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Career

Work sustainable.

Looking for your dream job?

Are you a professional, pupil or student? Countless career opportunities await you under the roof of a modern family business. Discover your opportunities at ORNAMIN.

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Exceptional Family Friendly

The compatibility of family and career is an integral part of ORNAMIN's corporate culture. Through family-friendly measures, flexible working hours and individual solutions, we create framework conditions to enable the compatibility of family, career and care and to effectively relieve families. This includes childcare and support for caring relatives. In recognition of this, the company was awarded the "Exceptional Family Friendliness" distinction.


Managing Director Holger von der Emde: "Every family organises itself and its everyday life differently. At ORNAMIN, we see it as our task in to make it as easy as possible for our employees to reconcile the various challenges. Neither the family nor the tasks at work should have to suffer from a double burden.“

Zwei Personen essen unterwegs aus ORNAMIN Food To-go Mehrwegschalen

Company with a Future


Ornamin is 65 years young, 130 employees rich, 3 divisions strong and extremely successful in what we do. Flat hierarchies and great creative freedom characterise the working environment at ORNAMIN.


Together we create success. People with their individual abilities and interests always come first at ORNAMIN. Whether product development, production or administration – together we will find the right professional perspective. At our company headquarter in Minden, Westphalia, we currently employ around 130 people, more than 20 of whom are  completing an apprenticeship. The ORNAMIN team can looks back on more than 65 years of joint successes and experiences. Colleagues have become friends and for some even families.

We have a lot to offer

  • young team with many apprentices and students
  • flat hierarchies, plenty of room for personal responsibility
  • flexible working hours & childcare
  • company car/bike through salary conversion
  • health-promoting services (massages, flu vaccinations)
  • in-house trainings and further trainings
  • company pension scheme
  • disability insurance without health questions
  • coffee, tea, water and fresh fruits in autumn and winter
  • cooperation canteen & bakery van
  • after-work get togethers
Zwei Personen sitzen mit ORNAMIN Mehrweggeschirr am Tisch
Your tasks: 
• machine setting of modern injection molding machines and associated handling
• detect and fix manufacturing defects and problems to ensure product quality
• troubleshoot equipment and peripherals and optimize machine parameters
• close cooperation with the responsible shift managers and machine operators 

Your profile: 
• completed vocational training as a process mechanic for plastics and rubber technology, comparable qualification or many years of professional experience in thermoplastic processing
• strong social and leadership skills as well as communication skills
• technical skill and high quality awareness
• reliability, initiative, ability to work in a team
• willingness to work shifts in 3-shift operation 

What we offer: 
• structured training
• development programs for personal and professional training
• disability insurance without health issues
• attractive company pension scheme with the support of the employer
• excellent family-friendly company
• health promotion measures at the workplace
• flexible working time models
Your tasks: 
• setting up and handling of production facilities
• preparation of work processes
• quality assurance (worker self-inspection)
• assignment and handling of materials, operating materials and auxiliary materials
• control and regulation of monitoring systems
• maintenance and inspection of machines and plants

Your profile: 
• completed vocational training as a process mechanic for plastics and rubber technology, comparable qualification or many years of professional experience in thermoplastic processing
• strong social and leadership skills as well as communication skills
• technical skill and high quality awareness
• reliability, initiative, ability to work in a team
• willingness to work shifts in 3-shift operation 

What we offer:
• structured training
• flat hierarchies, plenty of room for personal responsibility
• flexible working time models
• excellent family-friendly company
• Company car/bicycle through salary conversion
• development programs for personal and professional training
• attractive company pension scheme with the support of the employer
• disability insurance without health issues
• health promotion measures at the workplace
Your tasks: 
• Shift management in the area of injection molding / extrusion or thermoset processing with 4-6 employees
• Detect and fix manufacturing defects and problems to ensure product quality
• Troubleshoot equipment and peripherals and optimise machine parameters

Your profile: 
• completed vocational training as a process mechanic for plastics and rubber technology, comparable qualification or many years of professional experience in thermoplastic processing
• strong social and leadership skills as well as communication skills
• technical skills and high quality awareness
• reliability, initiative, ability to work in a team
• willingness to work in shifts in a 3-shift operation 

What we offer: 
• structured training
• development programs for personal and professional training
• disability insurance without health issues
• attractive company pension scheme with the support of the employer
• excellent family-friendly company
• health promotion measures at the workplace
• flexible working time models

Unsolicited Application

We are always interested in exciting people. We are always open to reliable and ambitious people with high commitment and social skills. This is why we are not interested in a standardised application, but your story. Tell us about yourself and why you fit in with us:

Apply now


For Students

As practice partner during your studies as well as in the further professional qualification, we are happy to support you in taking up a course of study  and offer a wide range of services to accompany your studies.


From dual studies, compulsory internships, Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis to  scholarships (including the Deutschlandstipendium): together we find the right model. The spectrum ranges from regional vocational academies to universities of applied sciences and international universities. Everything is possible if you can convince us of yourself and your choice of study.

