Müller Packaging 13 Month Industrial Placement 2026 – MSL
Company Information
Müller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller which employs over 31,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, Müller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from 1,300 farmers in Britain.
Müller is ranked within the top 20 in The Grocer’s Top 100 list of Britain’s Biggest Brands and is picked from shelves millions of times each year.
Role Details
Packaging plays an essential role in business and Müller is looking for talented placement students
to join the Packaging team. This opportunity allows students to gain an understanding into packaging materials, packaging tools and processes, within an award-winning FMCG business. This role will expose a student to a variety of functions from collecting data to analyse decisions made by the packaging team, to supporting laboratory testing and manufacturing trials.
What You’ll Do
Collect and analyse data to support packaging decisions
Contribute to the development, research, and implementation of packaging innovations
Assist with laboratory testing and manufacturing trials
Collaborate across departments and gain exposure to the wider business
Support sustainability, legislation, and printing/decoration technology projects
Participate in a group project with fellow placement students
Who Should Apply?
We’re excited to hear from university students. If you’re on track to achieve a 2:1 or above and looking for a placement year full of learning, collaboration, and innovation — we’d love to hear from you.
We are looking for students who are studying in the following fields:
Product Design
Polymer Science
Packaging
Manufacturing
Chemical Engineering
Physical Sciences
Key Skills and Experiences Required:
GCSE Grade 5 (or equivalent) in English and Maths
Strong analytical skills and the ability to anticipate problems and provide solutions
Exceptional communication and presentation skills with a keen interest in leadership and change management
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively across teams
Capability to work across multiple projects, meet demanding deadlines, and prioritise tasks in a rapidly changing environment
Creative mindset to support research and innovation
Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365
Eligibility to work in the UK (Please note this role is not eligible for sponsorship as the salary falls below the required threshold.)
Full UK driving licence, held for at least one year
Why Apply?
This role is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
We want to ensure all candidates have every opportunity to shine. We’ll support you throughout the full application process. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to make sure the assessment process works for you. We encourage you to apply ASAP!
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Meet the Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller: from a village dairy to a food corporation
It is safe to say that every German has one of our products on their table almost every day, whether a dairy product, fish delicatessen, dressing or as an ingredient that we supply for other segments of the food industry, such as cheese for pizza or lactose and whey proteins for baby food. We also shape the industry internationally - whether in Great Britain, Poland, the Czech Republic, Italy or Israel.
Founded in 1896, the company is still 100 per cent family-owned today - with all the advantages this entails: Investments are not geared to short-term profit, but to long-term returns. At the same time, decisions are made quickly.
Part of the Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller are strong dairy brands such as Müller, Weihenstephan or Landliebe. Private labels and basic dairy products complete the portfolio. In addition to the milk-processing subsidiaries, the group also includes the packaging company Optipack, the company's own truck workshop FTA and the logistics company Culina. Convenience food activities are also part of the group. The product range thus also includes wellknown brands in the sauces and fish specialities segment such as Homann, Lisner and Nadler.
We steer almost the entire value chain from our own hands - from packaging production to food manufacturing and transport.
The products of the Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller are manufactured in 20 factories in Germany, Great Britain, the Czech Republic and Poland.
