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GERRESHEIMER

named MINT Minded Company

erresheimer has been lot to us to be recognized as an GLASS MADE IN GERMANY –
crowned a "MINT Minded attractive place to begin a MINT IHK AWARD FOR BEST IN YEAR
GCompany" this year for career," says Thomas Perlitz, Gerresheimer's sites, some of
the first time by audimax Medien Global Senior Vice President for which have been home to produc-
GmbH and the "MINT Zukunft Human Resources, adding that tion facilities for glass packag-
schaffen" ("Creating a future with training managers at the plants ing for several centuries, include
MINT") initiative. The abbreviation have already been working hard Gerresheimer Essen (North Rhine-
MINT stands for academic sub- for several years to successfully Westphalia), Lohr (Bavaria, Lower
jects and professions in mathemat- recruit, train and encourage tal- Franconia), Tettau (Bavaria,
ics, computer science, the sciences ented young people – efforts that Upper Franconia) and Wertheim
and technology. Gerresheimer are now paying off. (Baden-Württemberg). Of course,
trains around 150 school leavers The seven Gerresheimer train-
in over 20 different professions at ing centers in Germany offer
its plants across Germany every training in the following MINT
year. Good grades in the so-called professions: Electronics engineer With its seven training
MINT subjects are an important for industrial engineering, sys-
stepping stone for successful entry tem integration computer scien- centers in Germany,
into most careers at Gerresheimer, tist, industrial electrician, indus-
including for process engineering trial mechanic, mechatronics Gerresheimer offers
apprentices and students on the engineer, screen printing media
dual BEng degree in mechanical technologist, technical product training courses for
engineering or plastics and rubber designer, process engineer for
engineering. glass technology, process engi- about 150 young
"We are especially proud of this neer for plastics and rubber tech-
award because, as a traditional nology, tool mechanic and cut-
B2B company, it really means a ting machine operator. students in more than
20 MINT subjects.

At Gerresheimer’s

production sites, the

students study academic

subjects and professions

in mathematics,

computer science,

the sciences and

technology, giving them

an extra push in entering

the professional world.

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