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Food technology specialist

Today, foods are produced automatically and commercially. The necessary machinery is operated by specialists in food technology. If you are interested in producing foods from raw materials and semi-finished products according to specified recipes, this will be the best profession. By completing this apprenticeship, you acquire a comprehensive qualification that can be used in many sub-sectors of the food industry and also for employment alternatives.

Food technology specialists

  • Planning and organising order-related work flows
  • Controlling, operating and monitoring production equipment and packaging facilities
  • Recognising faults in the production flows; taking measures to safeguard production processes
  • Storing materials, product-specific cleaning, upkeep and maintenance of facilities and equipment
  • Documenting process-relevant and quality-relevant data

 

Training at VAN HEES

The apprenticeship will take three years. On-the-job, our apprentices will step directly into the very varied daily business in which manual work is supported by the employment of state-of-the-art machinery and tools. During the training, our apprentices become familiar with the different departments of our company, e.g. goods receiving department, the bottling department, the laboratory and our manufactory for liquid products.

Our qualified instructors and employees impart extensive knowledge and skills to our apprentices. If the apprenticeship is concluded successfully, you have the chance of being taken on permanent employment.  Moreover, further training opportunities to become a technician are provided.

Industrial management assistant

Not merely an office job – this is about business processes: planning and implementing projects as well as optimising already existing processes. If you opt for this apprenticeship, you will learn how to apply your skills in typical fields such as Marketing, Accounting, Purchasing, Order Processing and Human Resources. In addition, at VAN HEES you have the opportunity to become more familiar with other fields, like Quality Assurance, Specifications, General Food Law as well as Research and Development.

Industrial management assistants

  • Acquiring basic knowledge in the areas of Purchasing and Materials Management
  • Planning, controlling and monitoring the production processes
  • Gathering practical experience in the fields of customer acquisition, order processing in Germany and abroad
  • Learning about the financial and business accounting processes
  • Acquiring knowledge in marketing and promotional measures as well as implementation and evaluation of market and competitor analyses

 

Industriekaufleute

Training at VAN HEES

The apprenticeship will take three years and can be shortened under specific conditions. During the apprenticeship, you will become familiar with the different business areas of the training company and obtain extensive insights into the various fields of Materials Management, Purchasing, Human Resources, Distribution (Sales and Marketing) as well as Finance (Accounting).

Our qualified instructors and employees impart extensive knowledge and skills to our apprentices. If the apprenticeship is concluded successfully, you have the chance of being taken on permanent employment. Moreover, further training opportunities in commercial areas.