Job Description: This is an exciting opportunity to join a 4-year Level 3 Mechatronics Maintenance Technician apprenticeship, followed by a final year to complete your Level 4 HTQ qualification, totaling 5 years. You will take part in fantastic training courses and team building events, whilst tackling real challenges and taking on real responsibility. You’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. Salary £20,000 rising on completion of each academic year annual bonus benefits Our 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. What are we looking for? 5 GCSEs Grade C / 4 or above (or equivalent) in Maths, English, and Science, and any other 2 subjects A demonstrable interest in Engineering and Leadership The ability to work as part of a team The desire to learn Willing and able to travel to our Melton Mowbray site and Loughborough College We require you to be 16 by the 7th September 2026 You must not have more than 2 years engineering experience, prior learning, or qualifications higher than an NVQ Level 3 in engineering What would be your key responsibilities? With strong mentorship and coaching from our experienced Technical Associates you will be; Learning how to maintain our plant Learning how to diagnose complex mechanical and electrical faults Learning how to repair our equipment Applying all relevant Mars quality and safety systems to ensure the safety of people and products is maintained Working across various areas in our factory including Mechanical, Electrical and Utilities On successful completion of the Apprenticeship you will have demonstrated leadership, and the ability to take ownership and accountability for equipment, carry out complex fault diagnosis and repairs and provide technical coaching to others. What can you expect from Mars? Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles. Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today. Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University. An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus. Applications will be reviewed regularly and may close early if we receive a high number of applicants. We currently expect to hold our assessment days during January and March 2026. Want to know more about the recruitment process? Visit the Apprenticeship page on our careers website ( https://careers.mars.com/uk/en/apprenticeships ). We are keen for all applicants to demonstrate their full potential during our recruitment process. If you could benefit from any support or adjustments to this recruitment process for any reason, including those related to a disability, please let us know at apprenticesupport@effem.com. Any information you provide will be treated in confidence. UKApprenticeships26