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 (f/m/d) in our Polysilicon for assignments e.g. at our 
Burghausen (Bavaria), Nünchritz (Saxony) or Chattanooga (Tennesse, USA) site starting in October 2025.

Our 18-month management trainee program in the field of polysilicon processing introduce you to the areas of production, engineering, quality assurance and innovation management and integrate you into our day-to-day business. 

Your responsibilities

• Identifying, initiating and introducing improvements and innovations, e.g. new products and processes, across individual facilities and sites
• Plant-specific and (automated) production technologies
• Safeguarding leadership in terms of technology, quality and costs 
• Conceptual design and implementation of a global and interdisciplinary offensive for the enhancement of semiconductor standards and improvement of product and process quality, taking into account (investment) costs and profitability
• Evaluation and reduction of quality risks in production
• Supporting interdisciplinary global projects, e.g. prioritizing and monitoring targets, while liaising with the leadership team and numerous stakeholders

Your qualifications

• Outstanding performance in the completion of a Master’s degree in natural sciences or engineering (awarded by a university) in the fields of physics, mechanical process engineering, chemical engineering or mechanical engineering (a doctorate is desirable)

• Excellent ability to think in an analytical, structured and interconnected manner as well as a very high level of innovation and a high affinity for projects and technology

• Excellent German and English (level C1) skills

• A passion for networking and a love of interdisciplinary teamwork

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

• Candidates are expected to be highly mobile and to already possess suitable experience 

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 selection day, including assessment, is expected to take place in Burghausen on July 21, 2025. The application period ends on July 4, 2025.