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09/19/2016

Over 50 high school graduates start apprenticeships at KHS

KHS GmbH is getting some reinforcements: over 50 new trainees start out in the world of work at the five production sites in Germany.

• Practical training in technical and clerical work
• Introductory week to make new friends
• Over 190 trainees at five production sites

Dortmund, September 19, 2016 – KHS GmbH is getting some reinforcements: over 50 new trainees start out in the world of work at the five production sites in Germany. To mark this new beginning the supplier of filling and packaging technology held an introductory week from August 29 to September 2 at the European Academy in Otzenhausen where the focus was on practical briefs and joint activities. In total the company employs over 190 trainees throughout Germany. "We attach great importance to providing a diverse program of basic and further training. Especially in times where there's a lack of specialist personnel, qualified training is more important than ever," says Matthias Mohr, north training coordinator at KHS. In Dortmund, Bad Kreuznach, Hamburg, Kleve and Worms high school graduates can choose between a number of technical and clerical courses of training. This year over 50 of them will train to become mechatronics engineers, industrial mechanics and industrial clerks, among others. Some of them will complete a work/study course which combines practical work experience with academic study. This year, too, KHS held an introductory week to initiate apprentices in the various units of the company. The program includes a visit to a major brewery which uses KHS machines, introductory courses in fire protection and occupational health and safety, group work and a planning game. The event will focus on the sense of community and getting to know each other. "Trainees at KHS can expect an exciting and thoroughly structured course of training with plenty of practical experience," says Mohr. KHS is committed to recruiting young professionals in many different areas. Trainee scouts present various apprenticeship professions at schools and the company is a regular participant at careers fairs and events such as Training Night. KHS also exhibits at IdeenExpo in Hanover, a show which aims to encourage school students to take up scientific and technical jobs. In addition, KHS is a member of the nationwide Wir unternehmen was! ("We're doing things!") campaign run by the German Engineering Association (VDMA). Here, member companies present exemplary solutions for sustainable, future-oriented corporate management. The patron of the campaign is Sigmar Gabriel, Germany's federal minister for economic affairs and energy. About the KHS Group The KHS Group is one of the leading manufacturers of filling and packaging systems for the beverage, food and non-food industries. The KHS Group includes the following companies, among others: KHS GmbH, KHS Corpoplast GmbH, KHS Plasmax GmbH and NMP Systems GmbH. KHS GmbH manufactures modern filling and packaging systems at its headquarters in Dortmund, Germany, and in Kleve, Bad Kreuznach and Worms. The KHS Group's PET expertise is pooled at KHS Corpoplast and KHS Plasmax in Hamburg, Germany, where light PET packaging and innovative coating systems are developed and produced. NMP Systems GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of KHS GmbH based in Düsseldorf in Germany, designs and markets new, resource-saving packaging systems for PET bottles. The Group has an international production and service network. In 2015 KHS was awarded the Top 100 seal of approval for exceptional innovative power and outstanding innovative success among German SMEs. In 2015 the KHS Group and its 4,871 employees achieved a turnover of around €1.17 billion within the Salzgitter consolidation. The companies in the KHS Group are 100% subsidiaries of the MDAX-listed Salzgitter AG corporation.