L4 Business Apprentice

Summary

If you are enthusiastic, ambitious and driven, we challenge you to join our Award-Winning apprenticeship scheme as an Business Apprentice, become a part of our ever-growing apprenticeship scheme, and take advantage of the opportunities we provide to develop your skills.

Annual wage

£17,000 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

£500 sign on bonus upon successful completion of probation Yearly increases based on performance

Training course

Associate project manager (level 4)

Hours

Monday to Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm.

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Tuesday 26 August

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

3

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

We will provide you with the opportunity to apply your learning to real-life business projects.
You will complete 3 x 8 month placements that will give you a broad view of the business and help identify your strengths, with the support of a designated placement mentor.

Placements may include:

Supply Chain: This is a very large and very important function within the business. It covers inbound supply of components all the way through to delivery of products to our customers. From suppliers receiving purchase orders, to the business receiving the components through to having a finished product produced, packed, and distributed from our warehouse. Some areas within the Supply Chain that you would experience are (but not limited to) Purchasing, Material Control, Value Engineering, Logistics, Warehouse and Quality.

Marketing: In the marketing rotation you will be part of a high-performing team that manages all aspects of the marketing mix for a market-leading brand. In a highly varied placement, you could participate in one of the many digital projects across the business, develop and launch a new product, work with Mira’s wide customer base to understand exactly the right products for their customer and how a top UK brand measures, manages and communicates with its consumer and installer audiences.

Customer Service: In Mira Service, you will have insight into the true voice of our end customers. In this rotation, you will gain an understanding of all aspects of the Service function: customer care, field service and planning and administration. In this placement you will be a champion for delighting the end customer, with projects in (but not limited to): new service introductions, supporting digital transformation and enhancing the customer service journey.

Personal and professional development is at the heart of a career at Kohler Mira. Regular time for self-reflection and review, and one to ones with your manager will be in place to support you. You will also be able to access, and utilise, our comprehensive Associate training courses and materials. This will support you to regularly review your strengths and areas for development, and for two-way feedback.

As an apprentice you will also:

Support and be a part of the Kohler Mira Apprentice Community
Support STEAM at Kohler Mira
Participate in Charity events
Plus more!

Where you’ll work

Whaddon Works

Cromwell Road

Cheltenham

Gloucestershire

GL52 5EP

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

LEARNING CURVE GROUP LIMITED

Your training course

Associate project manager (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents

Use project monitoring and reporting techniques to track, interpret and report on performance.
Manage and engage with stakeholders.
Influence and negotiate with others to create a positive outcome for the project.
Resolve conflict as and when required with stakeholders within limits of responsibility.
Adapt communications to different stakeholders.
Communicate and support the project vision, to ensure buy in to the project objectives.
Collate and analyse information and provide input to support negotiations relating to project objectives.
Monitor and analyse project budgets.
Review and provide feedback on a project business case to ensure the project remains valid.
Apply change control processes to support the management of project scope.
Evaluate an integrated project management plan to provide recommendations on areas for improvement.
Prepare, monitor, and schedule activities that contribute to the delivery of the overall project schedule and objectives.
Evaluate and make recommendations on the risk management plan to threats to delivery and recommend solutions.
Identify and monitor project risks and issues; and plan and implement responses to them.
Deliver a Quality Management Plan which contributes to quality control processes.
Use an organisation’s continual improvement process including lessons learned to improve performance.
Support the preparation or maintenance of a resource management plan for project activities.
Work with stakeholders to deliver the project.
Use digital tools and software to meet project objectives for example research, collaboration, presentations, and resolution of problems.
Provide underpinning data to support the written submission through the governance process.
Work within the approved project budget.
Ensure that integrated schedules support critical path analysis, interface management, resource forecasting and risk management.
Apply relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice, and ethical guidance where appropriate to their work.
Use data to inform decisions on actions to take to mitigate risks on project.
Use configuration management and change control to schedule and maintain projects.
Manages resources through the project lifecycle.
Use project monitoring and reporting techniques to track, interpret and report on performance.
Manage and engage with stakeholders.
Influence and negotiate with others to create a positive outcome for the project.
Resolve conflict as and when required with stakeholders within limits of responsibility.
Adapt communications to different stakeholders.
Communicate and support the project vision, to ensure buy in to the project objectives.
Collate and analyse information and provide input to support negotiations relating to project objectives.
Monitor and analyse project budgets.
Review and provide feedback on a project business case to ensure the project remains valid.
Apply change control processes to support the management of project scope.
Evaluate an integrated project management plan to provide recommendations on areas for improvement.
Prepare, monitor, and schedule activities that contribute to the delivery of the overall project schedule and objectives.
Evaluate and make recommendations on the risk management plan to threats to delivery and recommend solutions.
Identify and monitor project risks and issues; and plan and implement responses to them.
Deliver a Quality Management Plan which contributes to quality control processes.
Use an organisation’s continual improvement process including lessons learned to improve performance.
Support the preparation or maintenance of a resource management plan for project activities.
Work with stakeholders to deliver the project.
Use digital tools and software to meet project objectives for example research, collaboration, presentations, and resolution of problems.
Provide underpinning data to support the written submission through the governance process.
Work within the approved project budget.
Ensure that integrated schedules support critical path analysis, interface management, resource forecasting and risk management.
Apply relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice, and ethical guidance where appropriate to their work.
Use data to inform decisions on actions to take to mitigate risks on project.
Use configuration management and change control to schedule and maintain projects.
Manages resources through the project lifecycle.

