Innovation begins in your head – careers with us

Every summer, we fill one apprenticeship position as a Businesswoman / Businessman in the mechanical, electrical and metal industry MEM. The apprenticeship consists of on-the-job training at the training company and school-based training at the vocational school. In addition, general skills are taught in inter-company courses. A professional apprenticeship in various departments of our company guarantees you an exciting apprenticeship period and gives you a sound knowledge of the respective field of activity. We cultivate an open and uncomplicated culture and offer our apprentices not only practical training but also intensive support and an insight into an international company.

Duration of training:
3 years

With the new collective bargaining reform (from summer 2023), the following distinction applies:

• Basic training as a commercial clerk EFZ
• Basic training as a commercial clerk EFZ with vocational baccalaureate

You can find the conditions of admission under the following link: Admission requirements

Requirements:

• Interest in commercial / practical work
• Enjoyment of computer work
• Good oral and written expression skills
• Networked thinking
• Pleasure in learning
• Independence
• Reliability
• Enjoyment of working in a team

Training location:
The training location is Festo AG, Lupfig in addition there is the possibility to gain experience during the school holidays at our headquarters in Germany.

Applications are made directly via our application tool on Yousty.ch (Only available in German language): Apply here

Contact person:
Iris Bächli, Specialist Human Resources, Gass 10, 5242 Lupfig, phone direct: 044 744 56 81.

The first step into professional life is particularly important. It is important to find the right "partner" who takes training seriously without taking the fun out of it. A training company that promotes personal skills, can point out career prospects and offers opportunities. This is exactly what Festo offers you.
Our employees are shaping the future of factory and process automation worldwide. As a company, we are extremely proud of this innovative strength, which we explicitly promote through our training tradition. The personal support of trainees by our experienced trainers is a fundamental part of this - as is networking with you. Together we accompany your children optimally into their future. With freedom and security.

Dream job: wish and reality
It is often not easy to choose a career after leaving school. Festo offers support during this orientation phase: Taster work placements, discussions with trainees and trainers give young people the opportunity to get to know different occupational fields. They can test whether the desired profession also matches their own abilities in practice.

Training content
During their training, young people get to know a wide variety of company departments. We focus on innovative training concepts. In addition, we enable an exchange with our worldwide companies and branches. An extensive programme of additional training courses offers apprentices the opportunity to learn about various topics. They also have access to our internal training facility: the Festo Academy. Here they can also take online courses.

Multi-stage application procedure
We have developed a three-stage selection process to select our trainees. Our aim is not so much to find the applicants with the best formal performance, but rather those who fit in best with us.

Step 1: We analyse the application documents. Important criteria are: Completeness, informative value, tidiness and cleanliness as well as creativity.

Step 2: Suitable applicants are invited to a group and individual interview to find out the key qualifications that are important to us (ability to work in a team, communication skills, problem-solving ability, ability to learn, self-direction and independence). After that, it is decided who will advance one round.

Step 3: If the result is positive, you will have a 1 - 5 day trial apprenticeship, where you will get to know the stations of the apprenticeship in different departments and be given simple tasks. If you convince us of your commitment, willingness and ability during this trial apprenticeship, we will conclude an apprenticeship contract together.

Parents and Festo
We work very closely with you as the parents of our apprentices. The better we are networked, the more comprehensively and qualitatively we can support your daughter or son in their learning together. That's why we offer you parents' evenings at regular intervals, for example. In these, we inform you about important processes and would like to have an open exchange with you.