Working at BWS

BWS is a successful, internationally operating family business with strong roots in the South Westphalian region. Our employees produce stainless steel, nickel-based and titanium alloy, which can be found in a wide range of applications from automotive to medical technology. The unique operating model of the ServiceMill^©, the combination of cold rolling mill and logistically fully integrated ServiceCenter, combines successful know-how of many years with ultra-modern technology, tradition with future. As an employer, employee satisfaction, independent action, fairness and cooperation through collegiality are very important to us.

BWS Team

Working at BWS means working in a team to meet the highest standards of service and customer individuality and satisfaction. As a family business, it is particularly important to us that you identify with your work in “your” company. That’s why we encourage and demand open, trusting communication across all levels.

For BWS, assuming social responsibility means that our personal development measures equip you to meet current and future requirements in the best possible way. Through individual training and further education measures, we strengthen not only your professional but also your personal and social skills. Our development, performance review and pay system systems support this process and help ensure that each individual can participate in the company’s success. Many of our specialists and managers come from our own ranks. With a apprentice ratio of over 10%, we are well above the average in Germany.

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Our Management Principles

Further development of BWS means focusing on the customer.
It is achieved through employee-oriented leadership.

The employee’s responsibility for his own and joint performance ensures the market success of BWS.

Employees act independently and competently to achieve clearly formulated goals and result expectations. They make quick and courageous decisions. Successes motivate!

Tasks and competences are delegated downwards as far as possible and the work progress is controlled by superiors and employees themselves in order to secure the results.

All employees are responsible for ensuring that information flows comprehensively in a timely manner and that all can successfully master their tasks through open communication.

Cooperation within the team is fact-oriented and characterized by cross-departmental helpfulness.

Cooperation characterized by fairness, humanity and collegiality is also ensured by a good tone.

Good performance is recognized and rewarded. Criticism is given in a timely and constructive manner in the performance review.

All employees are challenged and promoted according to their abilities and personal wishes within the framework of the company’s interests.

Every employee is a role model. Through positive thinking, openness, individual commitment and motivating behavior, they contribute to making working at BWS fun.

The employee’s responsibility for his own and joint performance ensures the market success of BWS.

Apprenticeship

Right from the start, our apprentices learn to take on and solve tasks on their own responsibility. In order to continue to be successful in the market, we need the competence, diversity and commitment of people who have and use their own heads.

We carry out our industrial training in cooperation with the “Mittel-Lenne” training company in Iserlohn and the “DEW Career Workshop” in Hagen. This means that our apprentices have access to modern training workshops with first-class machinery for their training. They then acquire company-specific knowledge while working in our production facilities.

Commercial and technical apprentices are deployed in various departments of the company as part of their training and play an active role in our day-to-day business.

If you are looking for a well-founded and future-oriented apprenticeship, we look forward to receiving your application documents, which should be sent by e-mail to the following address:

jobs@b-w-s.de

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We Train!

Apprenticeship as an Industrial Clerk (m/f/d)

Industrial clerks deal with commercial and business management tasks. At BWS, apprentices pass through the departments of sales, purchasing, human resources, operation planning and accounting/controlling in order to provide them with a broad range of specialist knowledge and to ensure that they become familiar with internal work processes. This also ensures that our apprentices gain an insight into the wide range of subsequent job opportunities during their apprenticeship.

Duration of training: 3 years

The prerequisite for this apprenticeship is either an A-Grade or successful completion of an upper commercial college. In addition, basic PC skills are essential, as the computer is one of the most important working tools during and after the apprenticeship. A good knowledge of the English language is also important to us.

Apprenticeship as a Process Technologist in Steel and Forming Technology (m/f/d)

During the basic vocational training, apprentices for process technologist (m/f/d) in the discipline of steel forming learn cutting, joining, welding and brazing, deal with reading, applying, creating technical documents and quality control. During the advanced training, the schedule includes fusion welding, thermal cutting, pneumatics/hydraulics and electrical engineering.

In order to understand our technologies and manufacturing processes and to master the functionality of our modern equipment, apprentices learn how to operate our cold rolling mills, annealing, slitting and shearing lines in the various operating departments during their in-house training at BWS.

