For people starting their careers
Your training at DMK
You want to help shape the nutrition of the future? Then let yourself be trained at DMK. Always at eye level, with appreciative colleagues and with the help of experienced trainers. Who are happy to share their know-how with you. In five different departments - but always as part of a team.
In which training program would you like to get started? We are already looking forward to meeting you.
Trainings & Fields
5 departments, 1 team: Our apprenticeships for the dairy industry of the future.
Training as an Industrial Plant Maintenance Mechanic (m/f/o)
Your role
- Over the course of 3½ years, we will familiarise you with how to keep our machines and production systems operational so that our production always works perfectly from start to finish.
- Specifically, you will produce individual components and parts, install them in technical systems and set them up perfectly – including final commissioning.
- If faults occur in the systems, you will be able to deal with them easily – we will show you how to identify all faults accurately and restore the systems to working order.
- Lessons at vocational college will bring you up to speed as far as materials engineering, control, regulation and information technology and technical communications are concerned.
- The practical part of your training also offers a number of learning opportunities for you: in addition to tasks such as drilling, turning and milling, you will learn how to read and apply circuit diagrams and process and function plans correctly.
- Last but not least, we will teach you which aspects of environmental protection and occupational safety play a central role in your professional future.
Our requirements
- Good secondary school qualification
- Good marks/knowledge in the areas of mathematics, physics and technology
- Advantageous: Experience from voluntary or charity work
Industrial clerks
This is what you will learn at our company:
- know-how in all sub-areas of business: material purchasing and storage, production, personnel, accounting, marketing and sales – in a balanced mix of day-to-day business and project work
- the planning and management of production processes, the creation of duty rosters and organisational plans in personnel, the accounting, as well as the negotiation with customers and the implementation of marketing measures
- background knowledge at vocational college regarding business administration, economics and Business English
You offer the following:
- General qualification for university entrance (“Abitur”), general qualification for entrance to a university of applied sciences, or qualification from a commercial college
- Driving licence category A or B
- Interest in foreign languages
- Social commitment or experience volunteering is an advantage
Duration: 3 years
- Locations: Bremen and Everswinkel
Human Resources Service Professionals
This is what you will learn with us:
- Human resources work from A to Z, or more precisely, from personnel planning to recruiting to payroll accounting
- Conduct job interviews, initiate further training measures, create employment contracts and manage personnel files
- Resolve conflicts, network yourself and others, and provide HR support to both specialists and managers
What you bring with you:
- High school diploma, vocational baccalaureate or completion of higher commercial school
- Driving license class A or B
- A plus: social commitment or experience in voluntary work
Duration: 3 years | Locations: Bremen
Warehouse logistics specialist
This is what you will learn at our company:
- all details of warehouse logistics – from warehouse receipt and unloading, sorting and storage, to checking of accompanying documents
- to compile deliveries, to plan routes in an environmentally friendly and efficient way, and to draw up delivery notes and customs declarations
- to load containers and wagons safely so that nothing can slip or run out
- what else is important in quality assurance – in addition to humidity and room temperature
- the commercial processes: writing offers, handling orders and payment transactions, managing inventory tasks and creating simple annual statements
You offer the following:
- School-leaving qualification from an intermediate secondary school (“Realschule”) with good marks in mathematics
- Social commitment or experience volunteering is an advantage
Duration: 3 years
Locations: Edewecht, Erfurt, Strückhausen and Zeven
Warehouse specialist (m/f/d)
This is what you will learn at our company:
- all logistics processes – from goods receipt, storage and picking, to secure loading
- to create shipment documents and delivery notes, to determine key performance indicators, and to check inventories
- everything one must know about the storage and shipment of food
- to drive industrial trucks, e.g. forklift trucks and stacker trucks
You offer the following:
- Good secondary school leaving certificate ("Hauptschule") with equivalent grades in mathematics
- Social commitment or experience volunteering is an advantage
Duration: 2 years
Locations: Edewecht, Erfurt, Strückhausen and Zeven
Professional driver (m/f/d) milk collection lorry
This is what you will learn at our company:
- first of all, of course, to drive lorries until you have gained the driving licence category C/CE
- to collect milk from farms and milk producers and transport it to the dairy
