Starting your career with Sihl
Apprenticeship & internship
We take the future into our own hands and rely on qualified and well-trained junior staff. We train to employ!
Whether you are a machine and plant operator (m/f/d), mechatronics technician (m/f/d), industrial mechanic (m/f/d), electrician (m/f/d), industrial clerk (m/f/d), chemical laboratory technician (m/f/d), computer scientist (m/f/d) or warehouse logistics and warehouse specialist (m/f/d), you will find an apprenticeship with us that suits your strengths and interests.
Become part of our #SihlTeam and shape your future with us!
With us, it doesn’t matter where you come from. The only important thing is that you have team spirit and a willingness to learn.
Since 2004, we have already trained 50 young people, ten of whom have a refugee or migrant background. We support our trainees with the opportunity to gain entry-level qualifications, in-house tuition, exam preparation and (if necessary) German courses.
To get to know each other better and strengthen the team spirit, our youth representatives organise joint activities outside of work.
Our apprenticeships
Current apprenticeships
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Machine and plant operator in coating (m/f/d)
Duration
- 2 years
Our recruitment requirements
- Completion of secondary school (Hauptschule, Realschule or Gesamtschule)
- School grades in maths, physics, technology and German ‘good’ to ‘satisfactory’
Ability to work in a team and willingness to learn - Understanding of technology and manual dexterity
Apprenticeship programme
- Occupational safety and environmental protection
- Allocation and handling of materials, supplies and auxiliary materials
- Planning and preparing work processes
- Control and regulation technology
- Production engineering
- Setting up and operating production systems
- Maintaining and inspecting machines and systems
- Carrying out quality assurance measures
- Controlling the flow of materials
- Operational and technical communication
- Testing
Vocational school
- 2 x per week
Required documents
- Curriculum vitae in tabular form
- Copies of your last two school reports, and if you have previously obtained a qualification, a copy of this school leaving certificate as well
If you are interested in an apprenticeship with us, please apply and send your application documents to our contact persons.
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Machine and plant operator in the equipment department (m/f/d)
Duration
- 2 years
Our recruitment requirements
- Completion of secondary school (Hauptschule, Realschule or Gesamtschule)
- School grades in maths, physics, technology and German ‘good’ to ‘satisfactory’
Ability to work in a team and willingness to learn - Understanding of technology and manual dexterity
Apprenticeship programme
- Occupational safety and environmental protection
- Allocation and handling of materials, supplies and auxiliary materials
- Planning and preparing work processes
- Control and regulation technology
- Production engineering
- Setting up and operating production systems
- Maintaining and inspecting machines and systems
- Carrying out quality assurance measures
- Controlling the flow of materials
- Operational and technical communication
- Testing
Vocational school
- 2 x per week
Required documents
- Curriculum vitae in tabular form
- Copies of your last two school reports, and if you have previously obtained a qualification, a copy of this school leaving certificate as well
If you are interested in an apprenticeship with us, please apply and send your application documents to our contact persons.
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Industrial mechanic (m/f/d)
Duration
- 3.5 years
Our recruitment requirements
- Secondary school leaving certificate (at least good to satisfactory grades in maths, physics, German and English)
- Ability to work in a team
- Technical understanding
Apprenticeship programme
- Vocational training, labour and collective bargaining law
- Structure and organisation of the training company
- Health and safety at work
- Environmental protection
- Operational and technical communication
- Planning and organising work, evaluating work results
- Distinguishing, allocating and handling materials and auxiliary materials
- Manufacturing components and assemblies
- Maintaining operating equipment
- Control technology
- Attaching, securing and transporting
- Customer orientation, processing orders
- Manufacturing and assembling components and assemblies
- Maintenance, detecting, localising and rectifying faults and malfunctions, checking components and equipment
- Business processes and quality assurance systems in the field of application
Vocational school
- 2 x per week
Documents required
- Curriculum vitae in tabular form
- Copies of your last two school reports, and if you have previously obtained a qualification, a copy of this school leaving certificate as well
If you are interested in an apprenticeship with us, please apply and send your application documents to our contact persons.
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Electronics technician (m/f/d)
Duration
- 3.5 years
Our recruitment requirements
- Completion of secondary school or comprehensive school (technical secondary school leaving certificate)
- School grades in maths, physics and German ‘good’ to ‘satisfactory’
Apprenticeship programme
- Vocational training, labour and collective bargaining law
- Structure and organisation of the training company
- Health and safety at work
- Environmental protection
- Operational and technical communication
- Planning and organising work
- Evaluating the results of work
- Installing and connecting electrical equipment
- Measuring and analysing electrical functions and systems
- Assessing the safety of electrical systems and equipment
- Installing and configuring IT systems
- Advising and supporting customers, providing services
- Analysing technical orders, developing solutions
- Installing and commissioning electrical systems
- Configuring and programming control systems
- Maintaining installations and systems
- Technical service and operation
- Business processes and quality management in the area of application
- As well as other tasks according to the field of application
Vocational school
- 1 or 2 x per week (depending on the year of training)
Required documents
- Curriculum vitae in tabular form
- Copies of your last two school reports, and if you have already obtained a qualification, a copy of this school leaving certificate as well
If you are interested in an apprenticeship with us, please apply and send your application documents to our contact persons.