Your training plan

You will be based full time at on site at our head office in Cheltenham
Learning will take place 1 x per month either virtually, or an assessor will come on site for in person teaching sessions
You will apply your learning to real life projects in each of the 3 rotations you experience.
You will be supported by a dedicated apprentice manager who will oversee your development, college progress, and ensure you are working on value-add business projects

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 9-4)
Maths (grade 9-4)

A Level in:

relevant area x3 (eg Business, Economics) (grade C)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Strong work ethic

About this company

Founded in 1921, we created the world’s first thermostatic shower valve and we have been leading the way ever since. Over the past 100 years, the business has grown exponentially. Kohler Mira is made up of 3 leading brands and employs over 700 associates. Part of Kohler Co., we are also part of a much larger family of over 30,000 associates across 6 continents. A lot has changed since 1921, but our dedication to design, innovation and commitment to our people, remains the same. Located across three sites in Cheltenham (HQ), Worcester and Hull, the company exists to be on the leading-edge of design and innovation. We have won 21 design awards in the last 10 years – most recently for our Push Button Mixer Shower range. In 2017, Kohler Mira also won the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category for our Mira Flight Safe anti-slip shower tray.  Corporate social responsibility is not an afterthought in this business. Recognising our impact on local communities, Kohler Mira work under the Kohler Co. framework with a focus on Better Lives, Better Communities & Better Planet – delivered through a focus on health and wellbeing, supporting local communities and reducing our carbon footprint whilst also creating environmentally focused products & services. Here at Kohler Mira our strong focus on early careers and development allows for an enriched internship programme which enables you to bring theory learnt from your studies to fruition during a plethora of projects.

https://www.mirashowers.co.uk/about-us/early-careers (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

• Access to a company pension scheme • 28 days holiday plus bank holidays • Access to company Health scheme • Annual apprentice residential • Opportunities for further education if successful at gaining permanent employment

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

92% of apprentices are offfered a permanent job role
Possibility of progressing on to funded further education e.g. a degree once in role based on performance and approval from department lead

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

KOHLER MIRA LIMITED

Emma Bloom

earlycareers@mirashowers.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000290697.

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Closes on Monday 17 February

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Company’s application instructions

Please include a · CV outlining any relevant qualifications, skills and achievements · Covering letter outlining why you would like an apprenticeship with Kohler Mira (max. 400 words) If your application is successful at stage 1, the next step will be to attend a mandatory assessment centre on 5th March 2025. Please ensure you are available to attend before submitting your application.

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