Chocolate Research & Development, Engineering Degree Apprenticeship

Apprenticeship: 4-5 Year Training Position

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.

• 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, solving real world engineering challenges.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement within the Pilot Plant and R&D.
• Build project management skills through on the job learning and block release to university.

• You will initially be based within the Pilot Plant & Facilities Team as part of the Global Process Technology and Productivity team.
• Training in cocoa, chocolate making and depositing technologies.
• Work in advance of trials with product/process developers to assist in trial planning.
• Support sourcing, installation, commissioning and training for new equipment.
• Build technical knowledge and equipment expertise executing trials with product/process developers.

• 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.