Machine and plant operator (m/f/d)

Education

Safety, innovation and tradition: that's us, Steinbach & Vollmann!

Steinbach & Vollmann (STUV) has been one of the leading medium-sized companies in the locks, security and fittings industry for 140 years. Our company headquarters are centrally located between the cities of Essen, Düsseldorf and Wuppertal. With over 170 employees at our headquarters in Germany and sales companies in Spain and China, we serve both local and international markets.

Our main customers are in the industrial and government sectors. We supply innovative mechanical and electronic solutions for well-known industrial customers, e.g. for aeroplanes, machines, the food industry, cold storage rooms, trains and safes. In the prison sector, we are the market and innovation leader for the high-security locks used there in German-speaking countries.

Our business model is future-proof and has great potential for growth. We have big plans for the coming years. We want to significantly expand our market share both nationally and internationally and are therefore looking to strengthen our team.

As of 01 August 2025, we are looking for an apprentice (f/m/d) as a machine and plant operator for our company headquarters in Heiligenhaus. Our production team sets up, equips, operates and monitors machines and systems. You will monitor the machine process in order to recognise malfunctions at an early stage and thus achieve a high level of operational readiness.

Your reasons for completing your apprenticeship with us

• We live and love flat hierarchies and an open corporate culture in which there is room for your ideas and impulses
• You can show what you're made of and develop professionally and personally
• An open-minded and highly likeable team is looking forward to working with you
• A highly motivated training team that wants to excel together with you and provide you with all-round support

What you can expect from us

• You operate, test, set up and maintain machines as well as production and operating systems
• You monitor and ensure the flow of materials
• You create components using various manufacturing processes and rectify faults
• You will gain insights into all production-related departments
• An extensive range of training courses

What you bring to our team

• You have completed your secondary school leaving certificate after year 10
• You have a good knowledge of maths and physics
• You have manual dexterity and technical understanding
• You work conscientiously and reliably and are eager to learn and show initiative
• New challenges excite you and you are keen to contribute your ideas

Would you like to be actively involved from the very beginning and try out new tasks again and again? Gladly with us!

We offer you a very good apprenticeship and later the chance of a job with a wide range of prospects for your professional development. In addition, we constantly develop you further with our attractive training programmes and motivate you with special payments for good school and company performance. You will have 30 days' holiday per year to help you relax.

Take your future into your own hands and apply now! - With a cover letter, CV in tabular form and copies of your last two certificates.

Take your future into your own hands and become part of our team!

Apply with a cover letter, CV in tabular form and copies of your last two certificates.

We look forward to getting to know you!