Operations Degree Apprentice

Job Description

We are a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make everyday taste better.

We're a vibrant, fast paced, leading food manufacturer, employing 14,000 colleagues across 16 world class manufacturing sites and 18 distribution depots across the UK.

We supply all the major supermarkets in the UK, as well as convenience and travel retail outlets, discounters, coffee shops, foodservice, and other retailers. We have strong market positions in a range of categories including sandwiches, salads, sushi, chilled snacking, chilled ready meals, chilled soups and sauces, chilled quiche, ambient sauces and pickles, and frozen Yorkshire Puddings.

Here at Manton Wood, we have a team of around 1,700 colleagues. We produce sandwiches and wraps for some of the biggest retailers in the UK including Coop, Asda, Morrisons, Boots, Aldi and Lidl.

Our Manton Wood site has a gym, restaurant with hot food and a staff shop available to all our colleagues.

Join us and be part of our great team, committed to making everyday taste better.

What you will be doing

The Greencore Degree Apprenticeship Programme is designed to help you reach your potential and build a rewarding career in the food manufacturing industry.

In partnership with Nottingham Trent University, this 4 year apprenticeship programme will align your studies to real work experience at one of our sites, allowing you to earn a great salary and become an integral part of our site Operations team.

You will be working towards the Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship, to achieve a BA (hons) in Management and Leadership, as well as professional recognition by the Chartered Management Institute.

Based at the heart of our Operations team, our Degree Apprenticeship provides a blend of on and off the job learning, exposure, experience, and education so that you can develop the knowledge, skills, and behaviours to kickstart your career. Your role will involve leading a team of people responsible for the production of our products at one of our manufacturing sites. At the end of the programme, you will transition into a management role that supports your future career goals of becoming a leadership and management professional in a fast paced manufacturing environment.

Our Operations function is responsible for manufacturing great quality products for our customers. You will gain hands on experience ensuring that our production lines within the factory operate in an efficient and economical way, meeting our customer requirements to a consistently high standard, and motivating and engaging others. This will include:

• Delivering against productivity and efficiency targets
• Resolving problems and issues as they arise
• Identify and act on opportunities that make sustainable improvements to increase quality, performance
• Leading and engaging team members to ensure satisfaction, motivation and well being
• Communicating with the operations management team on performance and outputs

What we are looking for

At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better.

We are looking for you to have a passion for food, and people. You will also be:

• Passionate about working as part of a team, and have an ambition to have a long term career in management in a manufacturing environment
• Highly motivated to grow your career, working towards a Degree Apprenticeship alongside a physically demanding day job
• Resilient and equipped to take change in your stride
• Curious, organised and able to use your excellent communication skills to build effective relationships with a range of stakeholders

To join our Degree Apprenticeship, you will need:

• GCSE English language and Math's at grade C (4) or above or equivalent
• 3 A Levels at BBB

or a

• BTEC extended Diploma at DDM
• Or previous relevant work experience
• The right to live and work in the UK

Our operation is 24 hours 7 days a week so you will be required to work shifts. These will vary depending on site and could include early starts from 5am, rotating night shifts and weekends.

You will also be required to travel for attendance at university study blocks, development events or visits to any of our other sites, therefore a full driving license would be advantageous.

If this sounds like you, join us, grow with Greencore and be a part of driving our future success.

What you will get in return

Not only will you gain a fully funded Degree Apprenticeship alongside experience across our business you will also have access to our Greencore colleague benefits including:

• Time to meet the learning requirements of your apprenticeship
• Dedicated support, coaching and mentoring to support your career development
• Travel and accommodation expenses when attending university
• Competitive salary and job related benefits
• Holidays
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Company share save scheme
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform

Applications are due to close on 29th February 2024, however if there are high volumes of applications, we may close early.

Our first stage virtual assessment will take place between Tuesday 12th and Thursday 14th March 2024.

Induction and enrolment for this role and the apprenticeship will take place in August and September.