Operations Degree Apprentice

Operations Degree Apprentice (025244) Atherstone, England

Salary: GBP24000 - GBP24000 per annum

Are you passionate about teamwork? Excited about building a long-term career in management within a manufacturing environment? And highly motivated to advance your career? If this sounds like you, our Operations Degree Apprenticeship could be the perfect opportunity!

Why Greencore?

We’re a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer. Employing 13,300 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots across the UK. We supply all the UK’s food retailers with everything from sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals.

What you'll be doing

The Greencore Degree Apprenticeship Programme is designed to help you reach your potential and build a rewarding career in the food manufacturing industry.

In partnership with Nottingham Trent University, this 4-year apprenticeship programme will align your studies to real work experience at one of our sites, allowing you to earn a great salary and become an integral part of our site Operations team.

You will be working towards the Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship, to achieve a BA (hons) in Management and Leadership, as well as professional recognition by the Chartered Management Institute.

Our Degree Apprenticeship provides a blend of on and off the job learning, exposure, experience, and education so that you can develop the knowledge, skills, and behaviours to kickstart your career. Your role will involve leading a team of people responsible for the production of our products at one of our manufacturing sites. At the end of the programme, you will transition into a management role that supports your future career goals of becoming a leadership and management professional in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Our Operations function is responsible for manufacturing great quality products for our customers. You’ll gain hands-on experience ensuring that our production lines within the factory operate in an efficient and economical way, meeting our customer requirements to a consistently high standard, and motivating and engaging others. This will include:

• Delivering against productivity and efficiency targets
• Resolving problems and issues as they arise
• Identifying and acting on opportunities that make sustainable improvements to increase quality and performance
• Leading and engaging team members to ensure satisfaction, motivation and well-being
• Communicating with the operations management team on performance and outputs

What we’re looking for

We are looking for you to have a passion for food and people. You will also be:

• Passionate about working as part of a team, and have an ambition to have a long-term career in management in a manufacturing environment
• Highly motivated to grow your career, working towards a degree apprenticeship alongside a physically demanding day job
• Resilient and equipped to take change in your stride
• Curious, organised and able to use your excellent communication skills to build effective relationships with a range of stakeholders

• GCSE English language and maths at grade C/4 or above or equivalent
• 3 A Levels at BBB
• Or a BTEC extended Diploma at DDM
• Or previous relevant work experience

Our operation is 24/7 so you will be required to work shifts. These will vary depending on the site and could include early starts from 5am, rotating night shifts and weekends.

You will also be required to travel for attendance at university study blocks, development events or visits to any of our other sites, therefore a full driving license would be advantageous.

What you’ll get in return

Not only will you gain a fully funded degree apprenticeship alongside experience across our business, you will also have access to our Greencore colleague benefits including:

• Time to meet the learning requirements of your apprenticeship
• Dedicated support, coaching and mentoring to support your career development
• Travel and accommodation expenses when attending university
• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Company share save scheme
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform

Applications are due to close on 9 March 2025, however if there are high volumes of applications, we may close early.

Our first stage virtual assessment will take place between Tuesday 1 April - Wednesday 2 April 2025.

Induction and enrolment for this role and the apprenticeship will take place at the end of August and the duration of September.