Manufacturing Apprentice

Company description

Mller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by the Unternehmensgruppe Theo Mller which employs over 24,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, Mller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private‑label dairy products made with milk from more than 1,700 British farmers. The Mller brand is ranked at No.7 in The Grocers Top 100 list of Britain’s biggest brands and is also the 7th most chosen brand in the UK.

Start your journey of Growth with Mller Yogurts and Desserts (MYD) as a Manufacturing Apprentice. Join us as part of our Manufacturing Academy and learn every aspect of our manufacturing process, with the aim of progressing to a Technical Operator.

The apprenticeship is a full‑time role of 40 hours a week with the opportunity to experience shift work. You will receive full support, development and training to become one of our Technical Operators. At the end of the programme you will gain the L3 Standard Food & Drink Technical Operator Apprenticeship.

• Operate our manufacturing machinery and plant, following standard operating procedures, new trials and manufacturing methods.
• Conduct start‑ups, close‑downs and change‑over procedures.
• Perform fault finding, engineering maintenance and asset care.
• Maintain knowledge of legislation, food safety, HACCP, health & safety, risk assessments and wider industry awareness.
• Understand end‑to‑end raw‑material and supply‑chain processes.
• Ensure quality assurance and compliance, maintaining hygienic standards of the production environment.

• GCSE Grade C and above in Maths, English & Science (or EU equivalent).
• Flexibility to stay and travel to accommodation for project work or learning activities at other Mller sites (expenses covered).
• Must be over 16 years of age.
• Must not be engaged in other full‑time education.
• Must be living in the UK.

Hours:

A full‑time role of 40 hours per week with potential to experience shift working. Pay: £18,500 salary, with an increase after successful completion of the first year of the apprenticeship programme.

• Infectious desire to drive your future and accelerate your career.
• Consistent focus on the consumer at the heart of all activities.
• A collaborative mindset to support peers.
• Ability to manage the apprenticeship workload alongside business tasks against tight deadlines.
• A technical curiosity to learn and a mindset eager to make an impact on a large scale.

• Market Drayton
• Telford
• Minsterley

If this sounds like something you’d like to be part of, we would love to talk!

Your journey begins here.