EducationTraining & Apprentice
We develop and support our employees in order to sustain the path of our success since 1946.
Training & ApprenticeExceptional people are the key to success.
From the very first day of a traditional apprenticeship until the day of retirement, we offer a wide range of opportunities for our diverse and highly motivated workforce. True to our PAYER spirit, our team members are encouraged to develop their skills, sharpen their focus and grow their personalities on an ongoing basis throughout their careers.
Leadership & Training
Our approach towards leadership is universal, developing and training people at every site and every level.
Apprentice & Skill Development
Our technical know-how forms the basis of our successful products. Therefore, learning from our decades of experience and craftsmanship and teaching all necessary skills (of a value chain) form the basis for sustainable in-house competence.
PAYER Academy
It is our integrated and sophisticated development program and guarantees lifelong learning and personal development for sustainable success.
Strong External Partners
We concentrate on high-quality partnerships with universities to strengthen innovative power and professional competence: using a worldwide network of specialists ensures being on the pulse of time.
Career Opportunities
In our well-integrated collaborative company, PAYER employees always have the possibility to develop their own career with a variety of opportunities.
Mentoring & Talent Management
Everybody can be a talent at PAYER: applying mentoring concepts and drawing special focus to potentials offers the ideal environment for employees to thrive.
PAYERAcademy
Lots of changing phenomena, which strongly impact the whole environment of a business, exist in the world today. Therefore, we need to be prepared and adapt to volatile and complex circumstances. In order to be sustainably successful, lifelong learning and personal development are key. Due to that, we implemented the PAYER Academy a few years ago. It is a sophisticated development program for all employees of PAYER Group.
The program is built on six emphases:
- ONE PAYER
- Leadership
- Innovation
- Project Management
- Technical Skills
- Sustainability
Voices of our Partners
We focus on strong partnerships with universities in order to gain additional know-how and strengthen our network.
TU Graz – Graz University of Technology
FH Campus02 – University of Applied Science
Apprenticeship
At our location in PAYER Austria, we train young people to become specialists in four different areas. The advantage of working at PAYER is that our apprentices benefit from our experience and expertise and get to know all fields of activity in the respective apprenticeship.
Metal technology
in toolmaking
Maintenance, assembly, and manufacture of tools, such as injection molding tools and devices for assembling components in production processes
What?
- Tools, such as injection molding tools, punching tools, and devices for assembling components in production processes
How?
- Assembling and testing mechanical parts and components of the tools
- Maintaining and repairing the tools
- Operating technical drawing programs, such as CAD, and computer-aided (CNC) machine tools
Where?
- Workshop together with colleagues and skilled workers
Apprentice remuneration: €1,187.88 gross/month
Apprenticeship period: 3.5 years
plastics technology
Operation, control, and programming of injection molding machines in the field of medical technology
What?
- Plastic products, semi-finished products, and components
- Parts for medical technology, device and machine parts, furnishings, and even components for vehicles
How?
- Operation, control, and programming
- Various computer-controlled production systems (e.g., injection molding machines)
- Mechanical processes such as sawing, drilling, cutting, gluing, soldering, or hardening
Where?
- Workshop as part of a team
Apprentice remuneration: €1,187.88 gross/month
Apprenticeship period: 4 years
Mechatronics with a focus on automation
What?
- Modifying existing mechatronic systems in accordance with specifications and plans and adapting them to new requirements.
How?
- Installation, configuration, and commissioning of automation systems.
- Maintenance and servicing of automation systems.
- Fault analysis and troubleshooting.
Where?
- Production
Apprentice remuneration: €1,187.88 gross/month
Apprenticeship period: 3.5 to 4 years
IT with a focus on
systems engineering
Support, configuration, and optimization of IT infrastructure
What?
- Support, configuration, and optimization of IT infrastructure
How?
- Configuration of computers and peripheral devices
- Planning and creation of networks, server systems, and authorization concepts
- Creation of technical concepts and databases
- Troubleshooting and analysis of malfunctions
Where?
- Office and entire company premises as part of a team
Apprenticeship remuneration: €1,187.88 gross/month
Apprenticeship period: 4 years
Furthermore, PAYER Austria is member of “Ausbildungsverbund – ABV mein Job“. Companies of the Technology Region Lipizzanerheimat and the LFI Styria intensively work on securing skilled workers and promote technical apprenticeships. This education network offers young people from the region future-oriented opportunities. Due to our membership, apprentices of PAYER receive additional training as part of the apprenticeship scheme, which lasts a total of 22 weeks (spread over all four years).
The modules are structured as follows:
- Professional practice
- Professional theory
- Personal and social skills
- Socio-educational support
- Business coaching, consulting
