Type of training: Dual vocational training
Duration of training: 3.5 years
Places of learning: training company and vocational school
Get a head start with an apprenticeship as a metalworking technician in steel construction
What does this job involve?
- Manufacture and erect structures such as buildings, industrial buildings, gantries, and tanks
- Program and operate computer-numerically controlled (CNC) machines and machine tools
- Inspect welds using non-destructive and destructive testing methods (e.g., visual inspection, tensile, bending, and compression tests, ultrasonic and radiographic testing) and correct welding defects
Where do you work?
Where do they work? Metal fabricators primarily work in metal shops, fabricating steel structures from sheet metal and structural steel.
What matters most?
Above all, attention to detail is essential in this profession, for example when reading manufacturing drawings. A willingness to learn various welding techniques and to work on automated machines is just as important as manual dexterity and spatial awareness.
What high school diploma is required?
Junior High School Diploma (Hauptschulabschluss)
Interested?
The best thing to do is to contact us directly:
Urban Maschinenbau GmbH
Gewerbegebiet 1
6670 Forchach
Austria
eMail: bewertung@at.u-r-b-a-n.com
Phone: +43 5632 466 0

