Operations Apprentice

Operations Apprentice

Slough

Salary £18,000 + shift allowance + annual bonus

Mars have been a global company, and family-owned business for over a century. For generations, you and your family — including the four-legged members — have loved our brands, products and services. Some of our most loved products include M&M’S®, SNICKERS®, ORBIT®, SKITTLES®, PEDIGREE®, WHISKAS®, Ben’s Original™, and Dolmio®.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a 3-year Apprenticeship, where you will be working towards the Level 3 Food and Drink Technical Operator qualification, with our Mars Wrigley team in Slough.

You will take part in fantastic training courses and team building events, whilst tackling real challenges and taking on real responsibility. You’ll need to be a great team player and communicator, with the motivation to get results and a positive mindset. As a Mars Apprentice you will gain a professional qualification, as well as on the job experience.

Salary £18,000 rising on completion of each academic year + shift allowance + annual bonus + benefits

What are we looking for?

• 5 GCSEs Grade C / 4 or above (or equivalent) in Maths, English, a Science and any two other subjects.
• An interest in leadership and coordinating a diverse team.
• The desire to learn hands on mechanical skills.
• Able to travel to our Slough site (12 hours shifts start at 6.50 am and 6.50pm).
• You'll be required to work shifts in this role, and as such we require you to be 18+ by the 4th September, 2024.

What would be your key responsibilities?

With strong mentorship and coaching from our experienced Operations Associates you will be;

• Developing leadership skills to enable you to lead a team to achieve results.
• Learning how to operate, diagnose faults, repair, and maintain our equipment.

• Working across both process and wrapping areas of our factory.
• Applying all relevant Mars quality and safety systems to ensure the safety of people and products is maintained.

On successful completion of the Operations Apprenticeship you will have demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to take ownership and accountability for a number of machines, processes or pieces of equipment and carry out complex operational tasks, enabling you to coordinate a team of operational Associates to achieve line KPIs and take the lead in repairing mechanical breakdowns.

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

Applications will be reviewed regularly and will close on 29 February 2024. We currently expect to hold our assessment day during March/April 2024.

Want to know more about the recruitment process? Visit the Apprenticeship page on our careers website.

We are keen for all applicants to demonstrate their full potential. If you require any support or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, including those related to a disability please contact us at apprenticesupport@effem.com. Any information you provide will be treated in confidence.

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Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.