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A secure job, secure prospects: at KOHL, you move into the fast lane!

Career opportunities, professional development and community: that is what working at KOHL is all about. As a family business operating throughout Europe in the field of road and industrial markings, we develop tailor-made and innovative marking and line removal services on site. How do we do it? With a versatile team of dedicated employees who drive our business forward with passion and expertise. Want to be part of it?

Then join our team at our site in 
Ratingen near Düsseldorf 
(3 km from the A3 Breitscheid motorway junction). 

Open positions

Your foundation – a safe bet:

  • To get off to a flying start with us, you don’t need a completed apprenticeship; ideally, you have already gained experience as a painter and varnisher, floor coater or, best of all, a marking technician.
  • However, we also give motivated career changers a chance and provide thorough on-the-job training.
  • What matters to us is that you are highly motivated, absolutely reliable and enjoy working in a strong team.
  • In addition to solid German language skills, you hold a category B driving licence (ideally also C/CE/C1E).
  • You are flexible with working hours and can occasionally take on a Saturday assignment
  • You enjoy spending your working hours in the fresh air

Our solid offer – what awaits you:

  • A secure and future-oriented job
  • Interesting and varied work in an innovative company with flat hierarchies
  • Attractive pay that, with the right commitment and skills, is certainly above the average for comparable professions
  • Individual support through extensive further training programmes (such as various driving licences, specialist courses and German language courses)
  • Christmas bonus & holiday pay
  • A total of €600 per year as a tax-free voucher
  • Bus and train ticket or travel expense reimbursement
  • Monthly team meeting with all employees of the company
  • A family-like, community-oriented working atmosphere
  • Fast decision-making with projects in an exciting and varied industry
  • Working time account usable for additional days off
  • Capital-forming benefits
  • Free company parking

What tasks await you:

  • Measuring and pre-marking
  • Marking and coating work with various materials
  • Line removal using various methods
  • Operating marking machines
  • Operating line removal machines
  • Operating other vehicles, tools and machines required for the work
  • Traffic engineering guidelines and safety regulations of industrial companies and plants
  • Preparing measurements and sketches
  • Additional training as a certified road marking specialist (IHK)

What further training opportunities does KOHL offer?

  • Dangerous goods transport certificate
  • Forklift licence
  • Certified road marking specialist
  • German language courses
  • Lorry driving licence
  • Car driving licence
  • Trailer driving licence

Become a crew leader – lead your own team & receive greater benefits.

Once you have successfully learned all of these tasks and passed the internal crew leader examination, you will have the opportunity to advance to foreman, leading your own marking crew of 2-4 colleagues – and with it, higher earnings and a number of other benefits.

Your foundation – a safe bet:

  • To get off to a flying start with us as a crew leader, you need previous experience as a team leader in the field of marking and, ideally, certification as a road marking specialist.
  • What matters to us is that you are highly motivated, absolutely reliable and enjoy working in a strong team.
  • In addition to solid German language skills, you hold a category B driving licence (ideally also C/CE/C1E).
  • You are flexible with working hours and can occasionally take on a Saturday assignment
  • You enjoy spending your working hours in the fresh air

Our solid offer – what awaits you:

  • A secure and future-oriented job
  • Interesting and varied work in an innovative company with flat hierarchies
  • Attractive pay that, with the right commitment and skills, is certainly above the average for comparable professions
  • Individual support through extensive further training programmes (such as various driving licences, specialist courses and German language courses)
  • Christmas bonus & holiday pay
  • A total of €600 per year as a tax-free voucher
  • Bus and train ticket or travel expense reimbursement
  • Monthly team meeting with all employees of the company
  • A family-like, community-oriented working atmosphere
  • Fast decision-making with projects in an exciting and varied industry
  • Working time account usable for additional days off
  • Capital-forming benefits
  • Free company parking

What tasks await you:

  • Team leadership
  • Measuring and pre-marking
  • Marking and coating work with various materials
  • Line removal using various methods
  • Operating marking machines
  • Operating line removal machines
  • Operating other vehicles, tools and machines required for the work
  • Traffic engineering guidelines and safety regulations of industrial companies and plants
  • Preparing measurements and sketches
  • Additional training as a certified road marking specialist (IHK)

What further training opportunities does KOHL offer?

