Chocolate Research & Development, Engineering Degree Apprenticeship 2026

GFL Environmental Inc.; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental services company in Birmingham is seeking candidates for a project management role to build skills through hands-on experience and education. You will execute trials, manage tasks, and take responsibility for your own projects in your fourth year. Successful candidates will demonstrate problem-solving abilities, interpersonal savvy, and a persistent approach. Reasonable travel expenses for in-person assessments will be covered.

Qualifications

• Build project management skills through on-the-job learning and university.
• Ability to manage tasks and responsibilities.
• Identify and solve problems with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Execute trials with product/process developers.
• Take on a placement role with full project responsibility.
• Organize and manage personal and team tasks.

Skills

Project management skills

Technical knowledge

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Organizational ability

Perseverance

Job description

· Build project management skills though on the job learning and block release to university. · Build technical knowledge and equipment expertise executing trials with product/process developers· Build project management experience· In year 4 you will take on a placement role where you will have full responsibility for delivery of your own project, including scoping, trial planning, execution, and reporting.· Organising – Ability to manage the tasks and responsibilities of themselves and others · Problem Solving – Ability to identify and solve problems, with a keen eye for detail and an ability for researching solutions and measuring success.· Interpersonal savvy – able to adapt personal style to work with a range of R&D colleagues· Perseverance – pursues tasks with drive and works through setbacks/challengesWe will be holding our final stage assessment centre for this role in-person, at our Bournville offices, **on Friday 17th** **April 2026**. Reasonable travel expenses will be covered.At Mondelēz International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right through offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broader range of delicious, high-quality snacks that nourish life's moments, made with sustainable ingredients and packaging that consumers can feel good about.We have a rich portfolio of strong brands – both global and local. Including many household names such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. We are proud to hold the number 1 position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy as well as the No. 2 position in gumOur 80,000 Makers and Bakers are located in our operations in more than 80 countries and are working to sell our products in over 150 countries around the world. They are energized for growth and critical to us living our purpose and values. We are a diverse community that can make things happen, and happen fast.Join us and Make It An Opportunity!