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Apprenticeship as a Cook 2026 (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 with above-average pay 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

  • The ‘DINER 72’ is our company restaurant on the premises of ELA Container GmbH in Haren and consists of 36 innovatively designed containers. Here we offer our employees fresh, regional and varied dishes every day.

    As a trainee chef (m/f/d), you will be given an intensive introduction to the world of catering. You will learn the basics and subtleties of the art of cookery and work with an experienced team, including chefs with Michelin-starred kitchen experience. With our regular working hours, we offer you the opportunity to combine a catering apprenticeship with a good work-life balance. You work fixed hours from Monday to Friday, your evenings and weekends are yours.

    Training at ‘DINER 72’ is varied: you will prepare changing lunch menus, work in the event kitchen and occasionally be involved in fine dining. This gives you the opportunity to get to know different facets of catering.

    Your tasks will include checking and preparing the ingredients to achieve a perfect end result. You will ensure that the ingredients are optimally prepared and check the recipes and special requirements of the dishes.

What You Bring to the Team

  • Secondary school leaving certificate or university entrance qualification
  • Passion for cooking
  • Creativity
  • Ability to work in a team and under pressure
  • Hygiene awareness
  • Sense of responsibility

What you can expect from us

  • Our company fitness programme: thousands of gyms, swimming pools, etc. are available to you for just €25 per month throughout Germany, some of which are also available digitally without restrictions
  • With us, you have very good chances of being taken on at the end of your apprenticeship
  • You will receive attractive discount offers from over 1,500 brands from all relevant areas of life in the ELA Corporate Benefits portal
  • Our company restaurant provides you with fresh and delicious lunches every day
  • Our more than 40 apprentices and dual students who are already employed will help you start your career and are always on hand to answer your questions
  • At ELA, you can expect a varied job in a globally active company, uncomplicated interaction with one another and a wide range of opportunities to contribute your own ideas
  • Experience exciting trainee events and projects alongside your work
  • We offer you fresh fruit and drinks every day
  • You work fixed hours from Monday to Friday, your evenings and weekends are yours

How You can apply

Information on the application procedure

  • 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 an individual interview at our head office in Haren (Ems). There you will also receive more detailed information about training at ELA.

How You can apply

To apply, please send your documents directly via our career portal at https://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:

Sophie Köning 

Phone: 0170 2233938

Email: sophie.koening@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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