Apprenticeship as Apparatus Glassblower EFZ

About the job

The company Metroglas AG, based in Affoltern am Albis, is a 100% subsidiary of Metrohm AG in Herisau. Metroglas AG develops and produces sensors with around 80 employees for the worldwide sale of Metrohm AG products.

For the apprenticeship starting in summer 2027, we offer a training position as

Apparatus Glassblower EFZ

Your tasks as an apparatus glassblower:

In the three-year apprenticeship to become an apparatus glassblower EFZ, you will be trained as a skilled apparatus glassblower.

As an apparatus glassblower EFZ, you will learn during the three-year training to manufacture glass apparatus for the chemical industry and to process hollow and special glass for complex electrochemical and optical sensors. These sensors are used worldwide in research, biotechnology, medicine, and chemistry.

You will work according to technical drawings and connect glass with materials such as metal or ceramics. In doing so, you shape and process glass by hand, on the lathe, at the table burner, and with other tools. In the first year of training, you will acquire the basic skills that you will apply daily throughout the rest of your apprenticeship.

The profession is strongly craft-oriented and requires dexterity, precision, manual skill, and technical understanding. The necessary skills will be taught to you step by step during the training.

Which qualities are important to us:

You are reliable and flexible

You work very independently, cleanly, and precisely

You have at least a secondary school B diploma

You have basic knowledge and an interest in mathematics, chemistry, and physics

You have spatial awareness

You have manual dexterity, a delicate touch, and a steady hand

We offer you:

A varied training by experienced apparatus glassblowers

Training in a dynamic, successful, and future-oriented company

Progressive social benefits and good working conditions

Modern workplaces and infrastructure

A location with excellent transport connections

Further details about the apprenticeship and our company will be gladly provided by our trainer Andreas Tellenbach. We are also happy to offer you the opportunity to get to know the profession and the environment better through a trial apprenticeship.

Do you feel addressed? Then we look forward to receiving your electronic application. We look forward to meeting you!