Apprenticeship at KTM

AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING (MOTORCYCLE TECHNOLOGY)

Tasks of an automotive engineer:

• Carry out work on the chassis and bodywork
• Check, repair and maintain mechanical, electronic and electrical parts and equipment installed in motor vehicles
• Operate measuring, inspection and test equipment as well as electronic diagnostic facilities and evaluate results
• Identify, assess and use all fuels, coolants, lubricants and other fluids necessary for operating the vehicle

CAD DESIGN

Tasks of a CAD designer:

• Prepare standard-compliant drawings of components and assemblies with the aid of CAD programs (from draft to technical drawing)
• Perform calculations
• Manufacture, commission and improve designed components and assemblies
• Apply design systematics and mechanical engineering technology
• Prepare technical documentation

E-COMMERCE MERCHANT

Tasks of an e-commerce merchant:

• Development of proposals for a competitive presentation of goods in the online shop and helping with the implementation
• Using different forms of advertising (e.g. retargeting, behavioral targeting)
• Utilizing social networks to approach customers
• Editing of product data, photos, images, videos as well as creation of sales-oriented and search-engine-optimized product descriptions
• Integration of product data into the online shop and its optimization
• Identification of possibilities for adapting and changing the usability of the online shop and helping to continuously optimize the usability of the online shop
• Informing, supporting and advising customers or business partners through various channels

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (PLANT- AND OPERATING TECHNOLOGY)

Tasks of an electrical engineering:

• Assembling, setting up, commissioning, maintaining and repairing electrotechnical systems, especially plant and operating technology
• Set up, assemble, install, test, commission and maintain call, fire and alarm systems as well as lightning protection and earthing systems
• Setting up, testing and connecting electrical equipment and control systems
• Reading circuit, wiring and assembly diagrams, partly also making them yourself
• Create material lists, compile auxiliary materials such as cables, wires, clamps, switches, etc.
• Measure, lay and connect cables and wires
• Install and adjust control boxes with fuses
• Searching for, limiting and eliminating errors, defects and faults in components, devices and systems
• Keep technical records and documentation, operating instructions, installation plans, maintenance and service protocols

EVENT MANAGER

Tasks of an event manager:

• Development of concepts for events
• Create offers for events
• Event marketing and target group-oriented communication
• Event organization and handling
• Invoice control
• Operational project management
• Customer management, customer-oriented work
• Solution development for arising problems
• Situation-specific task processing

Forwarding manager

Tasks

• National and international transport, warehousing and other forwarding services (e.g. hazardous goods, insurance etc.) calculate, offer, organise, process and charge
• Developing specific transport and logistics concepts taking into account economic, legal, ecological and customer-specific aspects
• Selecting and scheduling the optimal transport modes and main transport routes, taking into account the possibilities of road, rail, air and water
• Perform activities in professional accounting such as cost accounting, calculation and controlling
• Customers – as an expert in all transport and forwarding issues (e.g. packaging, liability, storage, document preparation, etc.)
• Apply the basics of rhetoric and sales techniques for sales and marketing, and create and use the necessary presentation
• Planning and controlling forwarding work processes, assessing and documenting services rendered (taking into account quality, environmental and safety management systems).
• Handling of customs formalities
• Carry out administrative activities with the help of the operational information and communication systems.
•  Analyze and evaluate data (e.g. key figures, capacity utilization, statistics, etc.)

INDUSTRIAL ADMINISTRATOR

Tasks of an industrial administrator:

• Prepare texts and documents correctly and in the correct form on the basis of specifications as well as prepare and edit forms and blank forms
• Create, maintain and evaluate statistics, files and card indexes
• Prepare orders, monitor delivery dates and take action in the event of delay
• Assist with operational bookkeeping and cost accounting
• Inform and support customers
• Carry out administrative work with the help of the company information and communication systems

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SPECIALIZING IN SYSTEMS ENGINEERING)

Tasks of a systems engineer

• Synchronizing, configuring and commissioning user devices and peripheral devices
• Designing and planning data storage systems
• Analyzing security risks, designing security measures
• Configuration of server systems, development of authorization concepts
• Creation of user instructions, information, advice and training of customers and users
• Quality and project management
• Maintenance and administration of server systems
• Offering services via the network as well as evaluating, selecting and integrating cloud services in existing networks

MECHATRONICS (production technology)

Tasks of a mechatronics engineer:

• Constructing mechanical, electrical and electronic components
• Combining the components to form complex systems, installation of control software and maintenance of the systems
• Commissioning and programming the finished systems and installing the associated software
• Careful inspection of the equipment using circuit diagrams and design drawings

MEDIA EXPERT in combination with PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER

Tasks

• Focus on print, publishing and audiovisual media
• Independent development of websites according to individual requirements
• Design of web interfaces according to the desired design
• Acquisition of knowledge of various development tools and programming languages
• Consideration and implementation of current technical standards of web development
• Production of video and audio contributions

• Discussing the orders with the clients
• Photography with high-quality cameras (e.g. digital cameras)
• Photo shootings of people and products
• Editing the images

METAL TECHNOLOGY (MECHANICAL ENGINEERING)

Tasks of a metal technician:

• Assemble, install, test, repair and commission machines and systems
• Identify and eliminate faults, defects and malfunctions in plants and machinery
• Create and modify manufacturing programs for computer-controlled machines and systems
• Machine mechanical parts, assemble assemblies and components
• Manufacture and install spare parts and machine components

Metal technology (welding technology)

Tasks

• Creation of welding drawings in accordance with standards
• Application of the different welding processes
• Operation and programming of welding robots and their fixtures
• Detection and elimination of welding defects and assessment of welded joints
• Carrying out quality controls (materials testing and weld seam testing) and documenting the results

OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR

Tasks of an office administrator

• Operating folders, documents, lists, operating books, journals and databases
• Working on computers, using business office software
• Conduct written and e-mail correspondence and telephone calls
• Schedule and coordinate appointments
• Organise and coordinate meetings, conferences and business trips
• Prepare data for bookkeeping and cost accounting
• Processing payroll accounting, payments and arrange for bank transfers
• Check stock levels, incoming goods receive and check
• Participate in the annual inventory
• Monitor incoming payments and, if necessary send out reminder letters
• Operating telephone systems, printers, scanners and copiers

OPERATIONAL LOGISTICS ADMINISTRATOR

Tasks of an operational logistics administrator:

• Receiving and checking the goods
• Storage, transfer and removal from storage as well as provision and dispatch of goods
• Operating and maintaining technical equipment and facilities
• Recording and checking the stock levels
• Creating and editing various documents
• Performing organizational and administrative tasks

PARTIAL APPRENTICESHIP

Procedure:

• Basic training in our technical training workshop
• Learning of technical and/or commercial qualifications, depending on choice of profession

In the process of a partial apprenticeship, apprentices can choose between the following occupational profiles:

• Operations Logistics Clerk
• Metal Technology

PURCHASING

Tasks of an Purchaser

• Determination of the need and its requirements
• Comparison of different offers from suppliers
• Analysis of the offers from suppliers
• Purchase of goods and monitoring of delivery dates
• Business trips to suppliers worldwide

FREIGHT FORWARDING LOGISTICS CLERK

Tasks

• Getting to know our operating system: SAP
• Receiving goods incl. quality inspection
• Monitoring of stock and flow of goods
• Optimization of our transports worldwide
• Preparation of delivery and customs documents