Apprentice/Mechanic and Apprentice/Electrician

"It's not a job. It's a career and a passion for print!" 

Available Positions:  One Mechanic and One Electrician (subject to change)

Application Period:  February 11, 2026 - November 9, 2026

You must be scheduled to complete your field of study and graduate by May 2027 to be eligible to apply.

The print industry is nearly $898 billion...one of the larger industries in the world. Print is around you....every where, every day. It is the packaging in your grocery stores, your currency and credit cards in your wallet, your signage in your big box retail stores. Print is on your soda cans, your perfume bottles, your data cables, your prescription drug packaging. It is endless and growing. Koenig & Bauer, one of the largest printing press manufacturers in the world, is proud to be a leader in the industry.   

This is a unique and limited apprenticeship program designed to take recent graduates with a minimum of a technical certification or two-year related college degree and provide them with up to 24 months of paid intensive training to prepare them for a career as a Field Service Technician with Koenig & Bauer in the United States. This training program will include hands-on field training in the United States,; classroom and bench training at our Apprenticeship School at our factory in Germany; specialized product, job, and industry training in our world-class training center in Germany; work experience in our manufacturing facility in Germany, and German language classes. Prior work experience is not required; but applicant must have, at a minimum, a related technical certification or two-year degree in a related degree program such as (but not limited to): Industrial Maintenance, Electro-Mechanical Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Wind Energy Technology, Mechatronics, Electrical Power & Controls, Aviation, Automotive Technology or other related degree program.    

 A Field Service Technician travels nearly 100% of the time to customer locations throughout the United States installing, troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining printing presses and sub-supplier equipment. The equipment is impressive and complex.     

Minimum Requirements:  

• Technical Certification or Two-year related degree program;  
• Ability to travel, live, and work in Germany for up to two six-month periods during the apprenticeship program;   
• Must be able to qualify for work permit in Germany;  
• Must be able to travel nearly 100% of the time, mostly domestically in the US, once a Field Service Technician   

Must be willing to relocate within six months of completing Apprentice Program (around two-year anniversary) to base location in the US. Base location in the US will be near a major metropolitan area. 2027 base locations have not been published yet.  Location options will be discussed with applicants during the Interview process.  We do not have any current openings for Apprentices in Texas so relocation after the completion of the Program is required.     

Benefits:

Vacation – 15 days per year

Holidays – Up to 11 days

Sick – 7 days

Medical, Dental, and Vision

Disability and Life

Flexible Spending Accounts

401k Retirement and Profit Sharing Plan

Income replacement plans for cancer, critical illness, and accident

Long-Term Care Plans

Monthly housing and transportation allowance while living in Germany and provides relocation assistance to final work base

Compensation:

$24.04 per hour while in Apprentice Program overtime pay double time on Sundays, as required to meet business needs;

Annual Technician Travel Bonus in December ($10 for every overnight stay during the year for business travel)

$350/month allowance while living and working in Germany 

Monthly Housing (approximately $1,000 - $1,500 per mont) while in Germany, paid directly to landlord

$2,000 net Bonus upon transfer to Germany

$3,000 net Bonus when transferring to base city in the US

Years-of-Service Bonus, paid every 5th anniversary

Come work with us:
If you meet the above requirements incuding a graduation date in or before May 2027, please submit your application before the application deadline on November 9, 2026.

Initial interviews will be virtual and final candidates will be required to interview in-person in our Dallas Office.  Applicable travel expenses for the interview will be covered.

We will not contact applicants until after the application period ends on November 9, 2026.

We are Koenig & Bauer and we're on it!
  

Koenig & Bauer (US) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, sex/gender, sexual preference/orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, creed, national origin or ancestry, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.  Information collected by the application process is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity, and maintain employment statistics of applicants.  

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws.  A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship for the employer.  Please contact Koenig & Bauer’s HR Department at NA-HR@koenig-bauer.com or 469-532-8120 if you need assistance completing this application or to otherwise participate in the application process.