The 2023 Tadano Zweibr眉cken apprentices started on 1 September. Photo: Tadano

Crane manufacturer Tadano has taken on a total of 39 new trainees this year, based at its plants in Germany.

Starting on 1 September, the 39 young men and women began to get to know each other at the Lauf and Zweibr眉cken manufacturing sites in Germany. At the Zweibr眉cken site 29 were welcomed by Dr Jan Wieser, Tadano managing director. He greeted them as new members of the Tadano family. 鈥淭heir chances of being taken on after their training and making a career with us have never been as high as they are today,鈥� he explained.

Included in the 29 apprentices are four industrial clerks, three industrial mechanics, two machining mechanics, six construction mechanics, four mechatronics technicians and four agricultural and construction machinery mechatronics technicians, plus two technical product designers, two warehouse logistics specialists and two vehicle painters.

Initial activities

Following other activities, including a safety briefing and distribution of welcome folders, the trainees were given a tour of the facilities. Tadano training manager, Timo Hinz, said, 鈥淔or our new colleagues this was, of course, an eventful and also exhausting day in which they learned a lot of new things.鈥�

The 2023 Tadano Lauf apprentices started on 1 September. Photo: Tadano

Around the same time at the other site, in Lauf, training manager Dirk Drescher, with trainers Marco Kocian and Markus Hauenstein, welcomed the new trainees there. also welcomed the latest recruits.

鈥淚t is a good tradition for us that the higher apprenticeship years take care of the new apprentices to make their start in working life easier 鈥� after all, team spirit and mutual support are very important to us,鈥� Drescher said.

The Lauf trainees include two industrial clerks, product designers and warehouse management specialists, plus four agricultural and construction machinery mechatronics specialists.

Kenichi Sawada, CEO, commented, 鈥淭his shows that we are seen in Lauf and Zweibr眉cken as extremely attractive employers who train at a very high level and offer a wide range of sought-after apprenticeships.鈥