Apprenticeship as a Forwarding and Logistics Services Clerk 2025 (m/f/x)

Location: Haren
Working Hours: Apprenticeship

1,400 employees in 24 locations around the world with a fleet of 60,000+ circulating containers. Since ELA’s establishment in 1972, our business has continuously been expanding, we are specialists in mobile room solutions. Our family-run company based in Haren (Ems), Germany, is growing at a fast pace and we are actively looking for qualified and dedicated team players to join us locally, internationally and beyond.

You are at the beginning of your professional life with your knowledge, talents and wishes. At ELA, you will receive varied apprenticeship in which it is important to us that you get to know different areas, because we want to develop you and your strengths. Are you interested? Then we should get to know each other better.

Your apprenticeship at ELA

Our logistics team consists of about 30 employees. During the 3-year apprenticeship, you will get to know various areas and interfaces of logistics, such as scheduling, truck dispatch, fleet management, sales and warehouse.

Forwarding and logistics services clerks organise the dispatch, handling and storage of goods and take care of the sale of transport and logistics services. The tasks of freight forwarding and logistics services clerks also include providing customer care and advice, calculating prices, drawing up offers and preparing contracts. Once an order has been placed, they commission the transport, prepare freight and customs documents and monitor the processing of the order.

What you should bring with you

Secondary school leaving certificate or university entrance qualification
Good performance in mathematics, German and English
Economic thinking and careful work
Good communication and organisational skills
Good verbal and written communication skills
Very good knowledge of German and good written and spoken English

What you can expect from us

Uncomplicated interaction with each other and a wide range of opportunities to contribute your own ideas.
Your chances of being hired are very good once you’ve completed your training.
Our more than 40 employed trainees and integrated degree students will simplify the start to your career life and are always available to answer any questions you may have.
Our company restaurant serves up fresh, delicious lunches on a daily basis
In addition to your work, you also have the opportunity to experience exciting trainee events and projects.
Our company fitness program: for just €25 a month, you can have access to thousands of gyms, swimming pools, and more throughout Germany, including unrestricted digital access
The ELA Corporate Benefits portal gives you attractive discount offers from over 1,500 brands from all relevant areas of life.
Your health matters to us, which is why we offer you height-adjustable desks in every office.
There’s no need to part ways with your four-legged friend at ELA, as you can simply bring your dog with you into the office if the situation allows

How you can apply

If you apply for an apprenticeship with us, you will receive feedback from us by e-mail in the month of your application, at the latest within four weeks. This will inform you whether we will invite you to an initial personal meeting.
These meetings usually take the form of group discussions at our head office in Haren (Ems). There you will also receive more detailed information about training at ELA.

It's easy to apply

To apply, please send your documents directly via our career portal at career.ela-container.com or by email to career@ela-container.com. Please include your CV and the most important certificates and qualifications. We are also interested in what makes you special, why we are a good fit and how you became aware of us. A personal interview is the best way for us to get to know each other.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Any questions?
Feel free to contact us - by WhatsApp, phone or email:

Theresa Kollmer

Phone: 017037708047

Email: theresa.kollmer@container.de

You can also find lots of information about the apprenticeship and get an initial insight into working at ELA on our Instagram account ela_container.

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