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a warm, family-oriented environment – all for one and one for all

We are a team that embraces diversity: we have people from over 10 nations working with us, with exciting backgrounds and a lot of know-how.

This allows us to learn from each other every day and to maintain a very open approach to one another.

All job advertisements are to be understood as masculine, feminine & diverse.

Full-time | Starting Summer 2027

Apprenticeship as a Dairy Technologist

We combine state-of-the-art technology with traditional craftsmanship to produce incredibly delicious, award-winning raw milk cheese. Raw milk cheese means that, unlike usual, the milk has not been heated before processing. This preserves the full aroma, and each wheel develops its own unique character.

Fortunately, we still have a spot open for you: We are looking for an apprentice (m/f/d) to become a dairy technologist for the next apprenticeship year 2027!

You will learn from us:

  • the planning, control, and monitoring of production processes in traditional dairy processing
  • the cheesemaking craft according to the motto "hands in the milk" – here you will learn how to make first-class raw milk cheese
  • supporting your colleagues with daily tasks, e.g., turning cheese, placing cheese in and removing it from the brine bath, piercing cheese, and packaging with the wrapping machine
  • cleaning tasks and weekend work according to the shift schedule
  • adherence to applicable quality, safety, and hygiene standards

You bring:

  • Love for cheese and a desire for traditional work. Good cheese needs emotions; we put our heart into it!
  • Team spirit as well as willingness to learn and perform
  • Technical understanding
  • Enjoyment of physical work


We offer:

  • Meaningful work on a farm that actively supports the region, nature, and animal welfare.
  • A nice and motivated team: Mutual support and fun are part of every day!
  • Snacks for your breakfast in the staff room
  • Health days and health prevention
  • Possibility of accommodation (depending on availability)
  • Wellpass - a great way to participate in many sports and wellness offers location-independently and cost-effectively

Sounds great, doesn't it?

We look forward to your application to bewerbung@backensholz.de or via WhatsApp to 0172/7480073.
 

If you have any questions, Bente will be happy to help you at Tel. 04626/1858294.

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Mini-job | immediately

Dairy Helper

[Reinforcement for the Cheese Dairy Team]

In our farmstead cheese dairy, we process our own cow's milk and produce artisanal raw milk cheese – a rarity in Northern Germany. Each wheel is cared for by hand and is truly unique.

To strengthen our team, we are looking for immediate support in cheese care and shipping. During the ripening period, the wheels are turned, washed, and cared for – mostly by traditional handwork. For this, you should be physically fit and enjoy pitching in.

Working Hours:

Mini-job basis, we need help in the morning, in the afternoon, and also on Saturdays; we can be flexible here.

Your Tasks:

  • Caring for and turning cheese wheels by hand
  • Filling the cheese care machine
  • Wrapping cheese wheels in cheese paper

What you bring:

  • Team spirit and reliability
  • Independent way of working and sense of responsibility
  • Good humor and enjoyment of physical work

What we offer:

  • Employee discount in the farm shop and farm kitchen
  • Snacks in the staff room
  • Health care (physio & health days)
  • Great team events that bring our team together
  • Meaningful work in a family business with a focus on animal welfare and regionality

Sounds good, right?

Then feel free to contact Bente at Tel. 04626-1858294 or send us your resume or a short cover letter to bewerbung@backensholz.de or via WhatsApp to 0172/7480073

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Full-time, part-time, mini-job | immediate start

Milker

[Fresh Air & Animals]

We are all about "us for tomorrow." With plenty of fresh air and bright minds, we produce cow's milk according to Bioland standards, cultivate arable and pasture land, operate a biogas plant, and do everything to represent a cyclical agriculture. From our own cow's milk, we produce award-winning raw milk cheese, which is then sold in the farm shop or processed into fondue in the restaurant. Oh, and there's also a farm kindergarten here!
As you can see, things are really happening here, and we still have a spot open on our team for you.


Support us immediately as a milker in full-time, part-time, or on a mini-job basis.


Responsibilities:
 

  • 1 x daily milking of our 450 dairy cows
  • Weekend duty every 14 days (only Saturday or Sunday)
  • Shift schedules are flexibly adjustable – let's just chat about it!


What you bring:
 

  • Love for animals and a good sense for the sensitive handling of cows
  • Punctuality, reliability, and team spirit


We offer you:
 

  • Wellpass, a great opportunity to participate in sports programs at a low cost
  • Health care with a physiotherapist and health days
  • Regular company events that strengthen our team
  • A family-run employer actively committed to animal welfare, nature conservation in our region, and the LGBTQIA+ community

 

Sounds great, doesn't it?
 

For questions, Jasper Metzger-Petersen is your contact person, you can reach him at
Tel. 0172 - 74 80 078
Please send your resume by email to bewerbung@backensholz.de or via WhatsApp to the number above.


 

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Questions about applications

Please send all applications to bewerbung(at)backensholz.de.
Or by post to:

For the cheese dairy:
Rohmilchkäserei Backensholz GmbH & Co. KG
Schwabstedter Damm 8
25885 Oster-Ohrstedt

For agriculture:
Biolandhof Backensholz
Schwabstedter Damm 8
25885 Oster-Ohrstedt

For the farm kitchen and farm shop:
Hofladen Backensholz GmbH & Co. KG
Schwabstedter Damm 10
25885 Oster-Ohrstedt

For general inquiries:
Bente Clausen
Phone: 04626 – 18 58 294
or bente(at)backensholz.de

For specific questions about agriculture/biogas plant:
Jasper Metzger-Petersen
Phone: 04626 – 18 58 11
or jasper(at)backensholz.de

Internships are possible in agriculture, the cheese dairy, and the kindergarten. However, as we want to teach our interns a lot, an internship should last at least 12 weeks.

Exception: Career orientation internships for students who wish to complete vocational training with us afterward.