**Job Description** **Are You Ready to Make It Happen with our Manufacturing Engineering graduate scheme, at Mondelēz International?** **Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Matter.** Join Mondelēz and get a real taste of our global reach and the diverse opportunities we offer while focusing on your own development. Our Manufacturing Engineering Graduate Programme offers you a delicious blend of formal and on the job training that will expand your horizons while encouraging your personal growth, all whilst working with iconic brand such as Cadburys, Oreo, Crème Egg to name a few. You will be encouraged to step outside your comfort zone and we will support you with the tools, training and mentors to be your best. **What’s in it for you?** Kickstart your engineering career with Mondelez's Engineering Graduate Scheme, designed for ambitious Engineers. Immerse yourself in projects that drive efficiency, promote sustainable manufacturing, and position us as leaders in the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) industry. As a global company, we provide a platform for you to apply your knowledge, grow your skills, and contribute to delivering moments of joy to consumers around the world. Your development will be formed by on-the-job industry experience where you’ll take on real responsibilities. To support your growth, you will have a line manager, a buddy and a mentor. You will grow your career and learn skills to help you navigate off the scheme, how to build connections and develop your strengths. **The Role:** You’ll get to work across our plant operations in a series of three 12 month rotations across 3 years. These are designed to give you breadth and depth of knowledge, exposure to industry experts and skills including core experiences of food manufacturing, project engineering, continuous improvement and people leadership. **Rotations type:** You will have the opportunity to work across a variety of teams in Engineering & Manufacturing. Your rotations will include roles such as: **Process Engineer** + Improving processes to maximize productivity and quality. + Continuous improvement of current and new processes to maximize the productivity in our manufacturing sites. + Involved with the day to day production of our equipment growing your expertise and knowledge. **Project Engineer** + Managing projects from planning through to commissioning. + Researching production methods and tools to ensure that we stay ahead, producing proposals and recommendations. + Managing your own projects on a variety of large and smaller scale schemes. + Covering end to end project management from planning, sourcing, installing, commissioning, and reviewing performance. **Production Line Management** + Leading and developing a production team to deliver safely, efficiently and to the highest quality. + You will manage a team responsible for one (or more) of our manufacturing lines, to deliver against safety, quality, cost, sustainability and morale metrics to deliver the product safely, at the correct quality and cost to the marketplace. **Where you will work:** + You will complete one rotation at our iconic Bournville plant in Birmingham and must be mobile to spend time at one or more of our other esteemed UK sites: + Chirk (Wrexham) – The start of the chocolate journey with cocoa bean processing and drinking chocolate + Marlbrook (Worcestershire) - our milk processing plant – fundamental in producing our unique chocolate crumb + Sheffield – mint and candies manufacturing, the home of Bertie Bassett, sour patch kids and many more! **What we look for:** There are a few things you’ll need to join our tantalisingly innovative company. Along with the confidence to try new and challenging experiences, you must be enthusiastic about learning and eager to reach new heights in creating and sharing joy. We value proactivity, agility, problem solving and communications skills. We like people who aren’t afraid to stand alone, who deal with ambiguity instead of ignoring it and who know how to approach any problem, no matter how difficult. If you have these qualities and are committed to making the most of your talents, you’ll fit right in here. **Candidate Requirements:** + A recent graduate with a predicted 2:1 or achieved degree or equivalent in one of the following disciplines: + Mechanical, Chemical + Electrical and Automation Engineering or a related Engineering or Manufacturing Degree + Must have a strong interest in FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) + In order for you to get the most out of our graduate scheme we require flexibility of location between rotations within UK **This position does not meet the minimum salary requirements for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Therefore, we are unable to consider applicants who require sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK.** **The offer:** + Starting salary £33,000 plus £2,000 sign-on bonus + Bi-annual pay reviews and performance-related bonus + 35 days annual leave including bank holidays + Contributory pension, life assurance and flexible benefits + Access to mentoring, graduate buddy and senior leader support **Key dates:** + Closing date for applications: **31st October 2025** + Final assessment centre: **2nd December 2025** , in person at Bournville (reasonable travel expenses covered) + Programme start: **September 2026** **Come and Taste the Future and Make it Happen at Mondelez International!** For more details on our Early Careers schemes and advice on our application process, visit our careers site today - Early Careers - UK | Mondelēz International, Inc. (mondelezinternational.com) (https://www.mondelezinternational.com/United-Kingdom/Early-Careers/) **Mondelēz is a diverse and inclusive employer with an objective to ensure a fair and equal hiring process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to apply or throughout our assessment process please contact earlycareersenquiries@mdlz.com stating “UK&I Early Careers” as the subject.** **Our candidate requirements are based on criteria to enable you to succeed in the role. If you have narrowly missed the above requirements and there are extenuating circumstances that you would like us to consider, you can let us know by contacting earlycareersenquiries@mdlz.com stating “UK&I Early Careers” as the subject and attaching a letter from your school/university to confirm your extenuating circumstances.** **Relocation Support Available?** **Business Unit Summary** **We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!** **_Our people make all the difference in our succes_** Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. **Excited to grow your career?** We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply! **IF YOU REQUIRE SUPPORT TO COMPLETE YOUR APPLICATION OR DURING THE INTERVIEW PROCESS, PLEASE CONTACT THE RECRUITER** **Job Type** Graduate Program Graduates Early Careers 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 gum Our 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! Mondelez Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.