Are you searching for an interesting trainee position with good future prospects? Then look no further!
Good to know: seven in our eight apprentices since 2018 have been offered permanent jobs!
For our various professional fields and locations, we are looking for:
dedicated and reliable trainees with a thirst for the future.
At or headquarters in Mönchengladbach, we train industrial management assistants (f/m/o).
Rundown of the training:
Duration of training
3 years with the option of reducing to 2½ years in case of outstanding performance.
Vocational school
- Berufskolleg – Rheydt Mülfort
- Dual education system, i.e. weekly lessons on 1-2 working days
Throughout their training, our trainees are accompanied and supported by their training supervisors.
Our training departments
In principle, our trainees are involved in day-to-day business and can work autonomously and independently. In the course of their training, they go through various areas and departments and are involved in a wide range of projects:
- Reception
- Laboratory (quality assurance / quality management)
- In the Marketing department, you engage with various current projects such as the creation of presentations incl. research on the relevant topics, organisation and evaluation of tastings as well as trade fair and project planning
- In the Purchasing department, you learn to order raw materials and production materials, create and process tenders and select suppliers based on offer comparisons.
- You also get to know Production Planning, which ensures a smooth and economical production process with given and unchangeable capacities
- In Logistics, your tasks will include checking and processing haulier invoices, handling transfer and disposal orders and examining and processing damage reports
- In Controlling, your tasks include maintaining master data, synchronising production quantities and creating and liquidating accruals
- In the area of Sales, you will learn to master tasks such as entering orders into the ERP system, communicating with customers and logisticians, managing the inventory and organising and announcing goods shipments
- In Financial Accounting, goods and material invoices are posted, new suppliers are entered into the system and incoming and outgoing payments are checked
- In the EDP / IT department, trainees learn to use the ERP system
At our Vechta location, we train fruit juice technicians (f/m/o) and chemical laboratory assistants (f/m/o).
Rundown of the training as a chemical laboratory assistant:
Duration of training
3½ years with the option of reducing to 3 years in case of outstanding performance.
Vocational school
- BBS Technik – Cloppenburg
- Part-time lessons
Throughout their training, our trainees are accompanied and supported by their training supervisors.
Our training departments
In principle, our trainees are involved in day-to-day business and can work autonomously and independently. In the laboratory / quality assurance / quality management, you will learn to master the following tasks:
- Quality and filling checks of fruit juices, juice drinks and other soft drinks
- Control of incoming raw materials incl. enzymatic analysis (Konelab 30)
- Product adjustment
- Control of inspection, measuring and test equipment
- Food microbiology (incl. D-Count flow cytometry)
- Hygiene checks
- Water and wastewater analysis
- Dispatching samples and specimens
- Basics of quality management
Rundown of the training as fruit juice technician:
Duration of training
3 years with the option of reducing to 2½ years in case of outstanding performance.
Vocational school
- Berufliche Schulen Rheingau in Geisenheim
- Lessons in approx. 3 x 4-week chunks per training year
- Accommodation, travel expenses and allowance are paid for by the training company
Throughout their training, our trainees are accompanied and supported by their training supervisors.
Our training departments
In principle, our trainees are involved in day-to-day business and can work autonomously and independently. In the course of their training, they go through various areas and departments and are involved in a wide range of projects:
- Juice Processing:tank truck unloading and tank sterilisation (i.e. cleaning, inspection, sterilisation, documentation, sampling, treatment, emptying and weighing) and storage for Sigma22 (i.e. cleaning, sterilisation, inspection, storage, documentation and operation of the system)
- Product Manufacture – raw materials, filtration: mixing in accordance with the recipe, cleaning, documentation, homogenisation, tipping system, sterile storage, filtration and getting to know the machines and system parts
- Quality Assurance / Laboratory: basic training, i.e. introduction to laboratory work (juice adjustment, water and wastewater analysis, microbiology, enzymatic analysis, incoming raw material analysis, filling control) as well as familiarising yourself with the analyses, measuring devices and the documentaries
- Workshop: water treatment, energy supply and sewage treatment plant and getting to know the corresponding equipment (documentation and review of the process parameters)
- The PET Plant: getting to know and operate all machines, juice heating, production process, cleaning of all appliances, lines and machines as well as documentation and conversion to new formats
- The Combi-Block Plant: involves pre-packaging control (red test, weight control, blocking, documentation) as well as operating the filling and packaging machines (getting to know and operate all machines, juice heating and cooling, cleaning of all machines and plant parts that come into contact with the product and documentation of the product process)
Interested in an apprenticeship as an industrial management assistant in Erding?
Then take a look here.
The support we offer all our trainees (f/m/o):
- Exam support and preparation for the final exam for industrial management assistants: free IHK exam preparation course,
- which offers close, personal support when you write your term paper; it also offers in-house presentation exercises for the final oral exam
- Those specialising in fruit juice technology get a 3-week exam preparation course before the actual exams and receive individual support from their training supervisor on site
- Chemical laboratory technicians can prepare by doing internships and taking a course at Lufa in Oldenburg. This involves a 2-week internship (with approx. 8 days of 2-hour lessons) before the interim examination and a 4-week practical preparation (with 15 days of 2-hour lessons) before the final exam
Sound good?
Then submit your application with all the required documents – either using our applicant management system onlyfy or by email to Personal-services@valensina-gruppe.de!
Here a few tips for improving your chances of success:
- Why: why are you interested in this line of work?
- What you should include: a complete CV, certificates, references (e.g. from internships, holiday jobs, temporary jobs)
- What are you interested in: we’re also interested in our applicants’ hobbies
And this is how the application process at Valensina goes:
First, you will get an acknowledgement of receipt for your application, and then we will carefully examine all the applications we have received to narrow down the choice. If you are among those whose application we find interesting, we will arrange a suitable date for an interview with you.
If the feedback for your first interview is positive, you’ll be invited to a second interview. After that, an internal decision is made, and we will inform you of the outcome.
If you have been selected and decide to train with us, we will set up a contract – and we can get started! If you perform well, you’ve got a good chance of being taken on after your training.
Contact for applications
Ms Andrea Schwertfeger
Training Supervisor Mönchengladbach
0049 (0)2166 9837 0
personal-services@valensina-gruppe.de
Mr Michael Flore
Training Supervisor for Chemical Laboratory Assistants Vechta
0049 (4)447 804 0
personal-services@valensina-gruppe.de
Mr Ingo Wollenhaupt
Training Supervisor for Fruit Juice Technicians Vechta
0049 (0)4447 804 0
personal-services@valensina-gruppe.de