Your apprenticeship at Powerlines in Germany
If YOU want to help shape the energy transition, Powerlines is the right place for you
If you have successfully completed your schooling and are looking for an exciting and future-proof apprenticeship, you've come to the right place. In Germany, we offer apprenticeships for Operating technology electronics technicians, Industrial mechanics, Industrial electricians, Metal technology specialists and Industrial management assistance.
After the apprenticeship is before the apprenticeship! After completing the IHK (chamber of commerce and industry) qualifications, you will receive additional training with us as an overhead line fitter or as a specialist for the installation of charging infrastructure. After the training, we aim to deploy our employees at our regional locations (a total of 8 locations in Germany) flexibly and in line with demand as close to home as possible.
Operating technology electronics technicians (m/f/d)
Our industrial engineering electronics technicians install, maintain and repair electrical operating, production and process systems. Electronics technicians in industrial engineering are responsible for a range of tasks in connection with switching, control and power supply systems - and with the installation of communication and lighting technology.
During the 3½-year apprenticeship trainees are familiarised with all aspects of this wide-ranging profession – from the bottom up.
Practical nationwide training is provided as an overhead line fitter/electrical systems fitter from the second year of the apprenticeship onwards.
- A school leaving certificate: good secondary school leaving certificate or secondary school leaving certificate
- Good grades in maths and physics
- Technical understanding
- Craftsmanship
- Sense of responsibility and initiative
- Team player qualities
- In-depth practical training and theoretical instruction at a vocational school
- Good opportunities for development
- The opportunity to work within a friendly and dynamic team
- Varied and challenging tasks
- In addition: practical training as a catenary fitter
After completing the programme successfully, a job offer as an overhead line fitter/electrical systems fitter is planned.
Industrial mechanics (m/f/d)
Our industrial mechanics are responsible for manufacturing equipment parts and modules for machines and production systems, for setting up and installing them, and for their reconfiguration. They are responsible for the operational readiness of machines and systems, and conduct ongoing repair and maintenance tasks. Responsibility is borne for monitoring and optimising manufacturing processes, and for identifying and eliminating mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic system faults.
During the 3½-year apprenticeship trainees are familiarised with all aspects of this wide-ranging profession – from the bottom up.
Practical nationwide training is provided as an overhead line fitter/electrical systems fitter from the second year of the apprenticeship onwards.
- A school leaving certificate: good secondary school leaving certificate or secondary school leaving certificate
- Good grades in maths and physics
- Technical understanding
- Craftsmanship
- Sense of responsibility and initiative
- Team player qualities
- In-depth practical training and theoretical instruction at a vocational school
- Good opportunities for development
- The opportunity to work within a friendly and dynamic team
- Varied and challenging tasks
- In addition: practical training as a catenary fitter
After completing the programme successfully, a job offer as an overhead line fitter/electrical systems fitter is planned.
Industrial electricians (m/f/d)
Industrial electricians (specialised in industrial engineering) maintain electrical systems, wire control cabinets, and commission both systems and equipment. Quality assurance, in particular the monitoring and testing of systems, is an important part of the range of tasks.
During the 2-year apprenticeship trainees are familiarised with all aspects of this wide-ranging profession – from the bottom up.
Practical nationwide training is provided as an overhead line fitter/electrical systems fitter from the second year of the apprenticeship onwards.
- A school leaving certificate: good secondary school leaving certificate or secondary school leaving certificate
- Interest in electrotechnical devices
- Good grades in maths and physics
- Technical understanding
- Craftsmanship
- Comfortable working at heights
- Sense of responsibility and initiative
- Team player qualities
- In-depth practical training and theoretical instruction at a vocational school
- Good opportunities for development
- The opportunity to work within a friendly and dynamic team
- Varied and challenging tasks
After completing the programme successfully, a job offer as an overhead line fitter/electrical systems fitter is planned.
Metal technology specialists (m/f/d)
Our metal technicians (specialised in assembly technology) are experts in everything to do with metal. The tasks in this technical profession range from metal-working, manufacturing components and finished metal products, to the production and monitoring of entire machines and systems.
During the 2-year apprenticeship trainees are familiarised with all aspects of this wide-ranging profession – from the bottom up.
Practical nationwide training is provided as an overhead line fitter/electrical systems fitter from the second year of the apprenticeship onwards.
- A school leaving certificate: good secondary school leaving certificate or secondary school leaving certificate
- Good grades in maths, physics
- Technical understanding
- Craftsmanship
- Comfortable working at heights
- Sense of responsibility and initiative
- Team player qualities
- In-depth practical training and theoretical instruction at a vocational school
- Good opportunities for development
- The opportunity to work within a friendly and dynamic team
- Varied and challenging tasks
- In addition: practical training as a catenary fitter
Industrial management assistant (m/f/d)
With this apprenticeship, you will become a specialist for project workflows and processes - whether in accounting, project management, purchasing or sales.
You will learn important IT programmes, communication and presentation techniques as well as modern project management methods. As an industrial management assistance (m/f/d), you will have our business processes under control. You will get to know various commercial departments and can apply your acquired knowledge in a wide range of tasks.
Duration of training: 3.0 years/ 2.5 years depending on qualifications.
The training mainly takes place at our office in Forchheim, Germany. We also expect you to be willing to travel in order to get to know other departments in our company.
- Good secondary school leaving certificate or university entrance qualification
- Good to very good grades in maths, German, English and ideally business administration/accounting.
- Enthusiasm for commercial contexts
- Interest in and understanding of figures
- Communication skills, diligence and organisational skills
- Enjoy team, organisational and project work
- In-depth theoretical training at a vocational college in Forchheim and practical training at our office in Forchheim and at other branches in Germany and Austria.
- Good opportunities for development
- The opportunity to work within dynamic teams
- Varied and challenging tasks
Apprenticeship process and locations
Our apprentices are trained in two training centres. Both training centres are equipped with modern technology and the infrastructure of a training centre as well as educational trained specialists.
LTB Leitungsbau GmbH, with its training and apprenticeship workshops in Lichtenberg (Erzgebirge) is already a long-standing partner. The vocational school centre (BSZ) for technology and business "Julius Weisbach" in Freiberg is the school for theoretical training. It is the largest vocational school in the district with a tradition of specialising in industrial-technical and commercial training professions. The final examinations are organised by the IHK Chemnitz (chamber of commerce and industry) .
We organise accommodation for our apprentices in the Gentilly residential park in Freiberg/Saxony. The costs for the accommodation are covered by Powerlines.
A second training partner is the electrical training centre in Mühlacker (near Pforzheim). The theoretical part of the training takes place at the Heinrich Wieland Vocational School in Pforzheim. The final examinations are organised by the IHK Karlsruhe (chamber of commerce and industry). For the accommodation of our apprentices in Pforzheim, we have entered into a co-operation agreement with the Kolpinghaus Pforzheim. Here, too, the costs for accommodation during the training programme are covered by Powerlines.
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