Pride, curiosity and a certain amount of excitement were in the air on the morning of 1 August at the REMONDIS Group’s headquarters in Lünen. As always at the start of a new training year, a representative group of new apprentices was invited to the Lippe plant to mark the start of their professional careers together. The group was personally welcomed by Norbert Rethmann, honorary chairman of the supervisory board, who once again took the opportunity to welcome the young professionals. He encouraged them to always get involved, be curious and actively shape their own career paths.
More than 500 trainees have started their careers at REMONDIS. This is an excellent decision, as Frank Dohmen, managing director and head of HR, emphasised during the introductory event: “An apprenticeship in the circular economy is definitely the right step towards an exciting and successful career. While other industries are struggling with economic turmoil, the circular economy continues to grow steadily. Climate and resource protection through the recovery of important raw materials is and will remain an absolutely crucial issue for the future.”
The conditions for the circular economy remain favourable: nearly 400,000 qualified and motivated employees work in over 10,000 municipal and private companies at all stages of the value chain, generating a turnover of around 105 billion euros. From public services for municipalities to energy generation from waste and securing raw materials using state-of-the-art technology such as AI-controlled sensor technology – qualified specialists are sought for all areas of sustainable business.
“An apprenticeship in the circular economy is definitely the right step towards an exciting and successful career. While other industries are struggling with economic turmoil, the circular economy continues to grow steadily.”
Frank Dohmen, Managing Director and Head of HR
So many young people are starting their apprenticeships
REMONDIS and its sister companies under the umbrella of the RETHMANN Group offer young people numerous career opportunities. Currently, 1,683 young people are completing their apprenticeship at REMONDIS and its Public-Private Partnerships. The entire RETHMANN Group, which includes REMONDIS, Rhenus, SARIA and Transdev, has an impressive total of 2,531 trainees. And the number of new hires also shows that a tradition is being continued here of paving the way for motivated young people to enter the world of work.
Norbert Rethmann, honorary chairman of the supervisory board, delivered his traditional welcome speech more than 60 years after starting his own apprenticeship
A total of 519 trainees have decided to start their careers at REMONDIS this year. The RETHMANN Group has taken on a total of 765 new employees. REMONDIS, a family-owned company based in Lünen and one of the innovation leaders in the circular economy with a wide range of activities in the fields of recycling, municipal and industrial services and water management, is continuously expanding its range of apprentice numbers in this way.
Professional drivers in ,pole position’
Once again this year, training to become a professional driver is particularly popular at REMONDIS: there are an impressive 442 professional driver apprentices, 129 of whom are new recruits. The second most popular profession is industrial management assistant, with a total of 206 apprentices, followed by office management assistant with 167 apprentices.
Working for the future: 45 trainees were officially welcomed to REMONDIS’ Lippe plant in Lünen on behalf of their training year
Image credits: © REMONDIS
