Müller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by the Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller which employs over 24,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, Müller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from more than 1,700 British farmers. The Müller brand is ranked at No.7 in The Grocer’s Top 100 list of Britain’s Biggest Brands, and is also the 7th most chosen brand in the UK.
Exciting Engineering Apprentice career opportunities with a market leading employer!
Müller has been a much loved brand in the UK for over 30 years, Müller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller which employs over 31,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, Müller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from 1,300 farmers in Britain. Müller is ranked within the top 20 in The Grocer’s Top 100 list of Britain’s Biggest Brands and is picked from shelves millions of times each year.
Müller Yogurt & Desserts which is the UK’s leading yogurt manufacturer aims to create millions more Müller moments for its consumers. It is responsible for major brands like Müller Corner, Müller light, Müller Bliss, Muller Rice, FRijj and Müller Kefir Smoothie and produces chilled desserts under license from Mondelez International. Müller also supplies the UK private label yogurt market from a dedicated, state of the art yogurt facility.
With our future plans in mind we are recruiting for the next intake of Engineering apprentices for the Müller Yogurt & Desserts business with a starting date of August 2025. We are partnered with Telford College, to deliver a fully multi-skilled level 4 training program which will mold you in to a highly desirable engineer of the future.
This opportunity is certainly not for the fainthearted, we’ll expect you to work hard and be 100% committed to unlocking your full potential of becoming a highly prized member of our Engineering team. You will need to take the lead in driving your own development and show energy and passion as you work towards an industry wide recognised HNC Engineering qualification.
Our Apprenticeship Program provides you with a fantastic way for you to realise your full potential and get your career with Müller off to a fantastic start. Bringing learning and earning together, not only will you study towards a nationally recognised qualification, you’ll earn a good salary, develop new skills and gain invaluable knowledge and experiences.
Your apprenticeship combines technical skills training, academic study and work-based learning, you’ll also need to be flexible with your hours of work when required.
You will be required to rotate through our three MYD sites (Market Drayton, Telford & Minsterley) during your apprenticeship. You will also need to impress us with your desire to learn and your ability to take the lead in making your career ambitions for the future a reality.
- Duration: 5 year programme.
- Working Hours: Monday to Friday (08:00 – 16:00)
- Program Salary: Starting salary of £19K, progressing to a maximum of £35.5K over the course of the 5 year programme.
- Benefits: Bonus, Holidays, Pension, Life assurance and a flexible benefits programme.
Your challenge
In this role the key responsibilities will include:
- Assisting with maintenance tasks of plant and equipment, offering opinions and solutions within your teams.
- Assist teams with routine inspections of equipment and tools.
- Supporting the delivery of key Operations/Engineering initiatives.
- Assist in the delivery of Quality Critical PM and HACCP schedules.
- Flexibility to work in all areas of the Engineering/production department.
- Attend meetings, briefings and shift handovers.
- Develop the knowledge and skills needed to comply with all aspects of Maintenance Best Practice.
- Work within Health and Safety legislation and demonstrate safe working practices.
- Work towards the departments targets to improve downtime, line/factory efficiency and maintenance expenditure.
Key skills & experience:
- GCSE English & Math’s at grade C (level 5) or above.
- Able to demonstrate a clear passion for Engineering.
- Great attention to detail.
- The ability to analyse problems and suggest improvements/solutions.
- Demonstrates a self-motivated and proactive approach to work and studies.
- Able to demonstrate good team working skills.
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment.
Müller is committed to delivering long term opportunities for all of its employees, Müller Yogurts & Deserts has seen continual investment for over 30 years. In the last 3 years we have invested circa 80 Million within the MYD business unit driving a greater market share with a further 3 – 5 year investment plan of 50 Million.
As a preferred employer we also invest in you as an individual with both your personnel & technical development throughout your career, this will be carried out using a blended approach of both inhouse and external training which will ensure you have the skill sets required to carry your career and our business forward in to the future.
This is an excellent opportunity to learn within of one of the fastest paced industries there is. But make no mistake, this is no easy option and our limited places will be filled by people who are clearly able to demonstrate they are ready to take a pro-active approach towards their own personal and professional development.
If you are looking to build a long term career that you can be proud of? …. then come and join the Müller winning team!
If you have the skills and experience in the above areas and would like to be considered for this role please apply at
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