Apprenticeship at Perlen Packaging

During your 3 year apprenticeship you will learn how to plan the production processes and ensure the maximum productivity of the machinery and equipment. You monitor the production process and in the case of breakdowns or malfunctions you will quickly and purposefully intervene to ensure the shortest downtime. Eliminating sources of error and minor repair work are also among your tasks. You ensure that the products comply with the quality requirements, regulations and customer requirements and you ensure that the hygiene regulations are always adhered to.

Requirements: Secondary qualification (B or C) with perfect conduct, good grades in mathematics and enjoyment in technology. Likewise, you are characterised by manual skill as well as accurate and careful work.

Job Description

Industrial Administrators manage business processes in the company. They compare offers in Materials Management, negotiate with suppliers and oversee incoming goods and warehousing. In Production Management they plan, manage and monitor the production of goods or services and generate work order documents. Generating calculations and price lists for negotiations with customers is part of their responsibility in Sales. Additionally, they develop marketing strategies. They are active in the Accounting and Finance Departments, handling, booking and checking processes in day to day business. They work out staffing requirements in HR, assist with recruitment and selection and plan employee allocation.

Apprenticeship

Training in the subjects:

• familiarise in training and job
• recording market-oriented processes of an industrial company
• recording and documenting value flows
• analysing and evaluating added value processes
• planning, managing and checking goods & services processes
• planning, managing and checking procurement processes
• performing HR relevant tasks
• analysing and evaluating annual financial statement
• analysing the company from a total and global economical perspective
• planning, managing and checking sales processes
• planning investment and financing processes
• implementing strategic company projects

Training in the factory in the departments:

• Works Office
• Purchasing
• Production Planning
• QA/Laboratory
• Despatch
• Financial Accounting
• Controlling
• HR
• Sales
• Marketing

Intermediate exam in the middle of the 2nd apprenticeship year

Final exam after the 3rd apprenticeship year

Duration

Industrial Administrator is a formally recognised apprenticeship in the industry and takes 3 years. The training takes part in the company and at the vocational school in Müllheim.

Requirements

• interest to work with data and numbers
• customer-orientated and good communication skills
• careful and exact working style
• team player and sense of responsibility
• good people skills
• friendly demeanour
• education: vocational college I

Job Description

Electronics Engineers in Manufacturing Engineering install electrical components and equipment for electrical power supply, industrial facilities or buildings and automation systems. They design system changes and expansions, install wiring systems and power supplies, set up machines and drive systems and install control units. In addition, they program, configure and test systems and safety installations. They also monitor the facilities, regularly maintain them, carry out regular checks and repair them when faulty. They also organise the installation of equipment and monitor the work carried out by third parties and other groups. When handing over the equipment the Electronics Engineer in Manufacturing Engineering trains the future operators how to use it.

Apprenticeship

Training in the subjects:

• operational and technical communication
• planning and organising work, evaluating work results
• installing and connecting electrical production equipment
• measuring and analysing electrical functions and systems
• evaluating the safety of electrical facilities and production equipment
• installing and commissioning electrical equipment
• technically analyse orders, develop solutions
• installing and configuring IT systems
• analysing electronical systems and checking functions
• planning and carrying out electrical installations
• analysing and adapting control units
• preparing IT systems
• ensuring electrical power supply and safety of production equipment
• analysing and checking devices and assembly groups in facilities
• programming and installing equipment control units
• selecting and integrating drive systems
• installing and commissioning technical building equipment
• setting up and maintaining technical power equipment
• commissioning and maintaining automatic equipment in the facility
• planning, realising, maintaining and adapting electrical equipment

Training in the factory in the departments:

• Maintenance
• Technical
• Energy Management
• Calandering
• Mixing
• Slitting

Part 1 of the final exam at the end of the 2nd apprenticeship year

Part 2 of the final exam after the 3rd apprenticeship year

Duration

Electrical Engineer in Manufacturing Engineering is a formally recognised apprenticeship in the industry and takes 3.5 years. The training takes part in the company and at the vocational school in Freiburg.

Requirements

• good with hands and technical understanding
• interest in electronics
• careful and exact working style
• ability to work independently and responsibly
• awareness and attentiveness
• education: high school graduate

Job Description

Plastics and rubber technologists manufacture plastic and rubber products or goods, such as films in our company, which are subsequently processed. They plan production processes, set up and operate production machines and equipment. Plastics and rubber technologists monitor and optimise the production process. They use special processing procedures and make compounds according to a formulation. Additionally, they are familiar with incoming goods control, the preparation and testing of materials and with product properties.

