Arla Foods Lockerbie Dairy & Creamery, Dumfries, DG11 1LW Arla Foods Engineering Apprenticeship 4 year programme – Commencing in August 2025 What will you get? Competitive base salary 26 days holiday bank holidays Employer pension matched up to 6% X4 annual salary life assurance cover Flexible benefits- buy up to 5 days annual leave, reward gateway scheme- discounts with various retailers via my benefit platform. Strong career development & training (internal and external training) Accommodation is provided via our education partners Kirklees College in Huddersfield. Expenses including travel & food are provided for the duration of your studies. About the programme… In your four years as an Apprentice Engineer, you will get hands- on experience at one of our manufacturing sites. You will be part of a team of Engineers, working with cutting edge technology to keep Arla at the forefront of the manufacturing industry. We support you to become a qualified Multiskilled Engineer with a mix of practical and classroom based learning. At the end of the 4 years, you will graduate with an OAL Level 3 in Food and Drink Engineering Maintenance, Level 3 Health and Safety Award, and your 18th Edition Regulations Certificate. The best bit? You will earn as you learn Your salary will increase year on year as you progress and develop. As part of this course, you will study at EKTGA (East Kilbride and District Group Training Association) in East Kilbride, Scotland, Arla Foods chosen education partner. Study would be in education blocks as follows; Year 1 - 19 weeks in college Year 2 - 10 weeks in college Year 3 – 15 weeks in college Year 4 - In your fourth year you would be permanently based at our Lockerbie Dairy plant. So what do our engineers actually do… Our Engineers are problem solvers. They are responsible for maintaining, fixing and installing machinery that allows us to create tasty, healthy, high quality products. If a machine breaks down, we can’t get products to our customers. As an Arla Engineer, you will save the day and make sure that the nation get Cravendale milk in their tea each morning, Skyr yoghurt in their breakfast bowl, and Anchor butter on their toast. What you’ll need to be a successful Engineering Apprentice Eligibility: You must be 18 to apply due to the hands-on nature of the role Qualifications: Grades must be A-C/9-5 for Maths and A-C/9-4 for English, plus a Science subject which would be desired and two other subjects Passion for learning: Embrace the opportunity to learn both on the job and in the classroom. Things we’d love to tell you about Arla Foods & Lockerbie Dairy We are a farmer- owned cooperative. That means we are committed to partnering with farmers so they are guaranteed a fair price for their milk. We are the producer of Lurpak, one of the world’s most iconic butter brands. We are a Danish business, operating across the UK, Europe, Asia, The Middle East, North America, South America and other regions across the globe with around 22,000 employees. Arla Lockerbie has received around £110 million investment since 2005 60% of our colleagues at Lockerbie have over 10 years’ service. If you piled the blocks of cheese we make at Lockerbie in a year end to endthe height would be equivalent to 2,428 Eiffel Towers The amount of whey concentrate site produces each year would fill 4 Olympic size (50 meter) swimming pools. Want to apply? We are so excited to welcome you to the Arla family. Please apply via this advert or our careers page. The closing date is Friday 7th April 2025 Here’s the recruitment process that you will go through Our first shortlist will be based on your CV, and your motivation for applying for the role. You should get your personality across in your CV so that we understand who you are and what you are about. Please refer above to our entry requirements and we would ask any applicants to clearly detail their qualifications and provide evidence in your application. If shortlisted, you will be invited to complete a short online Hire Vue video interview. If successful you will be invited to take part in an online interview and assessment centre. These interviews will take place on the 19th & 20th May 2025. If selected following this stage, you will then be invited to our Lockerbie Dairy plant for a final interview and discussion with members of our engineering team between 9th -27th June 2025 If you are excited to take the first step into your new career, put these dates in your diary