What we offer: 
• free choice of place of study and subject at a university or university of applied sciences
• covering the study costs inclusive specialised literature
• early personnel development and definition of a position after the studies
• participation in trainings
• provision of a second examiner for degree theses possible 
 
What you bring along: 
• working in the company during the semester break
• doing possible mandatory internships in the company
• outstanding academic performances
• writing the final thesis in the company
What we offer: 
• studies in cooperation with regional and supra-regional universities of applied sciences and universities (e. g. Campus Minden, University of Applied Sciences Bielefeld, Paderborn University)
• competitive salary
• early personnel development and definition of a position after the studies
• participation in trainings
• provision of a second examiner for degree theses possible

What you bring along:
• working in the company during the semester break
• doing possible mandatory internships in the company
• outstanding academic performances and commitment
• writing the final thesis in the company
What we offer: 
• individual supervision of internships
• remuneration on the basis of a marginal employment
• implementation of own projects during the attendance in the company
• high practical relevance
• self-responsibility straight from the beginning
• participation in trainings
• combinable with a following bachelor or master thesis

What you bring along: 
• current overview of grades
• personal data sheet
• ideas for tasks and topics
• outstanding commitment
• ability to work in a team and communication skills
• vision of the future after passing the studies
What we offer: 
• personal supervision and support in the elaboration by the managing director Dr. Holger von der Emde and qualified specialists including topic identification and proofreading
• wide range of topics from the fields language, communication, modern media, personnel development, controlling, SCM, production and technology possible
• provision of a second examiner for degree theses possible
• implementation of own projects during the attendance in the company
• individual remuneration models
• combinable with a previous mandatory internship

What you bring along: 
• current overview of grades
• personal data sheet
• ideas for tasks and topics
• outstanding commitment
• vision of the future after passing the studies

Examples of released degree theses: 
• Long-term recruiting by alumni and talent-relationship-management by means of the example of the Ornamin-Kunststoffwerke GmbH & Co. KG.
• Development of the market “Tableware for the communal catering” in UK – SWOT, definition and analysis of the relevant market as well as conceptual approaches.
• Planning of a material flow optimised factory layout for the restructuring of a thermoset processing plant.
• Examination of the application possibilities of selected biodegradable or biologically based polymers.
• Analysis and optimisation of a merchandise management system.
• From ashtray to care cup – an empirical investigation of leadership communication in times of strategy change in medium-sized enterprises using the example of the ORNAMIN-Kunststoffwerke.

Apprenticeship

ORNAMIN trains. As a medium-sized family business, the training and further education of young talents is of central importance to us. We believe in securing a sustainable future through qualified and committed people. It is not just the grades that matter, at least as important to us are: personality, commitment and passion. That's why we offer trainees the opportunity to work independently in our real business and in their "own" trainee company at an early stage.

Apprentices: Apply now!

For the following training professions we are looking for apprentices starting on 01.08.2023:

Training period: 
3 years; reduction to 2,5 years possible with good grades 

Vocational school: 
Freiherr-vom-Stein-Berufskolleg, Minden (one to two days school per week) 

Training content: 
• practical training in the operational areas:
• marketing and sales
• supply and disposition
• human resources
• production
• accounting
• logistics
• working with business processes

Important for the apprenticeship: 
• at least technical secondary school leaving certificate
• commercial understanding
• foreign language skills
• team and communication skills

Further education and training opportunities: 
• specialised management assistant (m/f)
• certified business economist
• studies
Training period: 
3 years; reduction to 2,5 years possible with good grades 

Vocational school: 
Berufskolleg Lübbecke (one to two days school per week) 

Training content: 
• configuration, integration and administration of IT systems
• setting up, expanding and maintaining networks
• introduction of software systems
• error analysis and troubleshooting of software and hardware problems
• user support/training
• maintenance and replacement of software and hardware components

 Important for training: 
• at least secondary technical school leaving certificate 
• technical/electronic understanding
• interest in business processes and commercial contexts
• ability to work in a team and communicate

  Further education and training opportunities: 
• state-certified computer scientist
Duration of training: 
3,5 years

Vocational school: 
Leo-Sympher-Berufskolleg, Minden (one to two days of lessons per week) 

Training conten: 
• planning and controlling work processes
• installing electrical assemblies and components
• measuring and testing electrical variables
• installing and testing electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic controls
• programming mechatronic systems
• assembling assemblies and components into machines and systems
• maintenance of mechatronic systems


Important for the training: 
• secondary technical school leaving certificate
• at least good knowledge of mathematics, physics and computer science
• manual dexterity
• spatial, functional and logical imagination
• ability to work in a team, operational and technical communication


Further education and training opportunities: 
• Industrial foreman
• Technician
• Technical specialist
• Engineering studies
Duration of training: 
3 years; can be shortened to 2.5 years with good grades

Vocational school: 
Berufskolleg Lübbecke (one to two days of lessons per week) 

