SETTING SAIL FOR SUCCESS

Your apprenticeship at SCHOTTEL

As an apprentice in our innovative crew, make the most of the excellent development and qualification opportunities that will train you into a true specialist. With a choice of six possible apprenticed professions, find the one tailored to your strengths and qualifications for a rewarding start to your career. It goes without saying that you will be supported throughout your training by skilled colleagues and designated mentors in the respective specialist departments. Our aim is to take on apprentices who have successfully completed their training.

SCHOTTEL education

Learn more for new perspectives

Every year, our apprentices visit a selected SCHOTTEL customer or supplier. These trips provide valuable experience of everyday life in these businesses. Afterwards, participants prepare presentations on selected specialist topics, which also gives them that all-important speaking practice for their final exams.

As a SCHOTTEL apprentice, you also have the opportunity to develop your skills beyond training and specialist knowledge by taking part in the “ZeiLe” project. This project not only promotes participants’ language skills by daily reading of newspapers, but current topics in world affairs are also presented and discussed at regular events.

Which apprenticeship is the right one for you? 

Specialist for Warehouse Logistics

The production of components for our propulsion and control systems requires a huge amount of technical expertise and the greatest precision craftsmanship. All workpieces that leave our halls are prime examples of quality “made in Germany”.

There is a lot to learn on board:
  • Using and working with an enterprise resource planning system
  • Understanding and implementing logistics processes
  • Carrying out route planning and optimizing storage areas
  • Pallet and hazardous goods handling
  • Processing domestic and foreign freight documents
  • Weekly attendance of the vocational training college in Simmern
  • Training in the Dörth warehouse and assignments in the Spay warehouse
  • Week blocks of specialist courses in the industrial training workshop in Koblenz
  • Duration of 3 years
Bring a solid foundation.
  • Prerequisite: excellent secondary school leaving certificate or good general certificate of secondary education
  • Preferable: good marks in mathematics, German and English
  • Ideal: an affinity for organisational tasks
So that you stay on course to success:
  • Supervision by a designated trainer
  • Specific contact persons in the specialist departments
  • Possible shortening of the training period with appropriate achievements and in consultation with trainers and the vocational college
Construction Mechanic

The production of components for our propulsion and control systems requires a huge amount of technical expertise and the greatest precision craftsmanship. All workpieces that leave our halls are prime examples of quality “made in Germany”.

There is a lot to learn on board:
  • Manufacturing components from metal plates, tubes or profiles using manual and mechanical production methods
  • Joining assemblies and metal structures by means of welding and other processes
  • Operating numerically controlled machines such as CNC plasma cutting machines, welding robots and fully automatic band saws
  • Performing maintenance work on the systems to be operated, including troubleshooting
  • Training in the training workshop and production site in Dörth
  • Repair assignments in Spay
  • Weekly attendance of the vocational training college in Boppard
  • Week blocks of specialist courses in the industrial training workshop in Koblenz
  • Duration of 3.5 years
Bring a solid foundation.
  • Prerequisite: excellent secondary school leaving certificate or good general certificate of secondary education
  • Preferable: mathematics and technical subjects
  • Ideal: hobbies that involve manual skills
So that you stay on course to success:
  • Supervision by a designated trainer
  • Specific contact persons in the specialist departments
  • Possible shortening of the training period with appropriate achievements and in consultation with trainers and the vocational college
Industrial Mechanic

The production of components for our propulsion and control systems requires a huge amount of technical expertise and the greatest precision craftsmanship. All workpieces that leave our halls are prime examples of quality “made in Germany”.

There is a lot to learn on board:
  • Assembly of components, assemblies and complete systems
  • Taking over repair and maintenance tasks
  • Training in the training workshop and production site in Dörth
  • Repair assignments in Spay
  • Weekly attendance of the vocational training college in Boppard
  • Week blocks of specialist courses in the industrial training workshop in Koblenz
  • Duration of 3.5 years
Bring a solid foundation.
  • Prerequisite: excellent secondary school leaving certificate or good general certificate of secondary education
  • Preferable: mathematics and technical subjects
  • Ideal: hobbies that involve manual skills
So that you stay on course to success:
  • Supervision by a designated trainer
  • Specific contact persons in the specialist departments
  • Possible shortening of the training period with appropriate achievements and in consultation with trainers and the vocational college
Cutting Machine Operator

The production of components for our propulsion and control systems requires a huge amount of technical expertise and the greatest precision craftsmanship. All workpieces that leave our halls are prime examples of quality “made in Germany”.

