We manufacture surgical instruments to order — for spine, proctology and general surgery. Whatever ends up in a surgeon's hand has passed through several pairs of hands here first. That is precisely why every single one of them matters.
Both are welcome here. That is why our careers section is split into two areas, each with its own content, its own contacts and an application route that suits it.
Manufacturing, assembly, surface finishing and quality management. Small teams, short lines of communication, responsibility from day one — and products where accuracy is not a target but a precondition.
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Surgical instrument making and precision machining are trades you learn by doing. From your first month you work at a real machine — on parts that will later be needed in an operating theatre.
View apprenticeships →Every position has its own page with the full description — responsibilities, requirements, working pattern and your named contact. No PDF, no login, no detours.
No platitudes about "exciting challenges". This is the list people actually compare — and it is the list that genuinely applies here.
Six full weeks a year — well above the statutory minimum, and not staggered by length of service.
Flexitime rather than clock-watching. A medical appointment, the nursery run or a tradesman at home can be arranged within the team.
We contribute to your pension — in addition to capital-forming benefits.
A monthly benefit in kind that reaches you net — noticeable if you commute in from the surrounding area.
From machine training to quality management qualifications: if you want to progress, you get the time and the budget for it.
Free at work. It sounds small, but it is exactly the kind of thing you notice every single day.
No corporate chain of command. If you have an idea, you talk to the person who decides — often in the same building.
What you make ends up in an operating theatre. That is not a marketing line — it is the reason behind every tolerance we specify.
We are a mid-sized company — your application does not disappear into an anonymous system, it goes to the person you will actually meet.
A CV and certificates are enough. Use the form, email bewerbung@erchinger.de — or simply call and we will work out whether it fits before you write anything.
You get confirmation of receipt and then a real answer — including when it is a no. Silence is not a process we use.
An interview in Tuttlingen, with a walk through manufacturing and assembly. You see your future workplace before you decide, not after.
Contract, start date, induction plan. On your first day someone has time for you — and you know in advance who that is.
For production roles and apprenticeships, a CV and certificates will do. And if you would rather talk than fill in a form, call us. That is explicitly welcome.
Every application comes together with one person — from your first question to your contract. You are welcome to call at any point, even before you start putting documents together.
Tuttlingen is the world centre of medical technology — around 400 companies in the sector are based in the district. It is also one of the few places where a skilled worker's salary still stretches to a house with a garden.
The Upper Danube Nature Park begins practically at the edge of town: 1,496 km² of rock, forest and river valley — reachable by bike after work.
Around 400 companies in the sector in the district. A labour market where a partner moving with you also stands a real chance.
Tuttlingen sits on the Stuttgart–Singen–Zurich intercity line. Four direct trains a day to Switzerland — faster than the journey to Stuttgart.
Rudolf-Diesel-Straße 20, 78532 Tuttlingen. There is parking directly at the building; let us know in advance and we will keep a space free for you.
Via the A81 motorway (Stuttgart–Singen), exit 36, then the B523 towards Tuttlingen. From Stuttgart it is around 126 km, roughly 1 hr 15.
Tuttlingen has an hourly intercity stop on the Stuttgart–Singen–Zurich line, plus regional services towards Ulm and the local Ringzug network.
Our plant is in the industrial estate on Rudolf-Diesel-Straße. Visitor parking is directly in front of the building, reception on the ground floor.
In four steps: send your documents — receive our response — a personal interview in Tuttlingen including a walk through production — decision and contract. Your application goes straight to Sabine von Döllen, not into an anonymous applicant tracking system.
No. For production roles and apprenticeships, a CV and certificates are enough. We are glad to read a covering letter, but it is not what decides whether we invite you. If you would rather call than write, please do.
Yes. Production, documentation and everyday coordination all run in German, and our quality records have to be written in German. Good German is a genuine requirement for every position. English helps in customer contact, but it does not replace German.
Yes. We are happy to show you manufacturing and assembly. School students can arrange work experience and see for themselves what surgical instrument making actually involves — the most honest way to get to know the trade.
Because a figure says little without your profile: experience, qualifications and the scope of the role all make a difference. We will happily tell you the starting range for a given position before your first interview if you ask — and you are welcome to.
Do the maths: advertised rents in Tuttlingen are around 32 % below Stuttgart, and buying a house costs roughly half as much per square metre. At the same time around 400 medical technology companies are based in the district — the industry's labour market is denser here than almost anywhere else.
In manufacturing and surface finishing, yes. What matters is steady hands, care and a willingness to be trained. Quality management is different: there we need a professional foundation, because regulatory requirements sit behind the role.
Then apply speculatively. Even when we have no vacancy matching your profile, we remain interested in motivated people — a good share of our hires start exactly this way.
Have a look at the open positions, read about the apprenticeships — or simply call and ask whatever you want to know.