Duration of training: 3½ years

The prerequisite for taking up this profession is a completed secondary technical school certificate (secondary school 10B). We expect an interest in technology and natural science as well as craftsmanship.

Apprenticeship as a Machine and Plant Operator (m/f/d)

During their training, machine and plant operators (m/f/d) acquire important knowledge to be able to operate our machines independently. This also includes looking after the machines and carrying out basic maintenance work. Machine and plant operators learn how to optimally prepare work processes. They also monitor and control the flow of materials. The application and implementation of quality assurance measures also fall within their area of responsibility.

Duration of training: 2 years

Prerequisite is a good secondary school leaving certificate, preferably also a year of preparation in metal trades and a basic interest in technical processes. Craftsmanship, flexibility and enjoyment of working independently are also of great importance.

Apprenticeship as an Industrial Mechanic (m/f/d)

As part of their training, industrial mechanics (m/f/d) monitor and optimize production processes and ensure that machines, systems and tools are ready for operation. This includes repairing, maintaining and servicing hydraulic, pneumatic and mechanical machines and setting up equipment. Industrial mechanics also manufacture, set up or modify equipment parts and assemblies for production machines.

Training duration: 3½ years

Requirements for this profession are a successful secondary school diploma with at least good grades in physics and mathematics as well as basic knowledge of information technology. Spatial imagination, manual dexterity, flexibility and enjoyment of working independently are also of great importance.

Apprenticeship as a Material Tester (m/f/d)

Material testers in metal technology (m/f/d) examine metallic materials for their properties or existing damages. They take samples, carry out measurements and tests and document the results.

Our apprentices learn what requirements we place on our materials. In the incoming goods and quality control departments, they gain insights into the practice of metallographic examinations to ensure our quality standards.

Duration of training: 3½ years

The prerequisite for taking up this profession is a successful secondary school leaving certificate with at least good grades in the subjects physics, chemistry and mathematics. We also require technical understanding and interest in scientific issues.

Apprenticeship as an Electronics Technician for Industrial Engineering (m/f/d)

As part of their training, electronics technicians for industrial engineering (m/f/d) assemble systems and installations for power supply technology, measurement, control and regulation technology, communication technology, signaling technology, drive technology, and lighting technology. They commission and maintain these systems. Other tasks include operating these systems. Typical areas of application are power distribution systems and networks, building installations and networks, operational systems, production and process engineering systems, switchgear and control systems, and electrical equipment.

Vocational school instruction takes place part-time, one to two days per week.

Duration of Training: 3½ years

Requirements for this profession include a successful secondary school diploma (Realschulabschluss) with at least good grades in physics and mathematics, as well as basic knowledge of computer science. Spatial awareness, manual dexterity, flexibility, and enjoyment of working independently are also of great importance.

Apprenticeship as a Management Assistant for Digitization Management (m/f/d)

As part of your training as a management assistent for Digitization Management, you will work with computers, IT and cloud systems, and industry-specific application programs. You analyze data as well as existing work, business and value-added processes and develop them digitally. In addition, you analyze the respective IT systems, identify errors, correct them as well as document them. The work of digitalization management assistants requires business thinking and negotiating skills. Communication skills and a strong customer and service orientation are required when providing support and advising customers on the possible utilizations of IT systems, e.g., by taking measures to improve IT security and data protection. Digitalization management assistants are informed about the latest technical developments in computer technology.

Duration of Training: 3 years

Prerequisite to take up this apprenticeship is either the advanced technical college certificate/A-Level or a successful secondary school certificate with at least good grades in math, German and English. In addition, basic PC skills and an interest in hardware & software are essential, as the computer is one of the most important work tools during and after the apprenticeship. Diligence, independent working methods and customer and service orientation are just as important for this profession as technical and commercial understanding.

The profession of digitalization management assistant is an ideal fit for you if

– you are interested in hardware and software
– you enjoy numbers
– you like to work in a structured way
– you enjoy innovation and creativity

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Apprentice Benefits

Here you can shape your future

The chance to grow with challenges and contribute through your own ideas

Qualified training

Mentorship

Benefit from the experience of long-standing employees

High quality standard

Good chances of being taken on after your apprenticeship

Internships

We offer the opportunity to get to know all the areas of responsibility of an innovative medium-sized industrial company, to acquire knowledge about production possibilities and the industry.

