Dairy Technologist Apprentice

In the UK, Mller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from more than 1,700 British farmers. The Mller brand is ranked at No.7 in The Grocers Top 100 list of Britains Biggest Brands, and is also the 7th most chosen brand in the UK.
Trainee Dairy Technologist: Mller Foundation Degree Apprenticeship Programme
Dairy Technologist Apprenticeship
Manufacturing
Droitwich Dairy
Were recruiting Level 5 Apprenticeship Dairy Technologists for our Milk and Ingredients and Yogurt & Desserts sites nationwide .Technologists are at the heart of our operations, providing specialist dairy skills across production, process manufacturing and technical areas of our dairies.
In 1971 Theobald Alfons Mller took over the running of his fathers dairy farm in Bavaria, and all four of its employees. Fast forward sixteen years to 1987 and the Mller brand, which has rapidly expanded since, entered the UK market for the ?Today Mller is one of the nations favourite dairy brands, sourcing milk from 1,300 farmers in Britain to develop, manufacture and market a wide range of branded and private label dairy products for the UK market.
Mller Milk & Ingredientswhich aims to build a better dairy future. It produces branded and private label fresh milk, cream, butter, milk drinks and ingredients products and boasts a network of dairies and depots servicing customers throughout the country.
Mller Yogurt & Dessertswhich aims to help put a smile on the nations face. It is responsible for major brands like Mller Corner, Mllerlight, Mller Bliss, Mller Rice, Mller FRijj and Mller Plant Based. It produces chilled desserts under licence from Mondelez International and also supplies the UK private label yogurt market from a dedicated, state of the art yogurt facility.
As a dairy technologist you will be trained through the Dairy technology foundation degree apprenticeship, in partnership with Reaseheath College.
The program is designed to develop top class dairy technical skills future Muller professionals for our Process, Continuous Improvement, Production, Quality and Automation functions.
As a dairy technologist apprentice you will be working across our UK dairies, directly with our operations team, gaining hands on experience and training across our production, process and technical departments.
product testing
operating production lines
executing projects across technical, manufacturing and sustainability
The training will commence September 2025 and will be delivered via a blended approach of distance learning, and two 2 week periods of release for hands on practical training in a purpose built state of the art training facility at Reaseheath College. The remaining time will be spent putting the know-how to practice and good use in the business - all supported and nurtured by workplace mentors and academic coaches
Advanced Dairy Technologist Degree
The responsibilities of this programme are preformed within the framework of the Apprenticeship standard (Ref:ST0393V:02) The degree will cover the following, and much more

Milk production and chemistry.
Principles of dairy process, engineering and automation.
Legislation and guidelines applicable to manufacture of dairy products
Environmental sustainability and waste management
Product quality testing and sensory evaluations
Investing in our Dairy Technologist Apprentices is crucial to the future success of Mller. At Mller you receive the highest standard of training supported by our champions in the field.
You will benefit from 1:1 periodic career guidance that truly embraces your talent to enjoy a purpose driven career and academic coaches to support your learning journey.
You will be trained to become competent in a manufacturing role by the end of the programme. The roles offered will likely be within the production, operations, process, technical and quality departments.
Level 5 Apprenticeship AND a FoundationDegreein Dairy Technology from the University of Chester
Level 3 Food Safety
Level 3 HACCP
Level 3 Health and Safety
Aminimum of 3 GCSEs in Maths, English and a Science plus 1 A level or equivalent, preferably in a science field.
~ Flexibility to stay and travel to accommodation for the purpose of project work, site support and college block release (expenses will be covered)
~ Full UK Driving Licence is preferred
~Must not be engaged in other full time education


~ A full time role of 40 hours / week
Pay: competitive salary. You will be based at a specific site, however there will be an expectation of travel across our dairy network as you work on projects and develop your experience
Due to the nature of our work we are a 24/7 operation so there will be an expectation of shift work, nights and weekend.
A passion to work in manufacturing and operations