There is a lot to learn on board:
  • Production of precision components by means of machining processes (turning, milling, drilling)
  • Setup and monitoring of production processes on CNC-controlled machine tools
  • Training in the training workshop and production site in Dörth
  • Repair assignments in Spay
  • Weekly attendance of the vocational training college in Boppard
  • Week blocks of specialist courses in the industrial training workshop in Koblenz
  • Duration of 3.5 years
Bring a solid foundation.
  • Prerequisite: excellent secondary school leaving certificate or good general certificate of secondary education
  • Preferable: mathematics and technical subjects
  • Ideal: hobbies that involve manual skills
So that you stay on course to success:
  • Supervision by a designated trainer
  • Specific contact persons in the specialist departments
  • Possible shortening of the training period with appropriate achievements and in consultation with trainers and the vocational college
Mechatronics Technician

The production of components for our propulsion and control systems requires a huge amount of technical expertise and the greatest precision craftsmanship. All workpieces that leave our halls are prime examples of quality “made in Germany”.

There is a lot to learn on board:
  • Construction of mechanical, hydraulic, electrical and electronic components
  • Assembly of parts into components (gearboxes, hydraulic units, control panels, control cabinets)
  • Installation of control software
  • Checking of the entire system
  • Training in the training workshop and production site in Dörth
  • Training in Electrical Engineering in Spay
  • Week blocks in the vocational training college in Simmern
  • Week blocks of specialist courses in the industrial training workshop in Koblenz
  • Duration of 3.5 years
Bring a solid foundation.
  • Prerequisite: good general certificate of secondary education
  • Preferable: mathematics and technical subjects
  • Ideal: enthusiasm for electronics in your spare time.
So that you stay on course to success:
  • Supervision by two designated trainers
  • Specific contact persons in the specialist departments
  • Possible shortening of the training period with appropriate achievements and in consultation with trainers and the vocational college
Technical Product Designer

The digitalization of shipping is a complex task. It requires agile teams of designers, computer scientists and engineers who work hand in hand on the computer, in the engine room and on the whiteboard. No two projects are the same. Every solution is individual.

There is a lot to learn on board:
  • Preparation of design, implementation and assembly drawings with CAD
  • Creation of technical documentation (drawings and parts lists)
  • Accompanying of processes
  • Application of project and process methods
  • Training in the Engineering Department in Dörth
  • Weekly attendance of the vocational training college in Boppard
  • Week blocks of specialist courses in the industrial training workshop in Koblenz
  • Duration of 3.5 years
  • Apprenticeship only possible every three to four years
Bring a solid foundation.
  • Prerequisite: good general certificate of secondary education or ‘Advanced Levels’
  • Preferable: mathematics and technical subjects
  • Ideal: enthusiasm for technology and computers in your spare time
So that you stay on course to success:
  • Supervision by a designated trainer
  • Specific contact persons in the specialist departments
  • Possible shortening of the training period with appropriate achievements and in consultation with trainers and the vocational college
IT Specialist for System Integration

The digitalization of shipping is a complex task. It requires agile teams of computer scientists, designers and engineers who work hand in hand on the computer, in the engine room and on the whiteboard. No two projects are the same. Every solution is individual.

There is a lot to learn on board:
  • Planning, installation, configuration, administration and maintenance of complex information and communication technology systems
  • Analysis of system errors
  • Evaluation of reports and troubleshooting
  • Advising and training of users
  • Training in the IT department in Spay (our IT service provider for production, technology and warehouse)
  • Weekly attendance of the vocational training college in Koblenz
  • Duration of 3 years
  • Apprenticeship only possible every three to four years
Bring a solid foundation.
  • Prerequisite: good general certificate of secondary education or ‘Advanced Levels’ with excellent mathematics grades
  • Preferable: English and technical subjects
  • Ideal: enthusiasm for computers and computer systems in your spare time
So that you stay on course to success:
  • Supervision by a designated trainer
  • Specific contact persons in the specialist departments
  • Possible shortening of the training period with appropriate achievements and in consultation with trainers and the vocational college
Industrial Clerk

We look forward to welcoming young people who share our enthusiasm for maritime technologies. Our intensive training programmes turn our trainees into sought-after specialists with uncompromising quality awareness and a high level of technical expertise within a few years.

There is a lot to learn on board:
  • Across all commercial departments: Purchasing, Material Requirements Planning, Production Planning, Shipping, Marketing, Customer Service, Sales, Financial Accounting, Controlling and Human Resources
  • Training at our sites in Spay and Dörth
  • Weekly attendance of the vocational training college in Koblenz
  • Duration of 3 years
Bring a solid foundation.
  • Prerequisite: good general certificate of secondary education or ‘Advanced Levels’ with (very) good grades in English, German and mathematics
  • Interests: commercial and economic processes
  • Preferable: Languages and organisational tasks
So that you stay on course to success:
  • Supervision by a designated trainer
  • Specific contact persons in the specialist departments
  • Possible shortening of the training period with appropriate achievements and in consultation with trainers and the vocational college