Your school internship is coming up?

You have never seen a company “from the inside”? Are you interested in one of our apprenticeships? Or maybe you would like to find out first in which direction your career choice should go?

Then apply to us for a school internship!
Simply send a short application to

jobs@b-w-s.de

Please be sure to indicate the period of time and the commercial/technical and/or industrial field. We look forward to hearing from you!

Internships for Students and Final Theses

Whether it is a compulsory or voluntary internship, with us you can apply what you have learned and gain practical experience. Your main focus will be on assisting us in the processing of projects.

We offer prospective bachelor’s and master’s graduates the opportunity to write their final thesis in our company. In addition to our own suggestions for topics, we are also open to your ideas. We look forward to your input!

If you are interested, please apply online:

jobs@b-w-s.de

We would also be pleased to receive your unsolicited application.

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Become part of the BWS team!

We offer you an interesting work environment within a successful and equally traditional and future-oriented family business. Interesting perspectives, extraordinary challenges, flexibility that is groundbreaking in the industry, a high degree of customer orientation and innovative spirit already distinguish us today and will continue to be our trademark in the future.

That’s why we are looking for employees who enjoy taking on challenges and achieving the extraordinary.

To support our production team we are hiring for our plant in Hagen-Hohenlimburg:

Operator Cold Rolling Plant (m/f/d)

Your tasks:

– Operation of rolling stands including set-up
– Loading the equipment with material and monitoring the production process
– Carrying out minor repairs and rectifying machine malfunctions
– Adherence to quality standards, initiation of appropriate measures in case of deviations
– Operating the appropriate measuring equipment for quality assurance
– Material transport with common conveying & lifting equipment
– Worker self-control
– Compliance with work, safety and environmental regulations
– Ensuring order and cleanliness in the department

Your profile:

– Work experience preferably in the steel or metal industry as a cold roller
– Good knowledge in the safe handling of cold strip coils
– Safe handling of conveying & lifting equipment, as well as common hand tools
– Application knowledge in the use of a PC is desirable
– High quality & safety awareness
– (Physical) resilience, motivation & willingness to perform, reliability
– Good written and spoken German
– Willingness to work in shifts (3 shifts)

Please send your informative application documents with details of your earliest start date and your salary expectations to:

BWS Philipp Boecker + Wender Stahl GmbH & Co. KG
Human Resources Department
Liegnitzer Str. 18
58642 Iserlohn
Germany

We prefer to receive applications by e-mail: jobs@b-w-s.de
We look forward to getting to know you.

To support our team, we are hiring for our maintenance department:

Electronics Technician for Operating Technology / Electrician (m/f/d)

Your tasks:

– Testing of devices
– Installation, assembly, wiring and testing of assemblies and devices
– Regular maintenance, repair and servicing of production facilities, electrical equipment, technical systems as well as building technology
– Error analysis and eliminate errors
– Programming and expansion or modernization of industrial equipment and machines
– quality inspection, quality assurance
– Compliance with work, safety and environmental regulations
– Ensuring order and cleanliness in the department

Your profile:

– Successfully completed electrical engineering training (e.g. as an electronics technician specializing in operating technology or machine & drive technology or in a comparable training occupation)
– Relevant professional experience preferably in the steel or metal industry
– Knowledge of PLC programming, PLC technology
– Knowledge of measurement and control technology (MSR)
– Knowledge of electrical drive technology
– Knowledge of the use of Word/Excel or basic knowledge of EDP systems for the documentation and planning of activities and maintenance
– Readiness for on-call duty and shift work (2 shifts)
– Class B driving license
– Ability to work under pressure, willingness to perform, reliability and a self-reliant way of working

Please send your application with details of your earliest start date and your salary expectations to:

BWS Philipp Boecker + Wender Stahl GmbH & Co. KG
Human Resources Department
Liegnitzer Str. 18
58642 Iserlohn
Germany

We prefer to receive applications by e-mail: jobs@b-w-s.de
We look forward to getting to know you.

