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You will take part in fantastic training courses and team building events, whilst tackling real challenges and taking on real responsibility.\nYou’ll need to be a great team player and communicator, with the motivation to get results and a positive mindset. As a Mars Apprentice you will gain a professional qualification, as well as on the job experience.\nSalary £21,000 rising on completion of each academic year + annual bonus + benefits.\nOur Mars Petcare division has more than 100,000 Petcare Associates spending their days thinking about the 400 million pets of the world and how to improve their lives through our nutrition, health and services businesses. This includes famous nutrition brands like PEDIGREE® and WHISKAS®. At Mars Petcare, we believe that pets make the world a better place. We work towards our Purpose: A Better World for Pets.\nWhat are we looking for?\nAn interest in engineering and advanced manufacturing\nProblem-solving mindset and a desire to understand how things work\nA proactive attitude, with strong communication and collaboration skills\nWilling and able to travel to our Melton Mowbray site and Loughborough College\nWe require you to be 16+ by the 6th September 2027 \nFive GCSE’s at Grade C/4 (or above) including English, Maths, and Science.\n3 A Levels including either Maths or Physics at a C or above / an Engineering T Level / an Extended Diploma in Engineering / or progression from a Level 3 Engineering Apprenticeship (or equivalent Level 3 qualification)\nYou must not have already studied the L4 Engineering Manufacturing Technician Standard\nWhat would be your key responsibilities?\nCollaborating with Engineers and Technical Leads to maintain, improve, and innovate production systems\nUsing root cause analysis and diagnostic tools to solve complex issues and improve equipment performance\nWorking across multi-disciplinary teams to ensure the reliability and efficiency of manufacturing assets\nLearning how to manage projects, document technical processes, and support decision-making with data\nDeveloping technical leadership skills\nWhat can you expect from Mars?\nWork with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.\nJoin a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.\nBest-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.\nAn industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.\nApplications will be reviewed regularly and may close early if we receive a high number of applicants. 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