Looking for a fast-track route into leadership and management? The MDS graduate scheme offers driven graduates the opportunity to step straight into real-world roles across the food, fresh produce, agriculture and horticulture sectors. From day one, you’ll receive structured training, a full salary and expert guidance from our team, empowering you to take charge of your success.

Over two years, you’ll work in up to four secondments (each lasting 6-12 months) within some of the UK’s leading food and agriculture businesses - our Members. https://www.mds-ltd.co.uk/members-all/

These secondments will give you hands-on experience across a variety of disciplines; you might find yourself coordinating a harvest with a major grower in one secondment, and then leading a business-critical project with a national retailer in the next.

Wherever you go, you’ll be making a real impact - our Trainees are known for delivering results and driving innovation.

What makes a great candidate
We typically look for a 2:1 or above, but if you have strong industry experience, we would still like to hear from you. More importantly, we want to see:

• Leadership potential - the ability to inspire others, take initiative, and make things happen
• Resilience and motivation - a strong work ethic and a drive to succeed
• Adaptability - the confidence to relocate and thrive in new roles and environments every 6 months
• A practical mindset - the ability to solve problems and work independently
• Passion for the food and agriculture industry - enthusiasm for making a difference in a fast-moving, vital sector.

For more information, please see downloads. To apply, please click here.