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Apprentices in Winterthur
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Our apprenticeship opportunities for the next four years

Electronics Technician (m/f/d)

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Training duration: 4 years

What you bring to the role:

  • Completion of mandatory school education at the middle or upper level of secondary school with good to very good grades
  • Good performance in mathematical and scientific subjects
  • Analytical thinking, understanding of abstract concepts
  • Skillful hands for precise work
  • Patience, endurance, and the ability to concentrate
  • Spatial imagination
  • Technical understanding
  • Accurate and careful way of working
  • Ability to work in a team and reliability
  • Interest in new technologies
  • You want to become part of the Kistler apprentice family, are curious, and want to learn and discover new things

Your contact: Ronny

Email Ronny

Digital Business Developer (m/f/d)

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Training duration: 4 years

What you bring to the role:

  • Completion of mandatory school education at the middle or upper level of secondary school with good to very good grades
  • Ability to work in a team
  • Logical and abstract thinking
  • Fluency in English
  • Quick comprehension
  • Keen about IT - hardware or software
  • Strong ability to concentrate 
  • Systematic way of working, patience and endurance
  • You want to become part of the Kistler apprentice family, are curious, and want to learn and discover new things

Your contact: Marcel

Email Marcel

Computer Scientist Platform Development (m/f/d)

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Training duration: 4 years

What you bring to the role:

  • Completion of mandatory school education at the middle or upper level of secondary school with good to very good grades
  • Ability to work in a team
  • Logical and abstract thinking
  • Fluency in English
  • Quick comprehension
  • Keen about IT - hardware or software
  • Strong ability to concentrate 
  • Systematic way of working, patience, and endurance
  • You want to become part of the Kistler apprentice family, are curious, and want to learn and discover new things

Your contact: Marcel

Email Marcel

Commercial Clerk (m/f/d)

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Training duration: 3 years

What you bring to the role:

  • Completion of mandatory school education at the middle or upper level of secondary school with good to very good grades
  • Proficient in MS Office programs
  • Good verbal communication skills, preferably also in a foreign language (English)
  • Quick comprehension and interconnected thinking
  • Open and communicative personality
  • Ability to quickly adapt to different subject areas
  • Organizational skills and sense of responsibility
  • You want to become part of the Kistler apprentice family, are curious, and want to learn and discover new things

Your contact: Marcel

Email Marcel

Physics Laboratory Technician (m/f/d) Specialization: Analytical Technology

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Training duration: 4 years

What you bring to the role:

  • Completion of mandatory school education at the middle or upper level of secondary school with good to very good grades
  • Fluency in English
  • Technical and scientific understanding
  • Logical thinking
  • Precise way of working
  • Patience and endurance
  • Able to work independently
  • Reliability and ability to work in a team
  • You want to become part of the Kistler apprentice family, are curious, and want to learn and discover new things

Your contact: Marcel

Email Marcel

Physics Laboratory Technician (m/f/d) Specialization: Measurement Technology

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Training duration: 4 years

What you bring to the role:

  • Completion of mandatory school education at the middle or upper level of secondary school with good to very good grades
  • Fluency in English
  • Technical and scientific understanding
  • Logical thinking
  • Precise way of working
  • Patience and endurance
  • Able to work independently
  • Reliability and ability to work in a team
  • You want to become part of the Kistler apprentice family, are curious, and want to learn and discover new things

Your contact: Marcel

Email Marcel

Polymechanic (m/f/d)

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Training duration: 4 years

What you bring to the role:

  • Completion of mandatory school education at the middle or upper level of secondary school with good to very good grades
  • Understanding of technical and abstract concepts
  • Spatial imagination
  • Skillful hands and intuition
  • Precise and careful way of working
  • Concentration ability, patience, and endurance
  • You want to become part of the Kistler apprentice family, are curious, and want to learn and discover new things

Your contact: Miron

Email Miron

Design Engineer EFZ (m/f/d)

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Training duration: 4 years

What you bring to the role:

  • Completion of compulsory schooling at the intermediate or upper level of elementary education with good to very good grades 
  • Technical understanding 
  • Spatial awareness and the ability to understand abstract relationships 
  • Enjoyment of working on a computer and creating complex plans 
  • Precise and careful way of working 
  • Patience, perseverance, and a high level of concentration 
  • You want to become part of the Kistler apprentice family and are eager to learn and discover new things

Your contact: Miron

Email Miron

Your application process with us (duration 3 months)

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  • The information session is designed to give you an initial overview of who we are, our selection criteria, and the profession you’re interested in.
  • To learn more about a profession, click the button below and complete the registration form.
  • We will send you a proposed appointment by email.
  • The information session takes place virtually via MS Teams and lasts approximately 60 minutes.
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  • We will show you your potential future workplace.
  • You will experience the profession firsthand and can already demonstrate your skills.
  • You will receive an email from us with a proposed appointment.
  • Taster afternoons take place every Wednesday and last approximately 2 hours.
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Experience a career

Congratulations, you are one step closer to the right career choice and already have a clear picture of the training you would like to do with us!

  • After the information afternoon, please contact us again to let us know whether you would like to spend your trial days with us.
  • We will organize everything and you will receive a follow-up appointment.
  • During the trial days, you will get to know the trainers, other apprentices, our products, our values and our culture. 
  • At the end, you will have a personal interview with a vocational trainer.
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Curriculum vitae, certificates, multicheck and / or employment test
  • Send your complete documents to your contact person. These consist of: CV, certificates, multicheck and / or employment test.
  • A letter of motivation is not mandatory, but you may submit one.
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You've almost made it!

We would like to talk with you, listen to your questions and provide you with answers.

  • You will receive an appointment for an interview. It will last about 1 hour.
  • Normally, two of us will be present at this interview: the responsible vocational trainer and one other person. 
  • During the interview, we will ask you a few questions about school, your career expectations, etc. 
  • We will talk again about your application and your motivation. (WHY do you want to join us? TIP: This is what interests us the most!)
  • We will organize a follow-up appointment where you can give us feedback and let us know your final decision. You will then receive the final result from us. 

Information session

During the virtual information session, you will receive an initial introduction to our organization. We will talk about our recruitment criteria and give you a first insight into the profession you are interested in. 

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Benefits

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Bonus

  • Performance bonus twice yearly
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Vacation

  • Seven weeks vacation in the first apprenticeship year
  • Six weeks in the second apprenticeship year
  • Five weeks in the third and fourth year
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Further development

  • Internal and external training
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Lunch

  • Lunch in the canteen for CHF 5
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We are currently training 38 apprentices at Kistler Instrumente AG in Winterthur. The proportion of apprentices in relation to the total number of employees in Switzerland is six percent.

We are delighted that more than 50 apprentices around the world have placed their trust in us and that we are able to prepare them for the working world of tomorrow. With the support of around 40 of our practical trainers in Switzerland and at three locations in Southern and Central Germany, we train talented people in various areas.

Your contact persons

Meier Ronny
Ronny Meier

Vocational Trainer Electronics
Phone: +41 52 2241 780

Email Ronny
Miron Stähli
Miron Stähli

Vocational Trainer Mechanics
Phone: +41 52 2241 602

Email Miron
Marcel Schärer
Marcel Schärer

Head of vocational training

Phone: +41 52 2241 321

Email Marcel