Eden Dairy Technologist

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.

**Trainee Dairy Technologist: Müller Foundation Degree Apprenticeship Programme**

**Title**:Dairy Technologist Apprenticeship

**Department**:Manufacturing

**Location**:Market Drayton (TF9 3SQ)

We’re 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.

**About Müller**:
In 1971 Theobald Alfons Müller took over the running of his father’s dairy farm in Bavaria, and all four of its employees. Fast forward sixteen years to 1987 and the Müller brand, which has rapidly expanded since, entered the UK market for the first time.

Today Müller is one of the nation’s 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.

Müller Milk & Ingredients which 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.

Müller Yogurt & Desserts which aims to help put a smile on the nation’s face. It is responsible for major brands like Müller Corner, Müllerlight, Müller Bliss, Müller Rice, Müller FRijj and Müller 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.

**A bit about this role**:
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.

You will be given responsibilities through involvement in various activities, such as
- _audits _
- _product testing _
- _operating production lines _
- _executing projects across technical, manufacturing and sustainability_

The training will commence September 2024 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: ST0393 V:02) The degree will cover the following, and much more
- Milk production and chemistry.
- Milk microbiology.
- Principles of dairy process, engineering and automation.
- New product development
- Legislation and guidelines applicable to manufacture of dairy products
- Continuous Improvement
- Environmental sustainability and waste management
- Product quality testing and sensory evaluations

**What we can do for you?**

Investing in our Dairy Technologist Apprentices is crucial to the future success of Müller. At Müller 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.

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