Apprentice-Mechanic

Job Description

Job Description

International Apprenticeship Program For Field Service Technicians - Mechanic and Electrician

It's not a job. It's a career and a passion for print!

Available Positions : One Mechanic and One Electrician

Start Date : Any time after January 2, 2026

You must be scheduled to complete your field of study and graduate by May 2026 to be eligible to apply.

The print industry is nearly $898 billion...one of the larger industries in the world. Print is around you....every where, every day. It is the packaging in your grocery stores, your currency and credit cards in your wallet, your signage in your big box retail stores. Print is on your soda cans, your perfume bottles, your data cables, your prescription drug packaging. It is endless and growing. Koenig & Bauer, one of the largest printing press manufacturers in the world, is proud to be a leader in the industry.

This is a unique and limited apprenticeship program designed to take recent graduates with a minimum of a technical certification or two-year related college degree and provide them with up to 18 months of paid intensive training to prepare them for a career as a Field Service Technician with Koenig & Bauer in the United States. This training program will include hands-on field training in the United States,; classroom and bench training at our Apprenticeship School at our factory in Germany; specialized product, job, and industry training in our world-class training center in Germany; work experience in our manufacturing facility in Germany, and German language classes. Prior work experience is not required; but applicant must have, at a minimum, a related technical certification or two-year degree in a related degree program such as (but not limited to) : Industrial Maintenance, Electro-Mechanical Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Wind Energy Technology, Mechatronics, Electrical Power & Controls, Aviation, Automotive Technology or other related degree program.

A Field Service Technician travels nearly 100% of the time to customer locations throughout the United States installing, troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining printing presses and sub-supplier equipment. The equipment is impressive and complex.

Minimum Requirements :

• Technical Certification or Two-year related degree program;
• Ability to travel, live, and work in Germany for up to two six-month periods during the apprenticeship program;
• Must be able to qualify for work permit in Germany;
• Must be able to travel nearly 100% of the time, mostly domestically in the US, once a Field Service Technician

Must be willing to relocate outside of Texas within six months of completing Apprentice Program (two-year anniversary) to base location in the US.

Benefits :

Vacation – 15 days per year

Holidays – Up to 11 days

Sick – 7 days

Medical, Dental, and Vision

Disability and Life

Flexible Spending Accounts

401k Retirement and Profit Sharing Plan

Income replacement plans for cancer, critical illness, and accident

Long-Term Care Plans

Monthly housing and transportation allowance while living in Germany and provides relocation assistance to final work base

Come work with us :

If interested and you will have completed your degree program and be available for work on or after January 2, 2026.

If you are interested, you should submit your application as soon as possible.

We will be accepting applications till November 3, 2025 and scheduling interviews for qualified candidates.

Please note in-person interviews will be held at the Koenig & Bauer Headquarters in Dallas, Texas.

The Apprentice's starting wage is $24.04 / hour. Koenig & Bauer pays for housing in Germany and provides a monthly allowance while in Germany.

We are Koenig & Bauer and we're on it!

Koenig & Bauer (US) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, sex / gender, sexual preference / orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, creed, national origin or ancestry, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Information collected by the application process is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity, and maintain employment statistics of applicants.

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship for the employer. Please contact Koenig & Bauer’s HR Department at NA-HR@koenig-bauer.com or 469-532-8120 if you need assistance completing this application or to otherwise participate in the application process.

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