2 Sisters Food Group’s UK Poultry site in Sandycroft, in collaboration with Coleg Cambria is offering opportunities for up to 60 new apprentices over the next 12 months.
Launching its Butchery Academy Apprenticeship programme with Coleg Cambria, 2 Sisters in Sandycroft will provide fully-funded Level 2 Poultry Apprenticeships. Coleg Cambria will deliver the apprenticeships on site over a 15-month period. This will provide a vocational route for apprentices to gain a nationally recognised qualification whilst earning a market-rate wage.
2 Sisters is now recruiting for an initial cohort of 20 new apprentices to join and start their careers. Apprentices will start on a standard weekly wage of £355 – plus the potential to earn £393 per week after just 12 weeks.
Amy Wilkinson, HR Manager, said: “We are making a commitment to providing learning opportunities and long-term employment to as many Flintshire residents as possible, playing our part in boosting employment and skills in the region.”
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Chloe Ryan
Editor of Poultry Business, Chloe has spent the past decade writing about the food industry from farming, through manufacturing, retail and foodservice. When not working, dog walking and reading biographies are her favourite hobbies.