Consumer Science Degree Apprentice (Food Industry Technical Professional)

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 an Apprentice within the Consumer Science team will give you the chance to work with some of our biggest brands including Cadbury, Oreo, Milka and Toblerone as well as new product launches. The team work as a partner in research projects, and the development/improvement of new and existing products, using a wide range of sensory and consumer science methodologies. As an Apprentice you will be preparing confectionary samples for evaluation, conducting training for our sensory panels, collecting, analysing, and reporting data to support our global research programmes. In addition, you will conduct consumer research and use this data to extract valuable insights to help create superior products and packaging,
During your time you will:

• Build capability in sensory and consumer analysis techniques
• Interpret results, prepare presentations, and provide clear actionable recommendations to the business.
• Work closely with colleagues in the R and D community, as well as Marketing and Insights
• Build technical knowledge of our categories
• Build connections with CS colleagues cross-category

Apprenticeship:
The Consumer Science Apprentice role is a 4-5 year training position, which will require balancing work with learning. Your day-to-day work and training will be supported by studying towards a BSc (Hons) Food Science and Technology with Nottingham Trent University, more information can be found here. This will be delivered as a mixture of block release and distance learning.
What extra ingredients you will bring:

• Problem Solving - Ability to identify and solve problems before they occur
• Informing - demonstrates strong analytical, communication and presentation abilities
• Organising - excellent organisational skills are required to train and conduct sensory panels
• Action Oriented - conscientious, proactive, self-motivated to take on new opportunities, and a service-oriented individual who is a fast learner.
• Interpersonal savvy - can work with a level of autonomy, as well as works well in a team
• Good working knowledge of MS Office

Education / Certifications:
You'll need a good academic background to qualify for our apprentice program, including;

• A-levels - BBC including a Science subject*; or
• BTEC Extended Diploma - DMM, including relevant Science modules; or
• 112 UCAS Tariff points from three A-levels or equivalent qualifications, including an A-level equivalent in a Science subject; and
• GCSEs - English and Maths grade C / 4.

* For this course we accept the following Science subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Human Biology, Psychology, Sociology, Environmental Studies, Sports Science and Design and Technology, Food Technology.
Job specific requirements:
As part of the requirement for this role you will need to apply and be accepted on to the University course after an offer has been made by Mondelez.
Travel requirements:
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.
Closing date for applications is midday Friday 28th March 2025.
We will be holding our final stage assessment centre for this role in-person at our Bournville offices on the week commencing 28th April 2025. Reasonable travel expenses will be covered.
We recruit throughout the year and we review our applications on a first come, first served basis. We also reserve the right to close our vacancies early and therefore we recommend that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.
Mondelēz is a diverse and inclusive employer with an objective to ensure a fair and equal hiring process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to apply or throughout our assessment process please contact [email protected] stating "UK&I Early Careers" as the subject.
Our candidate requirements are based on criteria to enable you to succeed in the role. If you have narrowly missed the above requirements and there are extenuating circumstances that you would like us to consider, you can let us know by contacting [email protected] stating "UK&I Early Careers" as the subject and attaching a letter from your school/university to confirm your extenuating circumstances.
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We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!
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Job Type
Apprentice (Fixed Term)
Apprentices and Trainees
Early Careers