Operations Apprentice - Mars Petcare - Castle Cary

ENGINEERINGUK; East Hampshire, Castle Cary; On-site; GBP 20,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to join a 3-year Apprenticeship with a leading company in the food and drink sector. As an Operations Apprentice, you will gain a Level 3 qualification while working hands-on in a dynamic environment. This role offers fantastic training courses and team-building events, enabling you to tackle real challenges and develop essential leadership skills. You will work alongside talented professionals, contributing to the production of high-quality products. With a competitive salary and benefits, this apprenticeship is perfect for those eager to learn and grow in their careers.

Benefits

Company bonus

Best-in-class learning and development support

Access to Mars University

Diverse and talented team environment

Qualifications

• Must be 16+ by September 2025 and have no more than 2 years operations experience.
• Demonstrable interest in leadership and hands-on work.

Responsibilities

• Develop leadership skills to lead a team and achieve results.
• Learn to operate, diagnose faults, and maintain equipment.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Leadership

Problem-solving

Adaptability

Education

GCSEs Grade C / 4 or above in Maths and English

Job description

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Operations Apprentice - Mars Petcare - Castle Cary

Employer: Mars
Location: Castle Cary, Somerset, United Kingdom
Salary: Competitive
Closing date: 24 Apr 2025

Job Description:
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. 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: £20,000 rising on completion of each academic year + annual bonus + benefits.
You would be joining part of our team who produces our fantastic James Wellbeloved pet food.

What are we looking for?

• GCSEs Grade C / 4 or above (or equivalent) in Maths and English
• A demonstrable interest in leadership and being hands-on
• The ability to work as part of a team
• The desire to learn
• Willing and able to travel to our Castle Cary site and Bridgewater and Taunton College
• We require you to be 16+ by the 1st September 2025
• You must not have more than 2 years operations experience, prior learning, or qualifications higher than an NVQ Level 3 in operations

What would be your key responsibilities?

• 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
• 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 140,000 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 may close early if we receive a high number of applicants. We currently expect to hold our assessment day during March/April 2025.

We are keen for all applicants to demonstrate their full potential during our recruitment process. If you could benefit from any support or adjustments to this recruitment process for any reason, including those related to a disability, please let us know at [e-mail]. 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.