Training content: 
• networking of IT systems and applications
• automation of processes and products
• data security
• developing security concepts for IT systems
• avoiding and rectifying system failures
• error analysis and troubleshooting of software and hardware problems
• industry 4.0: Ensuring smooth communication between machine, system, product, human being

Important for the training: 
• at least secondary technical school leaving certificate
• technical/electronic understanding
• interest in business processes and commercial contexts
• conscientiousness and demand for perfection
• teamwork and communication skills 

Further education and training opportunities: 
• state-certified computer scientist
Training period: 
3,5 years; reduction to 3 years possible with good grades 

Vocational school: 
Leo-Sympher-Berufskolleg, Minden (one to two days school per week) 

Training content: 
• distinguishing, assigning and handling of materials, working materials and auxiliary materials
• manufacture, assembly and disassembly of components, assembly groups and systems
• ensuring the operability of technical systems
• maintenance of technical systems
• detailed qualification in the field of production technology

Important for the apprenticeship: 
• at least technical secondary school leaving certificate
• technical/electronical understanding
• manual skills
• three-dimensional, functional and logical imagination
• interest in technology and electronics
• team skills, operational and technical communication

Further education and training opportunities: 
• industrial foreman
• technician
• if applicable engineering (depending on graduation)
Training period: 
2 years

Vocational school: 
August-Griese-Berufskolleg, Löhne (one to two days school per week)

Training content: 
• setting up and handling of production facilities
• preparation of work processes
• quality assurance (worker self-inspection)
• assignment and handling of materials, operating materials and auxiliary materials
• control and regulation of monitoring systems
• maintenance and inspection of machines and plants

Important for the apprenticeship: 
• at least certificate of completion of compulsory basic secondary schooling (Hauptschulabschluss) type A
• technical understanding
• ability to differentiate colours
• manual skills
• three-dimensional, functional and logical imagination
• interest in plastics
• team skills, operational and technical communication
Duration of training: 
2 years 

Vocational school: 
Berufskolleg Lübbecke (one to two days of instruction per week) 

Training content: 
• receiving and storing goods 
• goods inspection and quality assurance measures
• picking, packing and dispatching goods
• use of work equipment
• warehouse organisation and work processes

Important for the training: 
• at least type A secondary school leaving certificate
• technical understanding
• mathematical skills
• manual dexterity
• interest in logistical processes
• methodical work
• computer understanding
• accuracy, conscientiousness
• teamwork and communication skills

 Further and advanced training opportunities: 
• warehouse logistics specialist by extending the training period by 1 year
Training period: 
3 years; reduction to 2,5 years possible with good grades 

Vocational school: 
August-Griese-Berufskolleg, Löhne (one to two days school per week)

Training content: 
• reading, applying and creating technical documents
• implimenting of machines, devices and plants
• production control and monitoring
• control of work flows and movement sequences
• differentiation and classification of plastics, rubbers, additives and auxiliary materials
• process for working and processing polymeric materials
• quality assurance (worker self-inspection)

Important for the apprenticeship: 
• at least technical secondary school leaving certificate
• technical understanding
• ability to differentiate colours
• manual skills
• three-dimensional, functional and logical imagination
• interest in plastics
• team skills, operational and technical communication

Further education and training opportunities: 
• industrial foreman
• technician
• if applicable engineering (depending on graduation)
Training period: 
3 years; reduction to 2,5 years possible with good grades 

Vocational school: 
Freiherr-vom-Stein-Berufskolleg, Bad Oeynhausen (one to two days school per week) 

Training content: 
practical training in the operational areas:
• online marketing and online sales (online shop, Amazon)
• customer service & active customer advice by phone, email and chat
• complaints and returns management
• product management, product range design, product data procurement, offer presentation
• sales channels and digital infrastructures of online sales
• value-added processes, supply chain management and logistics
• market research, analysis of target groups, customer behaviour and website performance
• webdesign (product, shop and content pages)
• search engine optimisation (SEO) and search engine marketing (SEA)
• social media tools and social media marketing 
• working on the basis of business processes 

Important for the apprenticeship: 
• at least technical secondary school leaving certificate
• enthusiasm for internet and online shopping
• analytical thinking, interest in working with numbers and data
• commercial understanding
• knowledge of foreign languages 
• team and communication skills
• knowledge in MS-Office, ideally some experience with programming languages such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP

Further education and training opportunities: 
• business administrator (m/f)
• certified business economist (m/f)
• technical/university studies
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Apprenticeship at ORNAMIN

The apprenticeship at ORNAMIN has a very special quality. In addition to the regular IHK education, we offer our trainees a full insight into the working world from the very beginning. This allows the trainees to organise their working day independently within their department, and to develop their individual potential in mastering their own tasks or projects. Whether it's advising customers in the factory outlet, preparing for trade fairs or online projects: Here, ORNAMIN trainees learn to take responsibility and make decisions on their own. They also experience a collegial, motivating environment.


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Employment form for temporary workers

We are looking for production assistants - are you interested? Then apply directly to us using the following Application form. We look forward to receiving your application!


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ORNAMIN Service Center Human Resources

Petra Bode, Corporate Management
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