in the field of machine and plant design.
Requirements:
- secondary school certificate
- technical interest
- mathematical and technical understanding
- spatial awareness
- creativity
Training period: 3 ½ years
Vocational college: Friedrich-Ebert-Schule, Esslingen-Zell
Varied and responsible tasks
At HELLER, industrial management assistants can look forward to a wide range of activities and interesting areas of work with personal responsibility. This includes conducting sales negotiations with customers, planning and implementing promotional activities, preparing quotations, calculating costs, checking the quality of goods received or keeping a close eye on personnel requirements. Throughout your training, you will work in various departments, including Sales, Marketing, Materials Management, Human Resources as well as Finance and Accounting. This will give you the opportunity to learn about the relevant processes and work steps in theory and practice, preparing you for your future career.
Requirements:
- General Certificate of Secondary Education (Realschulabschluss) passed with good grades
- high level of initiative, commitment and ability to work under pressure
- enjoy organisational tasks and working with numbers
- strong sense of teamwork and communication skills
- very high proficiency in written and spoken German
Training period: 3 years
Vocational college: Albert-Schäffle-Schule, Nürtingen
Student placement
Work experience placements are designed to help you decide
You are interested but don't know yet whether it's actually right for you or not? During a two-day student placement, you can get to know the sector, the working environment, the possible fields of activity and opportunities that HELLER has to offer.
If you would like a work experience placement with us, please contact us at an early stage and be at least 14 years old. Send us your application by email to the address below. All you need to do is send us a short cover letter stating the desired period of time and the desired career direction, your curriculum vitae in tabular form and your last two school reports.
The following dates are available in the 2024/2025 school year:
- CW10, Thurs+Fri, 06.+07.03.2025 (Carnival holidays)
- CW11, Wed+Thurs, 12.+13.03.2025
- CW16, Mon+Tue, 14.+15.04.2025 (Easter holidays)
- CW21, Mon+Tue, 19.+20.05.2025
- CW29, Tue+Wed, 15.+16.07.2025
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The race is on for your Mission Future
Are you ready to go with us? Then send us your application by email to the contact address below or use our applicant platform via the respective training occupation.
Your application should include:
- covering letter explaining why you have chosen this skilled occupation
- curriculum vitae
- copy of your last two school reports
- certificates and proof of work experience
HELLER starts its trainee selection 14 months before the training starts. If you have any questions about the HELLER training programme, send us an email or call us. We are always there for you.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Contact
Martin Schmeckenbecher
Head of Training
Phone: +49 7022 77-5490
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