- to record milk volumes and take samples – including specialist knowledge with regard to the Milk Quality Regulation, the Protection against Infection Act, and environmental and occupational safety
You offer the following:
- No younger than 17
- Good school-leaving qualification
- Category B driving licence – already obtained or completed by 18 years of age
- Willingness to work in a two-shift system, seven days a week, plus physical fitness
Duration: 3 years
Locations: Edewecht and Georgsmarienhütte
Specialist computer technician (m/f/d) for application development
This is what you will learn at our company:
- to develop complex software solutions, among others to map company in-house processes
- to analyse processes, plan IT projects, and purchase and present new software
- to administer multimedia and infrastructure systems and impart IT knowledge to others appropriately – as an administrator, developer or consultant (m/f/d)
- various programming languages, system tests and licence agreements
- background knowledge at vocational college relating to the networking of IT systems, the correct tapping into sources of information, and subject-specific Business English
You offer the following:
- General qualification for entrance to a university of applied sciences (“Fachabitur”) or (very) good school-leaving qualification from an intermediate secondary school (“Realschule”)
- Driving licence category A or B
- Social commitment or experience volunteering is an advantage
Duration: 3 years
Locations: Seckenhausen
Specialist computer technician (m/f/d) for system integration
This is what you will learn at our company:
- to network different hardware and software to form complex systems
- as an IT service provider, to precisely implement customer needs for the configuration of the respective systems
- to eliminate errors or faults using state-of-the-art diagnosis systems
- to determine requirements with regard to products and services, advise customers and train users
- to use programming languages, differentiate between network architectures, plan system capacities and restore data that was thought lost
- background knowledge at vocational college relating to the networking of IT systems, the correct tapping into sources of information, and subject-specific Business English
You offer the following:
- General qualification for entrance to a university of applied sciences (“Fachabitur”) or (very) good school-leaving qualification from an intermediate secondary school (“Realschule”)
- Driving licence category A or B
- Social commitment or experience volunteering is an advantage
Duration: 3 years
Locations: Seckenhausen
Commercial clerks for digitalisation management
This is what you will learn at our company:
- to analyse IT and telecommunications systems with regard to their requirements and problems
- as a professional consultant, to provide assistance in the in-house specialist departments and for external providers and to train users
- to determine requirements, set up systems precisely, develop individual solutions, adapt databases to new requirements, and to analyse faults
- to conduct cost accounting and profitability analyses and evaluate external offers
- background knowledge at vocational college with regard to the development and provision of IT systems and the commercial, statutory and security-relevant provisions
You offer the following:
- General qualification for entrance to a university of applied sciences (“Fachabitur”) or (very) good school-leaving qualification from an intermediate secondary school (“Realschule”)
- Driving licence category A or B
- Social commitment or experience volunteering is an advantage
Duration: 3 years
Locations: Seckenhausen
Training as a Milk Technologist (m/f/o)
Short description
At our site in Zeven, we are looking to appoint several trainee milk technologists (m/f/o) for the Production department with effect from 01/08/2019.
Your role
- Over the course of 3 years, we will show you how to prepare milk as a raw material for further production – to make butter and cheese, for example, or other products.
- You will get to know product-specific recipes and standards, immerse yourself in the world of process control technology and learn the key areas of process monitoring.
- Of course, you will also be involved in putting the relevant systems, machines and equipment into operation professionally and in cleaning and refitting them.
- You will be able to deal with faults in production easily, as your training teaches you how to rectify them quickly and easily.
- Lessons at a vocational college will bring you up to speed in assessing and guaranteeing the quality of the milk and in producing mixed milk drinks and cheese.
- Last but not least, the practical part of your training will bring you into contact with a wide range of statutory food regulations, environmental protection provisions and product-related packing technologies.
Our requirements
- Very good secondary school qualification (high school or secondary school qualifications)
- Good marks in mathematics and natural sciences: biology, chemistry, etc.
- Advantageous: Experience from voluntary or charity work
- Willingness to work in a shift system
Training as a Milk Industry Mechatronics Engineer (m/f/o)
- Join us and develop both professionally and personally | Your training
- Over the course of 3½ years, we will we familiarise you with everything you need to know to make mechanical, electrical and electronic components for complex systems.