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Warehouse logistics specialist or warehouse clerk (m/f/d)
Duration
- 3 years
Our recruitment requirements
- Secondary school leaving certificate
- School grades in maths and German ‘good’ to ‘satisfactory’
- Ability to work in a team and willingness to learn
Apprenticeship programme
- Vocational training, labour and collective bargaining law
- Structure and organisation of the training company
- Health and safety at work
- Environmental protection
- Work organisation, information and communication
- Goods inspection and quality assurance measures
- Use of work equipment
- Acceptance of goods
- Storage of goods
- Picking and packing goods
- Dispatch of goods
Vocational school
- 1-2 x per week (depending on the year of training)
Documents required
- Curriculum vitae in tabular form
- Copies of your last two school reports, and if you have previously obtained a qualification, a copy of this school leaving certificate as well
If you are interested in an apprenticeship with us, please apply and send your application documents to our contact persons.
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Industrial clerks (m/f/d) (already filled for 2025)
Duration
- 3 years / 2 years shortened (shortening requires entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences or general higher education entrance qualification)
Our recruitment requirements
- Completion of the higher commercial school (academic part of the entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences), the business high school or the one-year higher commercial school for high school graduates
- School grades in maths, English and German ‘good’ to ‘satisfactory’
- Ability to work in a team and willingness to learn
Apprenticeship programme
- Materials management
- Occupational safety
- Environmental protection
- Production management
- IT
- Human Resources
- Sales management
- Accounting
- Controlling
- Specialised task in the field of application
Vocational school
- 2 x per week (depending on the year of training)
Documents required
- Curriculum vitae in tabular form
- Copies of your last two school reports, and if you have previously obtained a qualification, a copy of this school leaving certificate as well
If you are interested in an apprenticeship with us, please apply and send your application documents to our contact persons.
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IT Specialist (m/f/d) (already filled for 2025)
Duration
- 3 years
Our recruitment requirements
- Advanced technical college entrance qualification or general higher education entrance qualification
- School grades in maths, German and English at least ‘satisfactory’
- Ability to work in a team
- Technical understanding
- Good abstract-logical thinking
Apprenticeship programme
- The training company, occupational safety and environmental protection
- Business and performance processes
- Work organisation and work techniques
- Information and telecommunication technology products and markets
- Customised application solutions
- Specialist task Field of application
- System integration
- Service
Vocational school
- 2 x per week
Required documents
- Curriculum vitae in tabular form
- Copies of the last two school reports, and if you have already obtained a qualification, a copy of this school leaving certificate as well
We offer our IT specialist trainees preparatory courses for the final examination.
If you are interested in an apprenticeship with us, please apply and send your application documents to our contact persons.
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Chemical laboratory technician (m/f/d) (already filled for 2025)
Duration
- 3.5 years / 3 years shortened
Our recruitment requirements
- At least a technical secondary school leaving certificate
- School grades in scientific subjects ‘good’ to ‘satisfactory’
- Ability to work in a team and willingness to learn
Apprenticeship programme
- Chemical and physical methods
- Carrying out analytical work
- Carrying out preparative work
- Producing, applying and testing coating materials and systems
- Handling working materials
- Health and safety at work
- Environmental protection
- Quality management
- Vocational training, labour and collective bargaining law
- Structure and organisation of the training company
- Work organisation and communication
- Elective qualification units
Vocational school
- Block teaching
Documents required
- Curriculum vitae in tabular form
- Copies of the last two school reports, and if you have already obtained a qualification, a copy of this school leaving certificate as well
We support our chemical laboratory assistant trainees through internships and exam preparation courses with our external co-operation partners.
If you are interested in an apprenticeship with us, please apply and send your application documents to our contact persons.
Internship
Have you already graduated from school or are you about to, but you still have no idea what to do next? It can be difficult to start your career, as the options for apprenticeships seem endless. An internship with us could be just the right thing for you to get your bearings and gain some initial experience. You will get to know our company, your tasks as an apprentice, your workplace and your future colleagues. This way, you will know exactly what to expect from an apprenticeship at Sihl and whether you can imagine a future with us.
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Your contact persons
Questions about or interested in an apprenticeship or internship at Sihl? Then get in touch with your contact person or write to us using the contact form and we will get back to you.
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