This week is National Apprenticeship Week and a chance for Princes to celebrate the achievements of our 45+ apprentices around the country. This year’s theme is #skillsforlife and we’re sharing the stories of a number of apprentices on our website. Barry McDonnell, Chief Operations Officer for Princes Food and Drink Group, and leader of the
I’ve been with Princes now for ten years and my role is Channel Controller, which involves leading a team of account managers on a daily basis. Being able to coach the team to enable them to unlock their full potential is vital. When this programme was advertised, I felt this was important for my development.
I’m in my final year as an engineer apprentice and I work at our EOL site in Erith. My main duties are reacting to breakdowns as well as looking to perform improvement work on the production lines. Whilst at school I knew that sixth form was not for me so, when I left school, I
My name is Smith and I’m about to complete the Princes Fast Track Developing Leader Programme. I chose this apprenticeship as my development is important to me. I achieved my degree in Food Science at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology in Ogbomoso, Nigeria, before moving to the UK in 2008. I have spent my
I am currently an apprentice on the Princes Fast Track Developing Leader Programme. My development has always been important to me and, after attending the Princes internal Leadership Essentials Programme, this qualification felt like the natural next step in my career. It was the first opportunity I had for a formal education in the UK.
I’m currently an apprentice on the Associate Project Management Programme. I am working towards this qualification alongside my role as Princes Commercial Graduate. My current role in the business is a Buying Executive within Seafood. I joined Princes straight from the University of Liverpool in September 2021 and during the past 16 months I have
I’ve recently completed my engineering apprenticeship and I am now a multi-skilled Food & Drink Maintenance Engineer. I stayed on at school at 16 and did a year at sixth form studying Maths, Physics, Biology and Product Design. I was unable to find a job that would fit around my studies, so I decided to
The 2022 cohort of Commercial Graduates to Princes have been sharing their tips to candidates looking to apply this year. Lucy Johnstone, Becca Marks and Siobhan McGovern won three coveted places on our Programme last year and are now halfway through their first of three eight-month long rotations. Here are their tops tips to candidates
We are delighted to launch our Princes Commercial Graduate Programme for 2023. This year we have six places available and we’re looking for leaders of the future to join us. We are passionate about our award-winning Graduate Programme, which offers successful candidates the chance to experience three key areas of the Commercial function. Over three
A group of colleagues from Princes, who walked to raise money for one of the company’s Sales Directors, have presented the Motor Neurone Disease Association with a cheque in his memory. Justin Hammond, 50, who was diagnosed with the degenerative disease 18 months ago, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Tuesday. Last
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