Apprenticeship Polydesigner 3D EFZ (01.08.2027-31.07.2031, focus on Styling)

Who you are Here you are in the right place if you want to apply for the following apprenticeship positions: • Polydesigner/-in 3D EFZ (specialization Styling) • Polydesigner/-in 3D EFZ with Berufsmaturität (specialization Styling) WICHTIG: Be sure to look at the details of the recruitment process under «Good to know»! WHO YOU ARE As an apprentice at IKEA Schweiz, you are not traveling alone - you are part of a large apprentice community. Together, you experience how exciting and varied it is to work in an international company, take on responsibility, and develop yourselves. Because during your apprenticeship, we show you step by step everything you need to stand securely in professional life after your training and to achieve your own goals. In the area of Polydesign 3D (with us the department is called «Home Furnishing & Retail Design»), you are right in the middle of creativity: You design our exhibitions, sales areas, and living examples so that they inspire people and give them ideas for their homes. You help to turn a home furnishing store into a world where people like to stay, discover new things, and most of all, want to come back. You don't have to be able to do everything yet! The important thing is that you are curious, enjoy learning, and want to contribute at IKEA. In order for you to fit well with us, ideally you bring the following: • You are strongly interested in design and furnishing - for example, you like to decorate your room, collect decor ideas on social media, or try out creative projects yourself. • You have a good eye for shapes, colors, and proportions and find it exciting to design spaces so that they look beautiful and are practical at the same time. • You are creative, but also pragmatic: You have ideas, but can also handle time pressure or limited space and look for solutions that are truly implementable. • You like to be on the move, roll up your sleeves, and feel comfortable in an environment where things can also move quickly. • You like working in a team, for example during group work in school or in a club, but can also complete tasks independently. • You are confident using a computer or tablet and want to work with design or planning programs (e.g., AutoCAD or similar tools) - initial experience is great, but not a must. • You speak very good German and already understand a little English. You are responsible for • You learn how to design sales areas and exhibitions together with your team - so that our customers get real living ideas for their homes and enjoy staying in the home furnishing store. • You practice how to represent different styles and living situations with our IKEA product range - from smaller budgets to more elaborate solutions, suitable for different life stages and needs. • You develop new, creative, and functional furnishing solutions that match the current wishes of our customers - for example, for small rooms, families, home office, or first own apartment. • You work together with different departments - for example with sales and logistics - so that your ideas not only look good, but are also practically implementable and the right products are in the right place at the right time. • You learn to work carefully and safely: You pay attention to order, adhere to safety rules, and help to protect people, products, and work equipment. GOOD TO KNOW Please submit your application online. Unfortunately, we cannot consider applications via e-mail or post. Add the following files to your profile: • your CV or a document with more information about you* - so we can see who you are, what is important to you, and what makes you special. • the reports of the last two school years - this allows us to see if you are ready for an EFZ (with or without BM). We want to be open and honest: Unexcused absences make us uncertain whether you bring enough motivation for the rather strenuous vocational school. If you have absences, a short explanation in your application would help us to better understand your situation and to correctly assess your motivation. • voluntary attachments such as trial internship reports or personal works/projects that you are proud of *Supplement: A letter of motivation is not mandatory with us. We are looking for people who fit with us and are motivated to do their apprenticeship at IKEA. Therefore, we invite applicants who are in the shortlist to an afternoon in the IKEA home furnishing store to get to know each other and so that you get a first insight into how an apprenticeship at IKEA works. This makes the decision easier for all of us afterwards - for you and us. * the acquaintance day takes place on 09.09.2026 in the Dietlikon home furnishing store. More information about the application process as well as our most important application tips can be found on our website: www.ikea.ch/berufsbildung Oh yes, look, as an apprentice at IKEA Schweiz, there is nothing but advantages! • IKEA covers all mandatory costs of your apprenticeship and you will even be provided with a laptop for this time. • You are part of a large apprentice community with over 100 apprentices throughout Switzerland. • Good grades, good reward: With good school grades, a semester gift awaits you. • You have fixed learning hours in the company so that you can complete your tasks - and yet still have enough time for friends & hobbies. • You don't just get to know one corner: During the apprenticeship, you change different departments in your field. • A vocational trainer is by your side, gives you feedback, and supports you in your