To support our production team we are hiring for our plant in Hagen-Hohenlimburg:

Furnace Operator (m/f/d)

Your tasks:

– Operating and independently steering of continuous annealing lines and batch annealing furnaces
– Loading the furnaces with material and setting the required operating data
– Determination of the necessary machineparameters based on of the working documents and monitoring of the production process
– Commissioning and decommissioning of the furnaces in compliance with the safety-relevant regulations
– If necessary, carrying out minor repairs and rectifying machine faults
– Adherence to quality standards, initiation of appropriate measures in the event of deviations
– Operation of the appropriate measuring equipment for quality assurance
– Material transport with common conveying & lifting equipment
– Worker self-control
– Compliance with work, safety and environmental regulations
– Ensuring order and cleanliness in the department

Your profile:

– Work experience preferably in the steel or metal industry as a cold roller
– Good knowledge in the safe handling of cold strip coils
– Safe handling of conveying & lifting equipment, as well as common hand tools
– Application knowledge in the use of a PC is desirable
– High quality & safety awareness
– (Physical) resilience, motivation & willingness to perform, reliability
– Good written and spoken German
– Willingness to work in shifts (3 shifts)

Please send your application with details of your earliest start date and your salary expectations to:

BWS Philipp Boecker + Wender Stahl GmbH & Co. KG
Human Resources Department
Liegnitzer Str. 18
58642 Iserlohn
Germany

We prefer to receive applications by e-mail: jobs@b-w-s.de
We look forward to getting to know you.

To support our production team we are hiring for our plant in Iserlohn-Letmathe:

Production Machine operator (m/f/d)

Your tasks:

– Operation of circular knife shears including set-up and knife construction
– Operation of shearing machines including set-up and knife construction
– Loading the equipment with material and monitoring the production process
– Carrying out small repairs and rectifying machine faults
– Adherence to quality standards, initiation of appropriate measures in case of deviations
– Operating the appropriate measuring equipment for quality assurance
– Ready-to-ship packaging of individual finished strips (cold strip rings)
– Material transport with common conveying & lifting equipment
– Worker self-control
– Compliance with work, safety and environmental regulations
– Ensuring order and cleanliness in the department

Your profile:

– Relevant work experience preferably in the steel or metal industry
– Good knowledge in the safe handling of cold strip coils
– Safe handling of conveying & lifting equipment, as well as common hand tools
– Application knowledge in the use of a PC is desirable
– High quality & safety awareness
– (Physical) resilience, motivation & willingness to perform, reliability
– Good written and spoken German
– Willingness to work in shifts (3 shifts)

Please send your application with details of your earliest start date and your salary expectations to:

BWS Philipp Boecker + Wender Stahl GmbH & Co. KG
Human Resources Department
Liegnitzer Str. 18
58642 Iserlohn
Germany

We prefer to receive applications by e-mail: jobs@b-w-s.de
We look forward to getting to know you.

Join our warehouse & shipping department, we are looking for candidates for our plants in Iserlohn-Letmathe and Hagen-Hohenlimburg:

Warehouse & Shipping Associate (m/f/d)

Your tasks:

– Packing, weighing and preparing material for dispatch
– In-plant transport of pre- & finished material and of residual rings
– Storage and retrieval, as well as provision of cold strip coils for the machines
– transport of tools and operating materials
– Documentation of production accompanying documents
– Inspection of incoming goods
– Worker self-control
– Compliance with work, safety and environmental regulations
– Ensuring order and cleanliness in the department

Your profile:

– work experience preferably in the steel or metal industry
– Knowledge in the safe handling of cold strip coils
– Safe handling of conveying & lifting equipment, as well as common hand tools
– Knowledge in the use of a PC is desirable
– Quality & safety awareness
– (Physical) resilience, motivation & willingness to perform, reliability
– Good written and spoken German
– Willingness to work in shifts (3 shifts)

Please send your application with details of your earliest start date and your salary expectations to:

BWS Philipp Boecker + Wender Stahl GmbH & Co. KG
Human Resources Department
Liegnitzer Str. 18
58642 Iserlohn
Germany

We prefer to receive applications by e-mail: jobs@b-w-s.de
We look forward to getting to know you.