Manufacturing Academy Apprentice
Level: 3
Employer: MULLER UK & IRELAND GROUP LLP
Location: Manchester Dairy
Duration: 3 Years
Expected start date: 03/08/2026
Hours per week: 40 hours
Wage: (Annually)
Job role includes
As a Manufacturing Apprentice, you’ll join our Manufacturing Academy and learn everything you need to become a skilled Technical Operator. That means:
- Operating machinery and keeping production lines running smoothly
- Spotting and fixing faults
- Learning about food safety, hygiene, and quality control
- Understanding how ingredients move through our supply chain
- Working as part of a team to make products people love
You’ll be based at one of our UK Dairies:
Manchester, Skelmersdale, Market Drayton, Telford, Minsterley, Droitwich, Severnside & Bridgwater — and get hands-on experience both on the production floor and through project work. We’ll provide you with all the support you need to be the best you can be. We'll give you training, invest in your skills and offer you the next rung on your career ladder. We aim to empower our employees to be the best they can be – at Müller the sky’s the limit.
About employer
Müller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller which employs over 31,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, Müller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from 1,300 farmers in Britain. Müller is ranked within the top 20 in The Grocer’s Top 100 list of Britain’s Biggest Brands and is picked from shelves millions of times each year. Müller UK & Ireland includes: Müller Milk & Ingredients which aims to be Britain’s private label dairy leader and produces branded and private label fresh milk, cream, butter and ingredients products. It boasts a network of dairies and depots servicing customers throughout the country. Müller Yogurt & Desserts which is the UK’s leading yogurt manufacturer which aims to create millions more Müller moments for its consumers. It is responsible for major brands like Müller Corner, Müllerlight, Müller Bliss, Müller Rice, FRijj and Müller Kefir Smoothie and produces chilled desserts under licence from Mondelez International. It also supplies the UK private label yogurt market from a dedicated, state of the art yogurt facility.
You’ll work towards a Level 3 Food & Drink Technical Operator qualification, delivered by the University of Lincoln. Training takes place over three block weeks each year — and don’t worry, we’ll cover your travel, accommodation, and living expenses while you’re there.
This role includes shift work and some weekends (depending on your age), so flexibility is key.
There may be an oppotrunity to move into an exit role within our Operations department as a Technical Operator.
- Communication skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
