As an owner-managed family business with over 200 employees, we have been developing, producing and distributing gearboxes and innovative drive solutions for a wide range of mechanical engineering applications for over 80 years.
We are looking for a motivated, strong personality who is ready to take on responsibility in a dynamic company and help shape the future in their own area of work as soon as possible!
We are a family-run, medium-sized company with around 200 employees. For over 80 years, we have been successfully developing,
producing and selling gearboxes and complete drive solutions for a wide range of applications in
mechanical engineering. Our size allows us short decision-making processes, flat hierarchies and a collegial atmosphere – at the same time, we offer responsibility, creative freedom and a broad field of activity for people with entrepreneurial spirit.
Overall responsibility for all national and international sales activities
Management, further development and motivation of our sales team
Development and implementation of sales strategies in close coordination with
management
Support and expansion of existing customer relationships
Acquiring new customers in existing and new markets
Offer and contract negotiations incl. pricing and deadline coordination
Interface to development, planning and production
Degree in mechanical engineering, industrial engineering
or similar comparable qualification with sound business management knowledge
Several years of experience in technical sales, ideally in mechanical engineering or drive technology
First or sound management experience
Entrepreneurial thinking and a structured, goal-oriented way of working
Strong communication skills and confident demeanor
Business fluent in German and English
a key role with real decision-making authority and creative scope
a direct line to the management – no corporate group, no rigid concept
a qualified, motivated sales team
Intensive training by the previous job holder
a permanent employment contract with attractive remuneration
Company car with private use
a collegial corporate culture and a high degree of creative freedom
Heidi Wimpff
T +49 (0) 711 – 448 14-29
h.wimpff(at)knoedler-getriebe.de
Interest in technical products
manual dexterity
Enjoy working in a medium-sized company
independent work
Ability to work in a team, sense of responsibility
Good secondary school leaving certificate
good grades in math
Industrial mechanics play a key role in all parts of an industrial company.
The training is very versatile.
Basic training at GARP Ruit in the first year of training
2½ years of specialist training in the modern training workshop and in all
areas of production, including: machining production, assembly / component assembly, quality assurance and much more.
3½ years Duration of training
1½ days per week vocational school
Ms. Heidi Wimpff
T +49 (0) 711 – 448 14-29
M h.wimpff(at)knoedler-getriebe.de
Interest in technical products
manual dexterity
Enjoy working in a medium-sized company
independent work
Ability to work in a team, sense of responsibility
Good secondary school leaving certificate
Warehouse logistics specialists play a key role in all parts of an industrial company.
The training is very versatile.
Training as a warehouse logistics specialist teaches you everything you need to know about goods receipt, storage and dispatch.
You will learn about logistical processes, warehouse technology and modern merchandise management systems.
3 years Duration of training
1½ days per week vocational school
Ms. Heidi Wimpff
T +49 (0) 711 – 448 14-29
M h.wimpff(at)knoedler-getriebe.de
At least a good secondary school leaving certificate or
Fachhochschulreife / Abitur
Interest in business management contexts
Skill in dealing with numbers
Independent work
Ability to work in a team, sense of responsibility
The interesting area of responsibility of industrial clerks extends across all functional areas
of a company, which is why the trainees pass through all of the following departments:
Purchasing / Materials management
Sales / Marketing
Bookkeeping / Accounting
Planning
Personnel
Service / spare parts sales
Shipping / Export worldwide
Insights into production round off the whole experience to get to know the processes in a modern industrial company
3 years Duration of training
Ms. Heidi Wimpff
T +49 (0) 711 – 448 14-29
M h.wimpff(at)knoedler-getriebe.de
good secondary school leaving certificate
Technical understanding and spatial awareness
Understanding of mathematical and geometric relationships
Enjoy working on the computer
Ability to work in a team, sense of responsibility
3 years of specialist training in the design office at a CAD workstation with the following focal points:
Creating and modifying 3D data sets
Planning and designing components and assemblies
Creation of assembly drawings and individual part drawings
Carrying out calculations and creating technical documents
Insights into production round off the whole experience to get to know the processes in a modern industrial company
3½ years Duration of training
½ year practical mechanical training
Specialist courses at GARP Ruit / Plochingen, e.g. electrical engineering / hydraulics
Ms. Heidi Wimpff
T +49 (0) 711 – 448 14-29
M h.wimpff(at)knoedler-getriebe.de
Good Abitur or good entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences
Good grades in math and physics
Understanding of mathematical and geometric relationships
Technical interest and understanding
Independence and high willingness to learn
The special thing about this training course is the combination of training and study, practice and theory in harmony.
4 1/2 years Duration of training
2 years of training as an industrial mechanic, parallel to the 1st semester of the degree course
Vocational school lessons at the Ferdinand-von-Steinbeis-Schule in Reutlingen
2½ years of study at Reutlingen University After 2 years final examination as an industrial mechanic, after 4½ years graduation as a Bachelor of Engineering.
After 2 years final examination as an industrial mechanic, after 4½ years graduation as a Bachelor of Engineering.
Ms. Heidi Wimpff
T +49 (0) 711 – 448 14-29
M h.wimpff(at)knoedler-getriebe.de
We are always happy to receive unsolicited applications if you are convinced that your skills are a perfect fit for our company.
Ms. Heidi Wimpff
T +49 (0) 711 – 448 14-29
M h.wimpff(at)knoedler-getriebe.de
Your inquiry: Phone: +49 (0) 711 – 448 14-0 | eMail: info(at)knoedler-getriebe.de
