Training as an environmental technologist for recycling and waste management
(m/f/d)
RETERRA Humuswerk Main-Spessart GmbH & Co. KG
Gemünden am Main
Start date: 1.9.2026

Job Profile

Graduation
Secondary school leaving certificate or comparable school qualifications
qualifying secondary school certificate (Quali)
secondary school certificate
Soft Skills
Care/Accuracy/Responsibility
Craft/Technical skills
Decision-making ability
Grades
Total: <3
English: <3
German: <3
Math: <3
Areas of Interest
service
Natural Sciences
Agriculture, nature, environment, sustainability
Economy, administration

Important School Subjects

  • math
  • Chemistry/Physics/Biology
  • Crafts/Technology

Training Content

  • As an apprentice with us, you can expect a comprehensive, varied and practical 3-year apprenticeship.
  • They will get to know all the company units relevant to their training (e.g. composting, soil production, laboratory, deployment planning, weighbridge, accounting, etc.).
  • Furthermore, you are responsible for controlling and monitoring environmentally sound waste separation, as well as for the maintenance and repair of plant components.
  • They operate state-of-the-art wheel loaders and machines responsibly, qualifying as machinists and machine operators.
  • Thus, you will complete your industry-specific training as a highly qualified employee.
  • During your training, dedicated contacts, such as trainers and training officers, are always available to listen to you.

Estimated Salary

Benefits

  • Join us and benefit from the strengths that REMONDIS, as a corporate group, brings with it.
  • An interesting and practical training program with integration into the entire operational process.
  • Good chances of being hired after training, as well as payment of all driving licence costs, such as the licence for earthmoving machinery.
  • Dedicated on-site trainers including in-house training with the option of a prior introductory internship.
  • Advantages with various cooperation partners
  • Modern workwear and vehicle fleet

Expectations

  • You have successfully completed your qualifying secondary school leaving certificate.
  • Ideally, you already have some practical experience through internships or part-time jobs, as well as good grades in mathematics and physics.
  • They are interested in technology and the circular economy and waste management.
  • You combine your dedicated, independent and responsible work ethic with a strong willingness to learn.
  • Strong communication skills, enjoyment of teamwork, and a high degree of reliability complete your profile.

Job Description

Is recycling important to you? Do you have a good understanding of technology and are you physically fit? Then an apprenticeship as an environmental technologist specializing in recycling and waste management might be right for you. This profession revolves entirely around waste – and it's much more exciting than it sounds. You'll learn to identify valuable raw materials in waste and lay the foundation for their proper collection, processing, recycling, or disposal. The theoretical part of the apprenticeship as an environmental technologist specializing in recycling and waste management will provide you with essential knowledge. This includes legal requirements and environmental protection guidelines, waste classification and analysis, processing and recycling techniques, and sampling and conducting chemical tests. In the practical phase of your apprenticeship, you'll put this knowledge into practice and learn how to operate recycling machines and organize waste disposal. A variety of jobs await you, for example, at recycling centers or in public waste management.

Contact Person

Maximilian Kanzler
HR
Tel:
Email: info-humuswerk@reterra.de

RETERRA Humuswerk Main-Spessart GmbH & Co. KG

Weißensteinstraße 32
97737 Gemünden am Main
On behalf of the future We move ideas: Recyclable materials become raw materials, biomass becomes electricity, waste becomes heat, and water becomes life. More than 30,000 people at REMONDIS work on holistic solutions that harmonize progress and resource conservation. Together, again and again, worldwide. With its innovative composting plant, the RETERRA HUMUSWERK Main-Spessart processes around 29,000 tons of organic and green waste annually in an ecologically and economically sound manner, making it one of the largest regional producers of high-quality products for plant cultivation, such as compost, soil, and bark mulch. The RETERRA Humuswerk Main-Spessart is also a versatile machinery service provider for the operation of recycling plants, particularly those processing organic and green waste. Sustainability is always at the heart of everything we do.
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