Apprenticeship Designer EFZ-Talent Pool

Arxada is a globally active specialty chemicals company committed to solving the world's toughest challenges in preservation through better science. [With a proud innovation history dating back more than a century], we aim to help our customers develop more sustainable solutions that protect and preserve human health and well-being and extend the lifespan of vital infrastructures while working to reduce our ecological footprint and that of our customers.
 

Sustainability is one of our top priorities. We make significant strategic investments that not only reduce our own ecological footprint but also help our customers adapt to long-term ecological and social change by developing cleaner and more environmentally friendly solutions.
 

Arxada in Visp offers an exciting apprenticeship as a Designer EFZ starting on 01.08.2025.
 

Designers develop and design individual parts and assemblies for devices, machines, or systems as well as tools and fixtures for production in collaboration with other professionals. They process orders, specifications, or subprojects. They create manufacturing, assembly, and testing documents and develop the necessary production data. For the operation and maintenance of the products, they prepare corresponding instructions and documentation.
 

The training to become a designer is an interesting, versatile, and demanding profession with a future. After successful completion of the apprenticeship, there are very good opportunities for further education and advancement.

The training lasts four years. Designers complete their practical training in the training company, supplemented by inter-company courses. Vocational school is attended two days a week in the first and second years and one day a week in the third and fourth years.
 

You bring these qualities:

• Interest in technical contexts and mechanics
• Good spatial imagination
• Precise and careful working method
• Patience, perseverance, and ability to concentrate
• Enjoy working on the computer
• Good team and communication skills
   

Arxada offers a world-class portfolio in two different areas:

Microbial Control Solutions (MCS) focuses on the threat to humans and the environment from microorganisms in five different business areas: Professional Hygiene, Home & Personal Care, Wood Protection, Paints & Coatings, and Material Protection.

Nutrition, Care & Environmental (NCE) supplies materials for the manufacture of composites for the electronics, aerospace, and other markets as well as vitamins and nutritional supplements, chemicals and high-performance intermediates as well as raw materials for a wide range of high-performance applications.