Coca-Cola is recruiting 30 apprentices to various roles at its East Kilbride site throughout Scottish Apprenticeship Week.
The site is looking for people to apply to the open roles, which include Food & Drink Engineering Maintenance Apprentices and Food and Drink Operations: Food Manufacturing Excellence at SCQF level 6.
The positions at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) GB, the largest independent bottler of Coca-Cola globally, take its East Kilbride operations to 230 permanent positions.
Seven engineering maintenance and business administration apprentices and five former apprentices are now employed permanently in engineering roles, of which two are continuing their learning through a degree apprenticeship in Engineering Manufacturing Design.
In Scotland, apprentices make up 5 per cent of CCEP’s workforce.
Seamus Kerrigan, operations director at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners in East Kilbride, said: “We are committed to supporting apprenticeships in Scotland, which allow individuals to work, learn and earn, while gaining the skills we need to ensure our business thrives in the future. They’re a hugely valuable part of the work we do, and we’re excited to meet our next cohort following this round of applications.”
The company also is continuing to invest in recruitment in Scotland through a live virtual work experience scheme for Oban High School which is running during Scottish National Apprenticeship Week.
The programme will give students a sense of what it’s like to work for one of the world’s leading consumer goods companies, offering experience in a range of roles and industries including field sales, operations and marketing.
The bottler is also working with Skills Development Scotland (SDS) to pilot foundation apprenticeships.
The East Kilbride site has also supported the UK government’s Kickstarter scheme to employ young people at risk of long-term unemployment, with two of those who took part in the programme having subsequently gained permanent positions. CCEP’s first Kickstarter employee also recently secured a permanent merchandiser role with the business in Edinburgh.
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners is one of the leading consumer goods companies in the world making some of the world’s most loved brands such as Coca-Cola, Dr Pepper, Schweppes and Capri-Sun – serving 600 million consumers.
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