Engineering Apprentice Scheme - Melton Mowbray

Job description

Are you considering a future in Engineering?

Engineering Apprentice Scheme

Mars Petcare, Melton Mowbray

£13,316 Yr 1 rising to £19774 plus shift increment on completion

 

Mars is a family owned company with worldwide annual sales of over $30 billion. Since 1932 Mars has been producing much loved brands in the UK including MARS, SNICKERS, GALAXY, MALTESERS, EXTRA, ORBIT, PEDIGREE, WHISKAS, UNCLE BEN’S, DOLMIO, KLIX and FLAVIA. In the UK, Mars employs nearly 4,000 Associates across six key segments; Petcare, Chocolate, Food, Drinks, Symbioscience and Gum and Confections.

 

Based here in Melton, we focus on the world of Petcare producing well-known brands such as Pedigree and Whiskas. What do we need?

 

We are looking for individuals who have an interest and passion for all things engineering. Those people who love to get stuck in with the practical side of engineering tasks. At MARS we look for people with the potential and drive to excel in their chosen field, and within engineering we seek those who wish to learn the latest methods and techniques and turn these in to practical every day applications.

 

You’ll gain skills, experience and confidence through a mixture of placements, college and on the job training. Working alongside our most experienced and skilled engineers to turn ideas in to living breathing solutions and play a vital part in maintaining and improving our world class production plant.

 

What is the Apprenticeship?

This apprenticeship scheme is a hands-on multi-skilled Mechanical or Electrical Pathway and is a development role to become part of the engineering team based on shift or days.

 

he first year is spent day release an engineering training centre and college studying towards a level 2 certificate in Performing Engineering Operations and a BTEC level 3 in Mechanical/Electrical engineering.

 

During the second year you will attend work and have day release to college to complete your study in your BTEC, and start level 3 NVQ in “Engineering Maintenance in the Work Place”.

In your third and fourth years you will continue to study through day release but at HNC level at college on day release focussing on an electrical or mechanical pathway while finishing off your NVQ in the workplace. At the same time you will be spending your time working with our highly skilled associates on site.

 

Note:- Due to the introduction of the new Apprenticeship standards this year, some of the previous qualifications may change.

This apprenticeship will not only develop you technically but also introduce you to the importance of people and employability skills ready for your future. This is the first step on your career pathway at Mars Petcare and opens up a world of opportunities.

 

What do you need to apply?

You need to have a passion for engineering with motivation to learn new processes and techniques, and have achieved 5 GCSEs with a minimum B (Grade 5 -6) in Maths and A-C (Grade 4 - 9) in Science and English.

At Mars we invest in people and really give them the freedom to fly.  So if we’ve just described you and your career aspirations, to apply, please visit www.mars.com/careers to apply.