Chocolate Research & Development, Food Science & Technology Degree Apprenticeship 2026 at Mondelēz International

Working as a Chocolate Research & Development (R&D) Apprentice at the home of Cadbury in Bournville, you will work with some of our biggest brands including Cadbury, Oreo, Milka and Toblerone among many others.  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, understanding of the science behind our products and applying this knowledge in the interpretation of results. 
• Support the implementation of breakthrough technologies and new product innovations. 
• 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 Science Degree with Nottingham Trent 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 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

Education / Certifications:

• Food Science & Technology Apprenticeship Typical Entry Requirements
• Typically candidates will have 112 UCAS Points from up to 4 qualifications including an A-level or equivalent in a Science subject and GCSE 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.

End Date: March 13, 2026