Plant operators operate production and packaging plants, coordinate and control the individual sub-processes and monitor the plants during the manufacturing process. They know the production process from the individual raw materials to the finished product.

Training at HUBER+SUHNER

• Versatile plant park with state-of-the-art technology
• Varied training structure in 8 different sub-processes of cable production:
• Wire drawing
• Stranding
• Braiding
• Inline (extruder incl. radiation cross-linking)
• Departure
• Core extrusion
• Sheath extrusion
• Stranding
• Additional specialised training in mechanics, pneumatics, hydraulics, electrical engineering etc. related to cable production
• Vocational school in Chur and inter-company course in Domat/Ems: block teaching, one week at a time
• Shift work (also night shift)

Automation technicians build electrical control systems, apparatus, machines, plants or automation systems in collaboration with other specialists, put them into operation or carry out maintenance work. They plan and programme solutions for control and automation tasks. They prepare the corresponding instructions and documentation.

Training at HUBER+SUHNER

• 1st + 2nd year basic training at Ferag AG, Hinwil (only in Pfäffikon)
• 3rd + 4th year of specialisation training with the following competences
• Testing, repairing and commissioning electrical machines 
• Locate and rectify faults in machines or systems 
• Maintaining operating equipment 

Polymechanics manufacture workpieces, make tools and devices for production or assemble devices, apparatus, machines or systems. They work on orders or projects in cooperation with other specialists, develop design solutions and prepare technical documents, build prototypes and carry out tests. They are involved in commissioning, planning and monitoring production processes or carry out maintenance work. Polymechanics are characterised by economic and ecological thinking and action. They carry out their orders and projects systematically and independently. They are also used to working in a team, are flexible and open to new ideas. They observe the principles of occupational safety, health protection and environmental protection.

Training at HUBER+SUHNER

• Two years of basic training (incl. inter-company courses) in the company's own training workshop.
• Two years of specialised training in at least one specialist area and one supplementary area

The apprenticeship as a physics laboratory technician is one of the broadest basic technical training programmes. Physics laboratory assistants carry out physical measurements and series of experiments with materials and systems. They set up experimental equipment, prepare and carry out experiments and document them.

Training at HUBER+SUHNER

• Two-year basic training in mechanical materials processing (in-house training workshop), measurement technology, information technology, work in the chemistry and development laboratory, as well as training modules in bonding technology, photography, thermometry, optics and electrical engineering.
• Two years of in-depth training in two specialisations, e.g. high-frequency technology, fibre optics technology or informatics

Commercial clerks are service-oriented employees in business management processes. Their professional field ranges from advising external and internal customers, to carrying out administrative tasks, to sector-specific processing. On the basis of common competences, they carry out their activities with different emphases according to sector, corporate strategy and personal aptitude. Their attitude is characterised by customer orientation, personal initiative and a willingness to engage in lifelong learning.

Training at HUBER+SUHNER

• Training in various departments
• Use of foreign languages
• Internal commercial introduction

Design engineers develop and design individual parts and assemblies for devices, machines or systems as well as tools and devices for production in cooperation with other specialists. Furthermore, they process orders, specifications or parts of projects, prepare production, assembly and test documents and compile the necessary production data. They prepare the relevant instructions and documentation for the operation and maintenance of the products. Design engineers are characterised by economic and ecological thinking and action. They carry out their orders and projects systematically and independently.

Training at HUBER+SUHNER

• Basic training (drawing technology, design technology, CAD systems and documentation creation) in the company's own training workshop
• Practical workshop training (basics of various manufacturing, joining and assembly techniques) in the company's own training workshop

Plastics technologists process polymer materials into semi-finished and finished products and set up machines and production lines. They also optimise production and maintain production facilities, machines and tools. In cooperation with other specialists, they process orders and projects and carry out tests.

Training at HUBER+SUHNER

• Basic mechanical training in the company's own training workshop (1st semester)
• Basic training in the field of injection moulding, as well as in the tool maintenance, equipment maintenance and quality assurance departments (2nd - 4th semester)
• Advanced training in the field of injection moulding, as well as in the elective areas of process development, design, quality assurance and internal sales (5th - 8th semester)

  
  

Logisticians have the basic skills and abilities to safely perform the tasks in the professional fields of distribution, warehousing and transport. They advise customers and help shape communication and IT processes. For the independent and competent execution of individual tasks, logisticians have practical and technical manual dexterity and an interest in organisational and planning tasks. They are particularly characterised by a customer-friendly attitude, social commitment, appropriate flexibility, physical resilience and ecologically sustainable thinking and action.

Training at HUBER+SUHNER

• Assignment in various logistics areas (inbound, intra, outbound, disposal and production logistics)
• Handling of various industrial trucks and aids
• You learn how to use SAP