Industrial Clerical Staff
Industrial steam and gas turbines, axial, centrifugal, pipeline, integrally geared and screw compressors, expanders and machinery monitoring and control systems etc. not only have to be manufactured but also sold. To manufacture these products, MAN Turbo AG requires a wide range of raw and other materials, machinery and of course staff.
Production resources have to be bought, checked, stored, ordered, and managed, staff have to be recruited, trained and paid. Customers are found for the finished products, the products are sold and the market secured. This overall process includes planning and control of production, processing customer orders, cost accounting, personnel management, costing, financial accounting, invoicing and reminders, marketing and dispatch, and the preparation of cost and revenue statements.
Depending on their particular area of responsibility, industrial clerical staff deal with customers, banks, representatives, authorities, suppliers, subsidiaries, wholesalers or retailers. It normally takes three years to train as an industrial clerk. During this period, trainees for this occupation at MAN Turbo become familiar with the daily procedures in the company.
As in many other occupations, the requirements with regard to training for industrial clerical staff have increased constantly, which is why trainees at MAN Turbo who have already completed their intermediate leaving certificate, the theoretical part of their certificate of aptitude for specialized short-course higher education or their upper secondary leaving certificate are deployed in the various commercial and technical departments according to a carefully coordinated training plan during their period of training.
Topics Covered:
- Production planning and preparation
- Logistics and materials management
- Buying
- Distribution
- Inventory management
- Stock-taking
- Personnel management
- Knowledge of system organisation
- Information processing and user organisation
EDP training is included in the training schedule as well as training on software programs such as Winword, Excel or PowerPoint.
On the theory side, the subjects of business administration and economics, politics, accountancy, environmental protection and occupational safety and health, English, organization and data processing are covered.
Duration of Training: 3 years
Trainees who perform well may be put forward for examination early.
Training Location: Oberhausen, Berlin
If we've aroused your interest and you want to know what your prospects of a career with us are, please send your completed application to the personnel department of (see the contact addresses on the upper right of this page).


