Chocolate Research & Development, Engineering Degree Apprenticeship 2026 at Mondelēz International

During your time you will:

• Build expertise in a wide range of equipment and technologies, utilising programs such as CAD and supporting our drive for modelling and simulation. 
• Support the implementation of breakthrough technologies, commissioning new equipment, supporting factory acceptance testing and process validation, solving real world engineering challenges
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement within the Pilot Plant and R&D. 
• Build project management skills though on the job learning and block release to university. 

Apprenticeship:

The Apprentice role is a 4-5 Year training position and will require balancing work with learning. Your day to day work and training will be supported by studying towards a Bachelors Engineering Degree with Aston University.  This will be delivered as a mixture of block release and distance learning.

Year 1 & 2-Pilot Plant

• You will initially be based within the Pilot Plant & Facilities Team as part of the Global Process Technology and Productivity team
• Training in cocoa, chocolate making and depositing technologies. 
• Work in advance of trials with product/process developers to assist in trial planning.
• Support sourcing, installation, commissioning and training for new equipment.
• Build technical knowledge and equipment expertise executing trials with product/process developers

Year 3 & 4-Projects

• Support category growth and CAPEX projects
• Build project management experience
• In year 4 you will take on a placement role where you will have full responsibility for delivery of your own project, including scoping, trial planning, execution, and reporting.

Towards the end of your apprenticeship the business will support you to apply for any suitable vacant roles in order to progress your career within Mondelez International. 

What extra ingredients you will bring:

• Action Oriented – conscientious, proactive, self-motivated to take on new opportunities, and a fast learner.   
• Organising – Ability to manage the tasks and responsibilities of themselves and others 
• Problem Solving – Ability to identify and solve problems, with a keen eye for detail and an ability for researching solutions and measuring success.
• Interpersonal savvy – able to adapt personal style to work with a range of R&D colleagues
• Informing – Confident communicator, able to reinforce Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Health, Safety & Environmental procedures 
• Perseverance – pursues tasks with drive and works through setbacks/challenges

Starting Date:

• Our Apprenticeship programs start every September, and for this role you would start September 2026.

Education / Certifications:

• Food Engineering Apprenticeship Typical Entry Requirements
• Typically candidates will have 3 A-levels at Grade CCC or equivalent, including A-level in Maths or equivalent and at least one further STEM based subject and 5 GCSEs including English and Maths (grade C/4).

Job specific requirements:

• As part of the requirement for this role you will need to apply and be accepted on to the University course after an offer has been made by Mondelez.

Travel requirements:

• You will be required to travel to the University site during your block release and for other agreed activities, travel expenses will be paid for by Mondelez.

Work schedule:

• Block release at University, combined with distance learning. Additional time will be set aside for "off the job" training.

Starting salary: £23,000

• In return for your commitment, drive and enthusiasm, we offer our Apprentices an attractive benefits package within a highly successful international business which includes annual pay reviews, performance related bonus, 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays), flexible working, contributory pension, life assurance, and a flexible benefits programme.

Closing date for applications is Friday 13th of March 2026.