Apprenticeship as an electronics technician (m/f/d) in automation technology – starting in 2026 As an electronics technician (m/f/d) for automation technology, you will set up highly complex, computer-controlled systems. You will ensure that the individual components form an automatically operating overall system. To do this, you will program and test the systems, commission them, and maintain them. Training schedule: The training program lasts 3.5 years. The first year takes place at the IHK training center in Neuwied. From the second year onwards, trainees rotate through the relevant departments at WEIG-Karton, interspersed with theoretical and practical specialist modules at the Rhein-Erft-Akademie in Hürth-Knapsack near Cologne. Block teaching lasting three to five weeks takes place there three times a year. Further training opportunities: During training, you can obtain a technical college entrance qualification Industrial foreman (m/f/d) electrical engineering Power plant foreman (m/f/d) production electrical engineering/control engineering Technician (m/f/d) electrical engineering (various specializations) University courses: Bachelor of Engineering (various specializations) Your skills: At least a qualified secondary school diploma Technical understanding Interest in mathematics and physics Interest in the maintenance and repair of control systems and the optimization of process flows Next start date: 01.08.2026 Standort: Mayen