Chocolate Research & Development, Engineering Degree Apprenticeship 2025

Mondelez International, Birmingham

Chocolate Research & Development, Engineering Degree Apprenticeship 2025

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Mondelez International, Birmingham

  • Full time
  • Temporary
  • Onsite working

Posted 2 weeks ago, 29 Jan | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 371167799c6742beb9da5cbde6bddcb2

Full Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Matter.

As an organization we are committed to developing the next generation of Makers and Bakers. Joining us at an early career stage in our fast paced and ever changing environment will enable you to do more, learn more and grow more. You will be encouraged to step outside your comfort zone- you may even surprise yourself! We will ensure you are given the support you need to be at your best and enable you to be yourself and bring passion and personality. Here you can lean in and speak up and bring your own flavor.

Working as a Chocolate Research & Development (R&D) Apprentice at the home of Cadbury in Bournville, you will work with some of our biggest brands including Cadbury, Oreo, Milka and Toblerone among many others. The team are responsible for delivering Breakthrough Technologies, new product innovations and building on our world renowned brands. You will work in a fast paced environment as part of a highly skilled team, you will work on a variety of different products from Dairy Milk to Crème eggs and a wide range of technologies across cocoa processing, chocolate making, moulding and wrapping.

During your time you will:

· Build expertise in a wide range of equipment and technologies, utilising programs such as CAD and supporting our drive for modelling and simulation.

· Support the implementation of breakthrough technologies, commissioning new equipment, supporting Factory acceptance testing and Process Validation.

· Identify opportunities for Continuous Improvement within the Pilot Plant and R&D.

· Build project management skills though on the job learning and block release to university.

Apprenticeship:

The Apprentice role is a 4-5 Year training position and will require balancing work with learning. Your day to day work and training will be supported by studying towards a Bachelors Engineering Degree with Aston University. This will be delivered as a mixture of block release and distance learning.

Year 1 & 2-Pilot Plant

· You will initially be based within the Pilot Plant & Facilities Team as part of the Global process team

· Training in cocoa, chocolate making and depositing technologies.

· Work in advance of trials with product/process developers to assist in trial planning.

· Build technical knowledge and equipment expertise executing trials with product/process developers

Year 3 & 4-Projects

· Support category growth and CAPEX projects

· Build project management experience

· In year 4 you will take on a placement role where you will have full responsibility for delivery of your own project, including scoping, trial planning, execution, and reporting., We will be holding our final stage assessment centre for this role in-person at our Bournville offices week commencing 28th April 2025 . Reasonable travel expenses will be covered.

· Action Oriented - conscientious, proactive, self-motivated to take on new opportunities, and a fast learner.

· Organising - Ability to manage the tasks and responsibilities of themselves and others

· Problem Solving - Ability to identify and solve problems before they occur

· Interpersonal savvy - able to adapt personal style to work with a range of R&D personnel

· Informing - Confident communicator, able to reinforce Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Health & Safety procedures

· Perseverance - pursues tasks with drive and works through setbacks/challenges, Food Engineering Apprenticeship Typical Entry Requirements

Typically candidates will have 3 A-levels at Grade CCC or equivalent, including A-level in Maths or equivalent and at least one further STEM based subject and 5 GCSEs including English and Maths (grade C/4).

At Mondelēz International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right through offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broader range of delicious, high-quality snacks that nourish life's moments, made with sustainable ingredients and packaging that consumers can feel good about.

We have a rich portfolio of strong brands - both global and local. Including many household names such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. We are proud to hold the number 1 position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy as well as the No. 2 position in gum

Our 80,000 Makers and Bakers are located in our operations in more than 80 countries and are working to sell our products in over 150 countries around the world. They are energized for growth and critical to us living our purpose and values. We are a diverse community that can make things happen, and happen fast.

You will be required to travel to the University site during your block release and for other agreed activities.

Work schedule:

Block release at University, combined with distance learning. Additional time will be set aside for "off the job" training.

Starting salary: £23,000

In return for your commitment, drive and enthusiasm, we offer our Apprentices an attractive benefits package within a highly successful international business which includes annual pay reviews, performance related bonus, 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays), flexible working, contributory pension, life assurance, and a flexible benefits programme.

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