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Family-friendly day shift
Your free time and your weekends belong to you. You learn and work on a regular day shift. During intensive projects, our transparent overtime account ensures an absolutely fair time-off-in-lieu.
Apprenticeship: Construction Mechanic (m/f/d)
From raw steel to an 84-tonne rail giant: learn real special machinery manufacturing.
Do you want to do more than just work metal – to bring massive structures to life, from the drawing to reality? Start your apprenticeship at L&S Luddeneit und Scherf in Neustadt an der Orla. Experience a strong, supportive team, state-of-the-art welding workstations and excellent prospects for a permanent role.
Apply in 60 seconds – no CV needed!Duration3.5 years
ModelDay shift (single shift)
LocationNeustadt an der Orla
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Your benefits at L&S
At L&S we know that construction mechanics form the solid backbone of our special machinery manufacturing. That is why we offer you, as an apprentice, conditions that fully appreciate your hands-on commitment from day one.
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Excellent prospects for a permanent role
We train apprentices to strengthen our own team for the future. If you put in the effort over the 3.5 years and pass your exams successfully, taking you on in a permanent employment relationship is our firm goal.
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Support for welding certificates
Welding is your absolute core skill. With us you do not just learn the theory – we support and fund your official welding certificates right during the apprenticeship, which massively increases your value on the market.
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The L&S future package
We have your back: you benefit from our distance-based travel allowance for your commute, free company parking right on site and a company pension scheme.
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Health bonus & fitness
Anyone who moves heavy metal needs to stay fit. Take advantage of our company health bonus programme, including financial subsidies for your gym membership.
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Rest & well-being at work
Look forward to flexible holiday planning, with leave days that automatically increase the longer you stay with us. During breaks, free hot drinks and water in our modern break room invite you to recharge.
What you learn with us
From the blank to the finished steel structure – precise, safe and certified
Over your 3.5-year apprenticeship you will be shaped into an absolute expert in the steel and sheet-metal construction of our rail vehicles deployed worldwide. Your tasks are varied and highly precise.
3core areas – your apprenticeship combines precise manufacturing to drawing, professional welding and exact-fit assembly.
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Manufacturing to engineering drawings
You learn to read highly complex technical plans flawlessly and, based on them, to manufacture exact metal structures and massive assemblies.
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Professional welding
You learn various advanced welding processes to join thick steel plates and delicate components together absolutely safely, durably and without distortion.
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Exact-fit assembly
You cut profiles to size, bend and form components, and install the finished structures directly into the track-building machines, which weigh up to 84 tonnes.
What you bring
Manual skill and the will to build genuine high-end equipment
School qualification
A good intermediate secondary school certificate (Realschulabschluss) or lower secondary school certificate (Hauptschulabschluss) – your manual skill and your motivation count for more than a perfect set of grades.
Fascination for metal & fire
A genuine fascination for metal, fire, welding and working with heavy tools – you want to master steel.
Spatial thinking
A good spatial imagination, so you can mentally turn engineering drawings into 3D and assemble the finished parts with an exact fit.
Reliability & precision
Reliability, precision and the desire to contribute absolutely dependably to a team of nearly 70 people.
German language skills
Good German language skills, so that coordination on the shop floor and reading technical documents run smoothly.
Your highlight: certified welding certificates
While other apprentices are sitting at a desk, you are holding the welding torch in your hand – and you get officially certified for it.
- Intermediate (Realschulabschluss) or lower secondary school certificate (Hauptschulabschluss) is sufficient
- Welding certificates are funded & obtained
- Excellent prospects for a permanent role and career opportunities
- Application without a cover letter or CV
Innovation with heart!
Values & culture
At L&S Luddeneit und Scherf we work hand in hand at workshop level rather than in anonymous assembly-line labour. From apprentice to management, everyone is on first-name terms. We combine Thuringian warmth with short decision-making paths and flat hierarchies, where the performance and the opinion of every individual still carry real weight.
Get your career glowing – start your apprenticeship!
Forget impersonal corporations and dull assembly-line monotony. Become the master of steel and flame at L&S. Click the button now, answer the quick questions right on your smartphone and secure your on-site appointment – completely without the stress of a cover letter or CV!
Apply in 60 seconds for the Construction Mechanic apprenticeship nowFrequently asked questions from future apprentices
Which welding processes will I learn during the apprenticeship at L&S?
You learn the common, highly sought-after industrial welding processes (such as MAG and TIG welding) from the ground up and perfect them on our massive components, including the chance to earn certified welding certificates.
Do I have to be extremely strong for the apprenticeship?
Manual skill, logical thinking and precision matter far more than sheer muscle power. To move our assemblies weighing several tonnes, we have state-of-the-art overhead cranes and ergonomic lifting equipment at our disposal.
How does the support for the exams work?
Very intensively! Our experienced master craftsmen and technicians take the time to practise the hands-on techniques with you. For questions on vocational school (Berufsschule) theory, we will not leave you on your own either, and we prepare you specifically for Part 1 and Part 2 of the final examination.