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Your career entry at Elma

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Entry opportunities
at Elma

The first step into your professional future is an important one. To ensure that nothing goes wrong, Elma offers internships for students in technical, commercial, and business fields. Students can write thesis papers with a strong practical focus at Elma or dive directly into professional life as graduates.

Business areas
Vertrieb und After Sales Büro
Sales & After Sales
Consulting, delivery, service: We support our customers throughout the entire lifecycle – quickly, competently, and reliably.
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Commercial administration
We ensure stable processes, transparency, and reliability – from finance and purchasing to organization and administration.
Elma Büro Management
Product Management & Marketing
We translate market requirements into clear product strategies and compelling communication.
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Research & Development
Here, innovation is created: We develop cleaning technology that delivers precision, efficiency, and process reliability.
Elma Chemie Herstellung und Beratung
Process Laboratory & Chemical Manufacturing
Appropriate chemistry is crucial: We develop and produce cleaning media that combine effectiveness, material compatibility, and process stability.
Elma Mitarbeitende Produktion
Production, assembly & logistics
With precision in manufacturing, assembly, and shipping, we reliably bring quality into application – on time, clean, and efficient.
Elma Mitarbeiterin
Product Management
We manage the portfolio throughout the entire product lifecycle – focusing on benefits, quality, and long-term competitiveness.
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IT & Software Development
We create digital solutions for interconnected systems and efficient processes – from control and integration to data and services.

„There is a friendly work environment and I can rely on my colleagues (across departments).”

Melissa Castiello – Project Engineer Plant Construction

„The appreciation and cohesion within Elma is always present for me.”

Chris Rosenfelder – Team Leader After Sales Cleaning Devices

„We are a great team and master new interesting challenges together.”

Bettina Strobel - Team Leader Process Laboratory

„Exciting technology combined with a family-like working atmosphere. That makes working at Elma so pleasant and motivating for me.”

Kai Becker – Development Engineer

„I highly appreciate modern technology and the great team.”

Jan Kiesewetter – IT Specialist
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Internships and practical semester
in different fields of expertise
Whether you are a natural scientist, engineer, business or humanities scholar – committed talents with fresh ideas are warmly welcomed in our areas of marketing, sales, design, and development. You will experience how entrepreneurial processes work up close in an internship – whether as preparation for your studies or during a practical semester. Internships for students can be found among the advertised job openings.
Mitarbeitende Studierende
Work study
As a working student, you will gain valuable practical experience with us alongside your studies. You will work on exciting projects, take on independent tasks, and gain insights into various company departments. This way, you connect theory and practice, expand your knowledge, and make first contacts for your future career entry.
Vertrieb und After Sales Büro
Thesis work
individual and practice-oriented
If you would like to write your Bachelor's or Master's thesis at Elma, you can choose from various exciting topics and thus contribute to forward-looking projects with practical relevance. Together with us and your supervising teacher, you will coordinate a business-related question that you will then work on scientifically and in a practical manner.
Working at the Hidden Champion
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Open corporate culture 

Familiar, appreciative, and on an equal level.

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Flexible working 

Modern work environment with flexible working time models.

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Elma Cantina 

Homemade food from our own Elma chef – diverse & fresh.

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Great collaboration 

Friendly, collegial working atmosphere in all teams.

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Stay healthy 

Occupational Health Management for Your Well-Being.

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Move forward 

Further education, training, and attractive social benefits.

Mitarbeitende Studierende

Application as a student

The application process at Elma consists of several steps. Our goal is to make the process transparent and to provide the applicant with quick feedback. You can submit your application directly online and will receive an immediate confirmation of receipt via email. Once we have received your application, it will be reviewed by our HR department, and we will then inform you about possible next steps accordingly. Generally, we advertise all open positions. If you do not find a suitable advertised position but would still like to apply to us, you can take the opportunity to submit an unsolicited application. To help us find a suitable assignment for you, we recommend specifying your desired area of work and possible tasks as precisely as possible.

Onboarding and Mentoring

To ensure you feel welcomed from the very start, we accompany you from day one with a structured onboarding process. You will get to know your new colleagues, our corporate culture, and all important processes – step by step and without pressure.


A personal mentor will support you in the first few months, answer your questions, and help you settle in quickly. This way, you become part of the team and quickly find your way not only professionally but also personally.


Advantages and benefits

  • Flexible working hours
  • Career with purpose
  • Onboarding support & feedback culture
  • Sports with Hansefit
  • Health offerings – company doctor, preventive care, vaccination offers
  • Electricity flat rate for E-/hybrid vehicles
  • Private use of pool cars on weekends
  • Bike leasing
  • Own cantina with Elma chef & to-go offerings for breakfast & lunch
  • Ice cream in summer
  • Free water stations
  • Lounge areas and rooftop terrace
  • Company events – summer party, Christmas party, sausage meal, canteen evening, anniversary celebration
  • Subsidies (savings plans)
  • Anniversary benefits & special leave days
  • Vacation during the probationary period
  • Employee referral program

Apply now!
And find your professional home at Elma.