Summary
From day one, you'll take on real responsibility within a supportive culture that helps you get the most out of your time during the programme. You will work with other professionals and stakeholders and be involved in a variety of projects that will give you the exposure and skill set to progress your career at DS Smith.
Wage
£23,795 a year
Training course
Chartered manager (degree) (level 6)
Hours
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, shifts, may work evenings and weekends.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date
Monday 8 September
Duration
4 years
Positions available
2
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
* You’ll be involved in projects that help maintain the machines, investigating plant and machine performance, predicting potential issues, and overcoming problems which would result in a costly pause in our operations
* You’ll get involved in continuous improvement projects and will contribute to business success through finding ways to increase productivity, reduce waste, whilst adhering to health and safety practices and build on our sustainability targets
* You will experience how customers’ orders are generated, processed, manufactured, and supplied to the customer, whilst adhering to health and safety practices. You will get exposure to what great customer experience means, and how we reach our customers
* You will rotate through different roles within our Sales, Marketing, and Innovation function, gaining hands-on experience in SMI excellence and a strong understanding of key activities
Where you’ll work
Fordham Rd
Fordham
Newmarket
CB8 7TX
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY
Your training course
Chartered manager (degree) (level 6)
Equal to degree
Course contents
* Support the development of organisational strategies and plans. Develop and deliver operational plans; being able to set targets and KPIs, manage resources, and monitor and measure outcomes to establish operational effectiveness, efficiencies and excellence. Produce reports that clearly present information and data, using a range of interpretation and analytical processes. Gain wide support to deliver successful outcomes
* Plan, organise and manage resources in order to achieve organisational goals. Identify key outcomes, develop and implement plans and monitor progress, and provide reports as required. Proactively identify risk and create plans for their mitigation. Able to initiate, lead and drive change within the organisation, identifying barriers/challenges and how to overcome them. Ability to use widely recognised project management tools
* Managing budgets, controlling expenditure and production of financial reports
* Use of customer insight and analysis of data to determine and drive customer service outcomes and improve customer relationships. Creative approaches to developing solutions to meet customer need
* Able to identify service/organisational improvements and opportunities for innovation and growth, using qualitative and quantitative analysis of information and data and benchmarking against others
* Communicate clearly, effectively and regularly using oral, written and digital channels and platforms. Use active listening and open questioning to structure conversations and discussions, and able to challenge when appropriate. Manage and chair meetings and clearly present actions and outcomes. Ability to apply influencing and persuading skills, to the dynamics and politics of personal interactions
* Able to articulate organisational purpose and values. Support the creation of an inclusive, high performance work culture. Enable others to achieve by developing and supporting them through coaching and mentoring
* Able to build teams, empower and motivate others to improve performance or achieve outcomes. Able to delegate to others, provide clear guidance and monitor progress. Ability to set goals and accountabilities
* Able to build rapport and trust, develop networks and maintain relationships with people from a range of cultures, backgrounds and levels. Able to contribute within a team environment. Effectively influence and negotiate, being able to have challenging conversations and give constructive feedback. Work collaboratively with internal and external customers and suppliers
* Able to reflect on own performance, identifying and acting on learning and development needs. Ability to understand impact on others. Can manage stress and personal well-being, and confident in knowing core values and drivers
* Able to create personal development plan, and use widely recognised tools and techniques to ensure the management of time and pressure effectively, and prioritisation and strategic alignment of activities
* Use evidence-based tools and ethical approaches to undertake problem solving and critical analysis, synthesis and evaluation to support decision making
Your training plan
* You will attend Nottingham Trent University on block release
More training information
* Chartered manager (degree) Apprenticeship Standard
Requirements
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Communication skills
* Attention to detail
* Organisation skills
* Customer care skills
* Problem solving skills
* Analytical skills
* Logical
* Team working
* Creative