Apprenticeship as a Production Mechanic 2026

About the job

Apprenticeship as a Production Mechanic 2026

Working with various metals

You process metal components and assemble them into devices, apparatuses, and machines. For this, you read manufacturing documents and technical drawings. You prepare the necessary tools. You complete your tasks and projects precisely and independently, sometimes also in a team and together with other specialists. Production mechanics mainly work with metals such as steel, stainless steel, or aluminium.

You also work with plastics. You master processing and joining techniques such as drilling, turning, milling, and grinding. You shear, edge, bend, and punch. You screw, solder, rivet, and weld.

Further training prospects

Courses

Offers from vocational schools and higher technical schools, from professional associations such as Swissmechanic and Swissmem.

Polymechanic EFZ

Production mechanics can undertake a shortened basic training as a polymechanic EFZ (entry into the 2nd year of basic training).

Professional examination (PE)

With a federal certificate of competence: e.g. production specialist, aircraft technician – mechanics / avionics, automation specialist, technical sales specialist

Advanced professional examination (APE)

Industrial foreman

Higher technical school

e.g. certified technician HF mechanical engineering, certified technician HF electrical engineering, certified technician HF systems engineering, certified technician HF microtechnology

University of applied sciences

With appropriate educational background e.g. Bachelor of Science (FH) in mechanical engineering, automotive and vehicle technology, systems engineering or mechatronics

Have we aroused your interest?

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For any questions, Mr Markus Schnyder will be happy to assist you.