- Your services will be required when systems have to be put into operation, programmed and the essential software installed.
- You will learn how to understand circuit diagrams and construction drawings and gain valuable insights into the areas of plant maintenance and refitting.
- Lessons at a vocational college will bring you up to speed as far as systems analysis, pneumatics and hydraulics are concerned – and we will also teach you which aspects of technical safety must be considered.
- The practical part of your training also offers a number of learning opportunities for you: in addition to testing and commissioning, you will learn how to keep all of the tools and testing equipment ready for use.
- Last but not least, you will be able to deal easily with faults and malfunctions – in the course of your training, you will discover how to rectify them quickly and precisely, and even how to prevent them happening in the first place.
What we are looking for | Your profile
- Good secondary school qualification, 10th grade “Hauptschule” also possible
- Good marks/knowledge in the areas of mathematics, physics and English
- Advantageous: Experience from voluntary or charity work
Training as a Milk Industry Laboratory Technician (m/f/o)
Your role
- Over the course of 3 years, we will show you how to carry out chemical, physical and microbiological analyses of milk products – and therefore safeguard the various stages of production.
- You will learn how to take samples, analyse them thoroughly with modern laboratory equipment and document your findings.
- Your knowledge of monitoring, additives and packaging materials will be required, as ultimately you are responsible for consistently high quality.
- In the area of environmental analysis, we will teach you what you need to know about the elements of water and air, how cleaning agents work in detail and why hygiene is so important.
- Lessons at a vocational college will bring you up to speed on how to analyse living systems in detail – you will also discover how to record data and organise manufacturing processes optimally.
- Last but not least, in the practical part of you training you will encounter a wide range of equipment and IT systems and discover the secrets of sensory testing.
Our requirements
- Very good secondary school qualification (high school or secondary school qualifications)
- Good marks in mathematics and natural sciences: biology, chemistry, etc.
- Advantageous: Experience from voluntary or charity work
- Open-minded, self-confident person with good communication skills
- Willingness to work in a shift system
Machine and systems operator (m/f/d)
This is what you will learn at our company:
- to put production machines and systems into operation and to monitor them – including production and quality control
- to control and check the material flow for milk, cheese and other dairy products
- the valid standards for occupational safety, quality, hygiene, environmental protection and energy efficiency
- maintenance and cleaning, since cleanliness is essential in food processing
You offer the following:
- school-leaving qualification from an intermediate secondary school (“Realschule”) or lower secondary school (“Hauptschule”)
- technical skills and a high level of quality and hygiene awareness
Duration: 2 years
Locations: Altentreptow, Edewecht and Georgsmarienhütte
Industrial mechanic (m/f/d) for maintenance
This is what you will learn at our company:
- to keep machines and production systems up and running
- to produce individual components and parts, assemble them into technical systems, set them up precisely, put them into operation and identify and eliminate faults
- to drill, turn and mill as well as read and apply circuit diagrams and process and function plans
- background knowledge at vocational college regarding materials engineering, control, regulation and information technology, and technical communication
- the valid environmental protection and occupational safety standards
You offer the following:
- school-leaving qualification from an intermediate secondary school (“Realabschluss”)
- technical skills
- Social commitment or experience volunteering is an advantage
Duration: 3.5 years
Locations: Edewecht, Everswinkel and Zeven
Electronics technicans for operating technology (m/f/d)
This is what you will learn at our company:
- the technical details of our operating, production and process systems – from the control mechanisms and energy supply to communication technology
- to install, maintain and repair systems, to install energy and supply lines, and to wire switch equipment
- to carry out measurements, configurations and evaluations and planning work steps effectively
- to put building technology into operation
- background knowledge at vocational college regarding system analysis, installation planning, safety of operating equipment and system programming
You offer the following:
- school-leaving qualification from an intermediate secondary school (“Realabschluss”)
- Social commitment or experience volunteering is an advantage
Duration: 3.5 years
Locations: Altentreptow, Edewecht, Erfurt, Everswinkel, Georgsmarienhütte, Hohenwestedt, Nordhackstedt, Waren and Zeven
Electronics technician for automation technology
Your job
- In 3.5 years, we will familiarise you with our operating, production and process facilities - from automation systems to measurement and control technology to communication technology.
