Training at HegerGuss

Question:

Do you even need apprentices any more?

Answer:

We definitely need some! The company is doing well and needs you!

Question:

What do you earn during an apprenticeship with your company?

Answer:

Not very bad, 608 € in the first year and 721 € in the last year.

Question:

Are you out of a job after that?

Answer:

No, not at all! In the last 10 years we have kept on 97 % of our apprentices.

Question:

What kind of job do you get after serving your apprenticeship?

Answer:

The main positions are foundry mechanics as well as industrial sales staff.

Question:

I've never heard of a foundry mechanic - what does that job involve?

Answer:

You pour molten iron into molds! No, seriously, you learn how to make casting molds, prepare cores, helps during casting and during post-processing, too.

Have a look at the comic - it will explain things just like on a childrens' channel...

Question:

That's probably very dirty and hard work!

Answer:

It is definitely not like working at a bank! But it really gives you a chance to build something and afterwards you can say: This motor block, this turbine housing, it was quite a bit of work, but I made it together with the others! Some of the components are very, very large, ... and weigh tons, truly huge machines and lifting equipment you work with.

Question:

And then, I end up standing there next to the big casting pot?

Answer:

You can, but you can also advance your career, you are very talented! For example: One of our employees started out as a foundry mechanic in 1992; then he worked for two years as a specialist technician, completed his certificate as a master craftsman, and now he trains new apprentices.

Another employee worked for three years as a skilled worker after completing his apprenticeship, then attended a polytechnic institute and now works with modern simulation programs and computer systems in our development department.

We have plenty of information on the profession of "foundry mechanic"