month management trainee program

Do you want to take responsibility and make a difference with your work? With your expertise, we can achieve great goals together. We are WACKER - Reliable. Determined. Ambitious. As one of the world's most research-intensive chemical companies , we've been making countless products that are an integral part of your everyday life possible for over 100 years. From vegan food to resource-efficient buildings to solar cells, we develop sustainable solutions that change the future.

Launch your career as a Management Trainee in Chemisty for assignments e.g. at our
Burghausen, Munich (Bavaria) or/and Nünchritz (Saxony) site starting in October 2025.

Our 18-month management trainee program will introduce you to various departments and opportunities for development and integrate you into our day-to-day business.

Your responsibilities

• Quickly acquire a broad range of expertise in the areas of silicone specialty products​ as well as polymer binders and additives in our core markets​​​​​​

• Development of market knowledge and know-how about customers, technologies, products and competition

• Identify new technical requirements and trends in our core markets, especially with an eye to sustainability

• Develop new ways of approaching solutions and processes for work sequences and organization

• Contribute to new ideas for products and processes geared toward a sustainable product portfolio and suitable for a wide range of customer needs and applications

• Advance a variety of projects in the fields of silicone, polymer and organic chemistry (research, technology management, application technology, production)

Your qualifications

• Outstanding performance in the completion of a Ph.D. in chemistry

• International experience (study abroad, etc.) and enjoy networking

• A project mindest and a passion for interdisciplinary teamwork

• A talent for communication and an outstanding ability to apply your expertise to the search for sustainable solutions

• Excellent German and English (level C1) skills

• Willingness to travel for domestic and international project assignments

What do we offer?

• A permanent position
• Compensation: Attractive salary, profit sharing, employer contribution to a retirement plan
• Work-life-balance: Flexible work models, 6 weeks of vacation, additional paid leave for parents of small children
• Versatile development opportunities: International assignment during your trainee period, active role in developing exciting projects, mentoring, assistance for continuing education and intercultural skills, internal international job board
• Health: Sports and fitness opportunities, preventive programs
• Further benefits such as : Bicycle leasing, employee rabates, discounted meals

... and much more. Our management trainee webpage provides an overview of WACKER benefits.

The application period ends on June 18, 2025.