Apprenticeship

Training in the subjects:

• producing building components and groups including service and maintenance
• production planning and production control
• use of process technologies and process-specific control and automation technology
• pneumatics and hydraulics
• preparation of materials, handling working materials, working with and re-working semi-finished materials

Training in the factory in the departments:

• Calandering
• Mixing
• Slitting
• Quality Assurance
• Development
• Laboratory
• Maintenance
• Order Entry
• Purchasing

Part 1 of the final exam at the end of the 2nd apprenticeship year

Part 2 of the final exam after the 3rd apprenticeship year

Duration

Plastics and rubber technologist is a formally recognised apprenticeship in the industry and takes 3 years. The training takes part in the company, in the apprentice workshop and at the vocational school in Emmendingen.

Requirements

• good with hands and technical understanding
• interest in natural sciences
• careful and exact working manner
• independent and responsible working style
• awareness and attentiveness
• education: high school graduate

Job Description

Machine and Systems Operators set up or convert production machines and equipment, put them into operation, run and monitor them. They control and check the processes to recognise machine malfunctions at an early stage and repair them where necessary.

Apprenticeship

Training in the subjects:

• allocation and use of materials, supplies and auxiliaries
• company and technical communication
• planning and preparation of work processes
• material testing
• industry-specific manufacturing technology
• control systems technology
• set-up and operation of production equipment
• managing material flow
• maintenance and inspection of machines and equipment
• carrying out quality assurance measures

Training in the factory in the departments:

• Calandering
• Mixing
• Slitting
• Quality Assurance
• Development
• Laboratory
• Maintenance

Part 1 of the final exam at the beginning of the 2nd apprentice year

Part 2 of the final exam after the 2nd apprenticeship year

Duration

Machine and Systems Operator is a formally recognised apprenticeship in the industry and takes 2 years. The training takes part in the company, in the apprentice workshop and at the vocational school in Müllheim.

Requirements

• good with hands and technical understanding
• independent and responsible working style
• team player and sense of responsibility
• affinity to work with machines
• education: high school graduate

Job Description

Laboratory Assistants prepare and carry out chemical studies and experimental tests. They analyse materials, separate material compounds and produce chemical substances. In addition, they document their work and evaluate the recorded results.

Apprenticeship

Training in the subjects:

• combining materials
• separating material systems
• analysing material structures and properties
• photometric and chromatographic analysis
• carrying out preparatory work
• synthesising formulations of different material categories
• synthesising aromatic preparations
• carrying out volumetric and gravimetric analysis
• carrying out chromatographic analysis
• handling work materials
• chemical and physical methods
• carrying out analytical and preparative work
• spectroscopic carrying out structure analysis of organic compounds
• applying synthesis techniques
• monitoring production processes
• defining material characteristics
• identifying and using micro-organisms
• analysing materials electro-chemically
• applying environment-related work techniques
• carrying out immune-related and diagnostic work
• carrying out biotechnical and cell culture technical work
• producing and testing coating materials
• carrying out electro-technical work

Training in the factory in the departments:

• Quality Assurance
• Development
• Laboratory
• Quality Management

Part 1 of the final exam at the end of the 2nd apprenticeship year

Part 2 of the final exam after 3.5 years apprenticeship

Duration

Laboratory Assistant apprenticeship is a formally recognised apprenticeship in the industry and takes 3.5 years. The training takes part in the company and at the vocational school in Freiburg.

Requirements

• careful and exact working style
• independent working manner
• sense of responsibility
• interest in natural sciences and chemical processes
• education: high school graduate

The Work

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration is responsible for customer support, consultancy and sales, market surveying and observation, planning, deployment and control of marketing tools, processing and monitoring of payment transactions, operating statistics, personnel administration and management, and accounting and costing. When selecting the suppliers, they take into account purchasing prices, conditions, quality and term accuracy. They use the EDP system more intensively to control the entire flow of goods using fully integrated merchandise management systems.
The main tasks are sales, finance, accounting and human resources.

The Study

In addition to the economic fundamentals, the specific contents are split in four different areas.

• Controlling / Finance and Accounting
  Differentiated knowledge in the areas of balance sheet analysis, consolidated financial statements, financial and investment management, value-oriented management, key figure systems and in various systems of cost and performance accounting (e.g. direct costing, target costing, process cost accounting) are taught.

• Marketing / Sales management
  Mediation of approaches to the explanation of customer behavior, brand and advertising management, strategic and operational marketing planning, industrial goods marketing, marketing controlling, methods of market research, online marketing, CRM as well as sales management and sales controlling.

• Materials Management / Production Management
  Purchasing, Logistics and Sales require knowledge of strategic and operational procurement planning, supplier and contract management, inventory management, production planning and control as well as e-logistics, quality management, supply chain management and logistics control.

• Human Resources
  Personnel management is mainly concerned with personnel planning, personnel development, personnel selection, labor law, remuneration, international human resource management, employee management and social insurance.

The Duration

The three-year course ends with 210 ECTS points and the academic degree

• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

The Requirements

Applicants for a dual degree program in industry should have good grades in the fields of German, mathematics, business administration and foreign languages. To be motivated, persevering, resilient, committed and flexible form good prerequisites.