Apprenticeship Draftsman EFZ-Talent Pool
Visp
Key information
- Publication date:22 August 2025
- Workload:100%
- Place of work:Visp
Job summary
Arxada is a global specialty chemicals company tackling conservation challenges. Join us for a sustainable work environment with growth opportunities.
Tasks
- As a designer, you'll create parts and assemblies for various applications.
- Collaborate with professionals on projects and create documentation.
- Gain hands-on experience while attending vocational school.
Skills
- A strong interest in mechanics and technical concepts is required.
- Excellent spatial awareness and attention to detail are essential.
- Good teamwork and communication skills are necessary.
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Arxada is a globally active specialty chemicals company committed to solving the world’s toughest challenges in preservation through better science. [With a proud innovation history dating back more than a century], we aim to help our customers develop more sustainable solutions that protect and preserve human health and well-being and extend the life of vital infrastructure while working to reduce our ecological footprint and that of our customers.
Sustainability is one of our top priorities. We make significant strategic investments that not only reduce our own ecological footprint but also help our customers adapt to long-term ecological and social change by developing cleaner and more environmentally friendly solutions.
Arxada in Visp offers as of 01.08.2025 an exciting apprenticeship as a Draftsman EFZ.
Draftsmen develop and design individual parts and assemblies for devices, machines, or systems as well as tools and fixtures for production in collaboration with other professionals. They process orders, specifications, or subprojects. They create manufacturing, assembly, and test documents and develop the necessary production data. For the operation and maintenance of the products, they prepare corresponding instructions and documentation.
The training to become a draftsman is an interesting, versatile, and demanding profession with a future. After successful completion of the apprenticeship, there are very good opportunities for further education and career advancement.
The training lasts four years. Draftsmen complete their practical training in the training company, supplemented by inter-company courses. Vocational school is attended two days a week in the first and second years and one day a week in the third and fourth years.
You bring these qualities:
- Interest in technical contexts and mechanics
- Good spatial imagination
- Precise and careful working method
- Patience, perseverance, and ability to concentrate
- Enjoy working on the computer
- Good team and communication skills
Arxada offers a world-class portfolio in two different areas:
Microbial Control Solutions (MCS) focuses on the threat to humans and the environment from microorganisms in five different business areas: Professional Hygiene, Home & Personal Care, Wood Protection, Paints & Coatings, and Material Protection.
Nutrition, Care & Environmental (NCE) supplies materials for the production of composites for the electronics, aerospace, and other markets as well as vitamins and nutritional supplements, chemicals and high-performance intermediates as well as raw materials for a wide range of high-performance applications.