Engineering Apprenticeship

Arla Foods Engineering Apprenticeship

Location: Settle Dairy, Settle, BD24 9AF

Duration: 4 year programme – Commencing August 2025

Starting Salary:

1. Year 1: £21,000
2. Year 2: £24,000
3. Year 3: £25,000
4. Year 4: £26,000

What will you get?

• 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 EDEN 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 Kirklees College in Huddersfield, Arla Foods' chosen education partner. Study would be in education blocks as follows:

1. Year 1 - 19 weeks in college
2. Year 2 - 10 weeks in college
3. Year 3 - 15 weeks in college
4. Year 4 - In your fourth year you would be permanently based at our Settle Dairy plant.

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 gets 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 & Settle 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 Foods Settle is the home of our LactoFree & UHT products.
• In 2021, Lactofree production commenced at its Settle plant in Yorkshire following £25m investment.
• The investment at Arla’s Settle factory has allowed processing capacity to grow by an extra 120 million litres of milk a year to a total of 305 million litres.

Recruitment Process

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 from there, you will be invited to take part in an online assessment centre. These interviews will take place on the 19th & 20th May 2025.

If successful following this stage, you will then be invited to our Settle dairy for a final interview and site tour 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!