Tasks and activities
Metal dressers can be employed in the industrial production in several work fields. They machine work and process sheets, pipes and profiles, such as vessels, sheet coverings, pipe connections or window frames made of metal profiles, they saw individual parts to get the required length and cut out sheets according to previously applied templates. They use different machines depending on the thickness of the sheets. They also prepare the work pieces for the machines and production lines and monitor the mostly automated machining processes, e.g. turning, drilling, milling or grinding.
Metal cutting mechanics clean and maintain the machines, tools and measuring and test equipment. They check the oil level and the cooling lubricant or replace certain machine parts, e.g. ball bearings. With the assembly of series products for daily use, they completely assemble the device in collaboration with industrial mechanics, car mechanics or other skilled workers. These series products can include cars, bicycles, washing machines or power saws.
Vocational training - Preconditions
Basically, anybody can basically start the vocational training to become a metal dresser at RK Rose+Krieger. However, the trainees should have at least the secondary modern school qualification (Hauptschule) and should be willing to learn and work hard.
The application shall include at least a letter of application, a personal data sheet, copies of the last school certificates and a photograph (scanned is also acceptable).
Duration
The duration of the vocational training to become a metal dresser is planned to last two years.
Contents
The main objective of the operational, educational and the external training is to gain the ability to make decisions and take on responsibilities. The training regulation bindingly governs the contents that the industrial companies have to communicate during the training. They include the following subjects:
• Technology
• Manufacturing planning
• Technical mathematics
• Economics and social studies
Furthermore, RK Rose+Krieger is trying to teach internal subjects to the trainees in addition to the minimum subjects required by the training regulation and the framework curriculum .
Certificates and examinations
During the training, the trainee has to regularly maintain a performance record (Tätigkeitsnachweis). This documents the progress of the training.
An intermediate examination is conducted after one year of training time at the earliest, .
Company training centres
The training is conducted as a dual system, i.e. theoretical subjects are taught in the part-time vocational school and the practical training is provided in the company.
Payment
The trainees are paid according to the tariffs agreed to by the IG Metall union.