- In the process, you will be called upon to work at a wide variety of levels. For example, you will install, optimise and programme our respective control equipment or systems.
- You will also learn how to install bus and control lines and wire measuring equipment - so that everything functions smoothly from A to Z.
- The lessons at the vocational school will make you fit for system analysis, the optimisation of automation systems, the safety of operating equipment and system programming, among other things.
- The practical part also has a lot of input in store for you: In addition to measurements, configurations and assessments, we show you how to optimally plan and organise your work steps.
- All in all, with us you will become an experienced specialist for a wide variety of automation systems and plants in the industrial production environment.
Fits us | Your profile
- At least a good secondary school leaving certificate
- Good grades/knowledge in the subjects of mathematics, physics and technology
- Ideally, initial theoretical experience (e.g. vocational school specialising in electrical engineering or information technology)
- Advantage: Experience from voluntary work or social commitment
Mechatronics engineer (m/f/d)
This is what you will learn at our company:
- to build mechanical, electrical and electronic components for complex systems
- to check systems, put them into operation and programme them – including installing the software
- to read circuit diagrams and construction drawings
- to keep tools and testing equipment ready for operation and to eliminate faults and malfunctions
- background knowledge at vocational college regarding system analysis, pneumatics, hydraulics and safety technology aspects
You offer the following:
- school-leaving qualification from an intermediate secondary school (“Realabschluss”)
- Social commitment or experience volunteering is an advantage
Duration: 3.5 years
Locations: Hohenwestedt, Holdorf, Nordhackstedt, Strückhausen and Waren
We are looking forward to your application!
Whether it's an apprenticeship or an internship, become a full-fledged member of the Deutsches Milchkontor. We look forward to meeting you soon.
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Internships for pupils
You don't know yet exactly which profession you should choose? Within the framework of a student internship for 1 to 3 weeks, you can get a taste of your favorite field. In doing so, you will gain your first experience and get to know the different facets of the profession up close. A student internship is possible throughout the year.
What awaits you at DMK
As Germany's largest dairy cooperative, we have a broad base and are an established player in the food industry. What we are not is an anonymous large corporation. Open, cordial cooperation is and remains essential - especially in training. Only by talking to each other can we learn from each other and broaden our own horizons. It is clear to us that well-trained young people are the driving force behind our success and we welcome them with open arms, regardless of how they come to us.
Advantages and development
Grow
Supporting trainees presents companies and their trainers with major challenges on a day-to-day basis. With the "GROW" program, the DMK Group initiated a process over several years to improve training. The main issue was how trainers can better accompany their trainees in their personal development. However, this approach is usually not institutionalized in companies' training guidelines. We are now leading the way with a pioneering project to introduce new structures and standards. So that you and all other trainees can be trained even better and more sustainably.
Alliance for YOUth
As a member of the Alliance for YOUth, we support young people under the age of 30 in particular and want to give them an easy start to their careers. For school students, we offer exciting training opportunities and student internships in numerous occupational fields. Students can gain an impression of our work and acquire additional qualifications or write their final thesis with us during internships that accompany their studies. You are welcome to apply directly online (for a specific offer or on your own initiative) or to contact us.
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How to contact us
Do you still have questions about the training process, the apprenticeships advertised or the application? Then let's get talking - by phone, by e-mail or in person at the next event.
The best way to get started is to work together: We start with a 3-day introduction, during which you get to know your new colleagues and the company.
Comes good: For longer journeys, you can count on our financial support.
We subsidize your teaching materials with 120 euros net per year and cover the school and accommodation costs for all dairy farming training courses.
Apprenticeship, working hours, payroll - you're bound to have a lot of questions when you start your career. Our employee service has the answers for you.
Further training, university studies or a course in the skilled trades, part-time or full-time - after you graduate, all paths are open to you with us.
Make you strong for new challenges: our family work culture, constructive feedback and our professional trainers.
Plans are good, flexibility is better: Sometimes personal circumstances develop differently than expected. Then we find a solution together.
Training at eye level - we also like to learn and make training that little bit better with our GROW program.