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

• The team are responsible for delivering Breakthrough Technologies, new product innovations and building on our world renowned brands.  
• You will work in a fast paced environment as part of a highly skilled team, you will work on a variety of different products from Dairy Milk to Crème eggs and a wide range of technologies across cocoa processing, chocolate making, moulding and wrapping. 

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

End Date: March 13, 2026