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Management Trainee Program
Become a Management Trainee at the KION Group
Are you ready to take the first step on the career ladder with KION? We offer you the opportunity to take on responsibility quickly and implement your own ideas.
As a global leading supplier of forklifts, warehouse technology, supply chain solutions as well as related services, we provide exciting career opportunities.
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month trainee program
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trainees since 2019
The Program
- Your target function is at the core of the Management Trainee Program.
- You will gain insight into the diverse activities of the KION Group.
- A mentor from our executive team will support your personal development.
- You will establish valuable connections within the KION Group for a trusting collaboration.
- You will spend 5 months at one of our international locations.
- From the very beginning, you will take on an important role and become part of a strong team.
- Exciting career opportunities and above-average compensation await you.
Your sections
The program starts every year on October 1st with a joint Welcome Day.
Focus on your development
You will get to know us and the other trainees in a one-week base camp. There, you will be working together to complete various training modules.
Duration: 5 days
Starting in your home base
During the first five months, you will learn all about your specialist function in detail.
Duration: 5 months
Your cross-functional section
In the next step, you will become familiar with the most important interfaces within your area and take on interdisciplinary tasks.
Duration: 4 months
Focus on your development
During the 5-day base camp, you will have the opportunity to deepen your knowledge of individual subjects in a number of trainings together with your fellow trainees.
Duration: 5 days
Your international section
The international orientation of the program is completed by a 5-month assignment at one of our international locations.
Duration: 5 months
Return to your home base
During the program’s final four months, you will have the opportunity to put the many new skills and tasks you have learned to good use in your target function.
Duration: 4 months
After 18 months of the trainee program you are ready to start successfully in your target function.
What we offer
You would like to become a member of our team? This is what you can expect as a trainee:
- A multifaceted job with exciting career opportunities and above-market remuneration.
- Cross-functional collaboration based on partnership and trust.
- A 5-month assignment at one of our international locations.
- Individual responsibility and the opportunity to contribute your own ideas.
- An international and innovative working environment with a market leader for forklifts, warehouse technology, and supply chain solutions.
That’s us: We push it forward.
Your application
We aim to attract, develop and prepare highly talented individuals worldwide for challenging tasks at the KION Group. Show us what you can do!
- Step 1: Submit your application documents and learn about the program through the link we provide.
- Step 2: You will receive a link to a landing page for the trainee program. Learn about the KION Group, read about the experiences of previous trainees, and get all the details about the application process. At the end, we ask you to complete an approximately 30-minute online test to assess your cognitive abilities.
- Step 3: We invite you to a personal video interview so we can get to know you better.
- Step 4: Is there more you want to share about yourself? We look forward to your personal message in the video recordings.
- Step 5: Impress us at the assessment center with your personality and additional skills.
- Step 6: After successfully completing the assessment center, you will receive an offer.
We look forward to your start in the program on October 1st. Trainees based in the US can have a pre-start.
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