  • Dangerous goods transport certificate
  • Forklift licence
  • Certified road marking specialist
  • German language courses
  • Lorry driving licence
  • Car driving licence
  • Trailer driving licence

Your foundation – a safe bet:

  • To get off to a flying start with us, you don’t need a completed apprenticeship; ideally, you have already gained experience as a painter and varnisher, floor coater or, best of all, a marking technician.
  • However, we also give motivated career changers a chance and provide thorough on-the-job training.
  • What matters to us is that you are highly motivated, absolutely reliable and enjoy working in a strong team.
  • In addition to solid German language skills, you hold a category B driving licence (ideally also C/CE/C1E).
  • You are flexible with working hours and can occasionally take on a Saturday assignment
  • You enjoy spending your working hours in the fresh air

Our solid offer – what awaits you:

  • A secure and future-oriented job
  • Interesting and varied work in an innovative company with flat hierarchies
  • Attractive pay that, with the right commitment and skills, is certainly above the average for comparable professions
  • Individual support through extensive further training programmes (such as various driving licences, specialist courses and German language courses)
  • Christmas bonus & holiday pay
  • A total of €600 per year as a tax-free voucher
  • Bus and train ticket or travel expense reimbursement
  • Monthly team meeting with all employees of the company
  • A family-like, community-oriented working atmosphere
  • Fast decision-making with projects in an exciting and varied industry
  • Working time account usable for additional days off
  • Capital-forming benefits
  • Free company parking

What tasks await you:

  • Measuring and pre-marking
  • Marking and coating work with various materials
  • Line removal using various methods
  • Operating marking machines
  • Operating line removal machines
  • Operating other vehicles, tools and machines required for the work
  • Traffic engineering guidelines and safety regulations of industrial companies and plants
  • Preparing measurements and sketches
  • Additional training as a certified road marking specialist (IHK)

What further training opportunities does KOHL offer?

  • Dangerous goods transport certificate
  • Forklift licence
  • Certified road marking specialist
  • German language courses
  • Lorry driving licence
  • Car driving licence
  • Trailer driving licence

Become a crew leader – lead your own team & receive greater benefits.

Once you have successfully learned all of these tasks and passed the internal crew leader examination, you will have the opportunity to advance to foreman, leading your own marking crew of 2-4 colleagues – and with it, higher earnings and a number of other benefits.

Become a certified road marking specialist – fully paid for by KOHL!

Upon successful completion, participants receive a corresponding certificate and a photo ID from the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK). The course is aimed in particular at performance-driven specialists, managers and crew leaders of our marking company, or people who would like to become part of our team.

Course content:

• Materials science
• Surface science
• Application technology
• Quality monitoring
• Machine technology
• Regulations + standards (ZTV M 13, TL M, StVO, DIN-EN, VOB)
• Guidelines for road marking (RMS)
• Guidelines for securing work zones (RSA 21)
• Accident prevention / dangerous goods regulations (GGVS / ADR)
• Legal foundations
• Reporting
• Load securing
• Health protection

Are you already a crew leader or have you worked in marking for several years? Great – then we can offer you the IHK training programme to become a certified road marking specialist, with all costs fully covered by us. We look forward to receiving your application!

Application process

How do I apply?

There are three ways to apply to us – by email, by phone or with a WhatsApp message.

Please make sure to send us your CV, any certificates you have obtained, which job you are interested in, and a short introduction of yourself.
We would also be pleased to hear your answer to the question of why you are interested in this particular job at KOHL.

Click one of the three buttons and choose the application method that suits you best. We look forward to getting to know you!

1. Application review

We review your qualifications and consider whether we can see you becoming part of our team.

2. Job interview

If we can picture working with you, we will warmly invite you to an interview at our site in Ratingen.

3. Trial day

We give you the opportunity to experience a trial working day with our team, so you can get a better picture of our work, our working atmosphere and our values in advance.

4. Join the team

If it's a good fit for both sides, we look forward to welcoming you to our team.